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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 ( 11590 )
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Picture of the Day
photo by Ariel Schalit, AP we've all seen the pictures of the people in the streets standing for the memorial siren on Holocaust Day and on Memorial Day. We've... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Splitting the Apartment
A couple getting engaged added a clause to the tennaim regarding the purchasing of an apartment for the couple. The clause stated that the groom's father would... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
The Haredim in Central Tel Aviv see everything. They see young women walking in, baruch hashem, immodest clothing according to Haredi concepts. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Menashe | Official Trailer (video)
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Posted on 23 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Goy Claims His Chametz and Doesn't Get It
And here is what can throw the selling of chametz into a bad light and make people want to not rely on it, or maybe their rabbi needs to explain to them what... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
6km for 6 Million
The Iryah of Modiin along with the SprinTeam club has organized a memorial run on Yom Hashoah in memory of the 6 million Jews that perished in the Holocaust. Th... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Meron Will Not Be Tel Aviv
Masada Will Not Fall Again. The Fate of Netzarim is the Fate of Tel Aviv. Never Again. Those are some of the great Israeli expressions, or idioms. Add to the... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of Massachusetts (video)
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Posted on 20 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Deri's Crocodile Tears Over Shabbos Desecration
After Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri did not come to a conclusion with what to do regarding the request of Iryat Tel Aviv, the Supreme Court has decided to... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
CNN Documentary Believer with Reza Aslan 4 9 17 (video)
this episode of CNN's "Believer" series goes to Jerusalem and takes a look at the Haredi community.. and they go to Bet Shemesh as well.. and when Aslan joins u... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rau Banim - Yaakov Shwekey and Jewish a Cappella Group Shir Soul LIVE at Pesach...
I think this should have a sefira alert despite the acapella group Shir Soul being involved... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Minister Yaakov Litzman Visits Rabbi Berland Under House Arrest
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman paid a visit to Rav ELiezer Berland who is ill and under house arrest in the motel adjacent to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital after... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
When Eli Cohen Ate Matza in Damascus
Avraham Cohen, the brother of Eli Cohen - aka "Our Man in Damascus" based on the name of the book written about him, revealed a new and fascinating tidbit... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Selling Your Chametz to Your Father
There was a cute meme going around social media before Pesach about Ivanka Trump Kushner asking her father, President Donald Trump, to buy her chametz from her... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
VIZIN ArchOfTitus SpoilsPanel 040717 (video)
very cool.. In 2012, a team of historians, scientists, and archaeologists began to study the Spoils Panel of the Arch of Titus, Rome, hoping to discover and... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 SPIRITUALITY -
Israelis Prepare for Passover 2017 in Jerusalem (REUTERS) (video)
this report on Reuters includes a bit on the practice run of the korban pesach... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Keeping the Eating in Balance
This morning I got in a nearly 8km run. Weather was nice, sunny and pleasant temperatures. With all this overeating due to the Pesach holiday, it has been very... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Going Away for Pesach Vs Staying Home
YWN posted a very harsh letter that had been sent in to the editorial board. It basically expressed glee at the cancellation of flights to Florida from New... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Kosher Cigarettes for Pesach
In the shiur of Chief Rabbi Rav Yitzchak Yosef last night he paskened that there is no need to purchase special cigarettes with a special hechsher for Pesach. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Mariners to offer toasted grasshoppers at Safeco concession -- ESPN I guess the Mariners have also decided to open a kosher concession... to increase engagement... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY