Gldmeier
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Life in Israel
http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/
my thoughts and comments on life in Israel, ranging from cultural issues to political issues with anything and everything in between.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 11637 )
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Guetta Family Matters Get Him in Trouble
family dynamics can be complex. family love can be overriding. MK Yigal Guetta (Shas) is in a bit of hot water over a story he told on the radio. He is in hot... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of New York (video)
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Posted on 04 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Jerusalem Protests and Counter Protests
I had no idea, but it seems from a report in Jerusalem Local MYnet that the secular residents have been holding protests the past several weeks on Shabbos... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Target Apologizes for Cancelled Orders
The recent big Target sale to Israel, in which they provided a coupon code for free shipping to Israel, turned out to be a major fiasco. Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Modzitz Kumsitz with Rabbi Weinreb and Avi Taylor )הןגקם(
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb and Avi Taylor share a Modzitz kumsitz, with songs, stories, and personal recollection of the Rebbeim and their aura. Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Conan Wraps up His Trip to Israel (video)
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Posted on 03 September 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interestign Psak: Dreadlocks and the Mikva
Rav Adiel Asyag of Kollel Eretz Chemda issued a psak by which under certain circumstances a woman who immersed in the mikva with "rastot", or dreadlocls, in... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Cola Cures
This is amazing. According to a report in Ynet, doctors in Shaarei Tzedek Hospital successfully dissolved a large growth with Coca Cola. Read more
Posted on 31 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israeli Football is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The never-ending saga of Israeli Football on Shabbos continues, at a not particularly opportune time. Until now the Haredi politicians largely avoided picking... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Conan in Israel: Trains with the IDF, and Visits the Dead Sea (video)
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Posted on 31 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yamim Noraim Medley with Micha Gamerman (Official Animation Video)
Brazilian singer Micha Gamerman is back with his forth animated music video. He released the first this past Purim with a Purim Medley off his latest hit album... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Back to School Buy 2 Get 1 Free
This Back to School sale, buy 2 and get 1 free, seems a bit strange.. unless it is the parents who are meant to enjoy the vodka in celebration of the kids... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
My intention is that by the coming Hanukkah there will already be less vacation days. There is a great desire among the parents to lessen the number of... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Shufersal Cola to Compete with Coca Cola
Shufersal, or Supersol as they are commonly known, has come out with its own line of cola. What is particularly interesting about it is what is being described... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
JERUSALEM to SYRIA (video)
Syria does not recognize Israel as a state. So what happens when everyday Israelis see what's going on in the war in Syria? Find our what happens "Just Beyond... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Conan O'Brien Generating Laughs During His First Israeli Trip (video)
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Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of New York (video)
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Posted on 30 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Facing the Wrong Direction at the Kotel
I have heard the claim that the direction in which most people pray by the Kotel, that is most people pray in front of the Kotel standing with their faces facin... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbanut Considering Revoking Certification of Rav Metzger
Legal Counsel of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has announced that it is going to be holding a disciplinary hearing against former Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger to... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Braekel Chicken as a Drive to Chumra
The continued fight over the kashrut status of the Braekel chicken continues to be very strange. The only part of it that makes any sense to me, and the only... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY