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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.
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Facebook Status of the Day
Mayor of Bet Shemesh Dr Aliza Bloch announced today that work is going ahead full steam on the construction of the new municipal cultural center in Bet... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Annexation Day!
Today is July 1, which is also Canada Day. Happy Canada Day. It is also Annexation Day, or Sovereignty Day, in Israel, as it is the day PM Netanyahu declared... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
On the way to the cemetery nobody is interested in if it was called "lockdown" or not. The situation in the city is not simple. In our neighborhoods there is a... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The City of David Uncovered- Episode 1 (video)
Join James, your guide, on an unforgettable journey back in time to the Ancient City of David! Where exactly is Biblical Jerusalem? Who rediscovered it 150 year... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
photo credit: Reuven CastroHatTip: Dov Lipman ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Pepperoni Swastika
A fellow stopped at a Little Ceasars Pizza Shop in Brook Park, Ohio on his way home to pick up a pizza pie for dinner with his wife. Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Women Soon to Tbe Allowed to Take Semicha Tests, but Not for Semicha
Six+ years ago a group of women asked to be granted the right to take the Rabbanut tests for semicha. They said they were not seeking semicha certification,... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Induction Stovetop Causes Kashrut Outrage in Jerusalem
A new kashrut scandal hit the media yesterday when Haaretz reporter Anshel Pfeffer reported that a Rabbanut mashgiach (actually fro the Jerusalem Moatza Hadatit... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
WIth the onset of the Corona, Agudah pivoted to providing programming via LiveStream and broadcast. We're proud to share that we've had over 100,000 unique... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bitul Torah & Creativity (Panel)
The Franciska Show and The Orthodox Conundrum present BITUL TORAH AND CREATIVITY: The Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Religious Artist... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Mk Eichler Upset at Knesset Podium About Abusing the Religious (video)
MK Eichler (UTJ) has a way with words.... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Perplexing New Corona Guidelines
All along, since the beginning of CoronaVirus, the instructions and guidelines form the Ministry of Health have been vague, contradictory, seemingly senseless a... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Sailing Across the Atlantic During CoronaVirus
This story described in an article in the Jerusalem Post is amazing... Some fellow living on an island near Portugal wanted to visit his 90 year old father in... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yuli Edelstein is Barely Keeping His Head Above Water
I kind of feel bad for Yuli Edelstein. For the first time he took a real job in the government, after much cajoling and pressure, rather than the important... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
weird (accidental published?), but at least they apologized... A cartoon submission that appeared to equate the tragic death of George Floyd with a policy... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I hear today about the right to protest as a "holy right". I never before heard such a thing. My grandfather was going through Batei Ungarin when the people... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Virtual Shuls, PREMIERE VIDEO, Modeh Ani by Omer Adam (video)
Eli Levin, "Yonina", Shloimy Bluth, Cantor Yaakov (Yanky) Lemmer, Lincoln Square Synagogue, Arik Dvir, Yitzy Spinner, Cantor Natan Fetman, Amiran Dvir... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
God TV Taken Down by the Jews
God TV's Shelanu TV station broadcasting on HOT in Israel has been under review for possibly obtaining its broadcast licence under false pretenses. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Witnesses at Wedding with Face Masks
Rav Bunim Shreiber, Rosh Yeshiva of Netiv Daas and rabbi in Ashdod, has paskened that witnesses at a wedding must remove their masks, or lower them to make the... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
The discussion held in the Finance Committee last week we on a topic that is justified, but the timing was wrong. The issue is justified, as I should not be... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
