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Life in Israel
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my thoughts and comments on life in Israel, ranging from cultural issues to political issues with anything and everything in between.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 11607 )
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Synagogues of New York (video)
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Posted on 29 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Limiting Sales
In general the free market is the best and most efficient system. It generally finds its own failures and weaknesses and naturally corrects itself relatively... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Jerusalem Expansion Opposition
A law proposal is on the docket to expand the municipal borders of Jerusalem. The issues involved are complicated with the various towns affected not losing... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Divorce Over Hot Peppers
Sort of, but not really. The divorce was not over hot peppers, but over violence, Th ehot peppers were just one method of the violence, and perhaps the final... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Special Wine Made by People with Special Needs (video)
Kishorit, a winery in northern Israel, is empowering those with special needs to be their best selves. The winery which is was founded in 1994, employs those... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: No Selling House to Peleg People
It used to be smartphones, now it is association with the Peleg Yerushalmi. According to this report on Actualic, Rav Chaim Kanievsky has instructed adherents... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MK Stav Shafir's Pickle Speech in Response
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Posted on 26 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Go to the Doctor for a Parsha Discussion
I had to take my son to the doctor this afternoon regarding a torn ligament. This doctor, wearing a כיפה... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
the initiative to lower the minimum threshold is a dangerous move that could lead to allowing extremist groups into the Knesset who only serve small groups and... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
We don't have control over other people and can't stop them from being violent in the streets and making a chilul hashem whenever they want to, but people can d... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PM Netanyahu Lowering the Threshold
Reportedly, PM Netanyahu is beginning to work on a plan to lower the minimum electoral threshold back to the 2% it used to be. Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Police Find and Arrest Pashkevil Distributors
During the Peleg protests in the streets, the police arrested a secular man who distributed flyers with inappropriate and hurtful materials on them at the... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Kehillas Shivtei Yeshurun (KSY) Ramat Beit Shemesh: Entering Our New Home....
mazel tov! After years in planning, on Hoshana Rabba 5778 KSY finally moved to their new home. With great emotion and happiness we danced the Sifrei Torah from... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Another Chabad Booth Gets Closed Down
Once again a Chabad tefillin-stand in a secular neighborhood has been dismantled and removed by local authorities. It happened recently in Herzliya, and the... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
this is a picture from the Peleg protests... I have absolutely no idea why there is a cyclist on top of the bus... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: No Funding for anti-State Yeshivot
With the Knesset back in action tomorrow after some long vacation periods, Yisrael Beyteynu has announced it will immediately be proposing a new law that would... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rechnitz Mir Speech 2017 (video)
comments coming soon.. In a passionate hour long speech delivered at the Mir yeshiva’s Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Jerusalem last week, Los Angeles philanthropist... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rechnitz Speech Makes Waves
Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz is a very talented speaker. He is interesting, he has great delivery, and he keeps his speech peppered with interesting and humorous... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Blocking Traffic is a Violent Protest
The only thing in the news nowadays seems to be the protests of the Peleg Yerushalmi - the Jerusalem Faction - over the arrest of two young men who, following... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
is Avi Gabbay Really Labor Material?
I am watching with interest what is happening in the Labor party with Avi Gabbay as the new chairman and his recent statements, and the opposition developing... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY