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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 ( 11545 )
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Counting Sheep
You know when you are in the Middle East when someone gets appointed to a ministerial position in your government and to celebrate he announces he is going to... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Parmesan Chicken on the Label with the OU
Here is an interesting difference between American hechsherim and Israeli hechsherim. Hellman's mayonnaise, bearing the kashrut symbol of the Orthodox Union... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Chuck Todd Confronts Priebus on Trump Holocaust Statement: Why Whitewash Jews...
the White House, under the Trump Administration, put out a statement for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the left out the word "Jews" and simply... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Holocaust Survivor in the UN and Emotionally Presents IDF Soldier Grandson...
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Posted on 30 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MBD Talking About a Stolen Song (video)
MBD has been one of the most vocal, if not the most, Jewish performers to speak out against the sharing of music on the Internet, and he does so here again,... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Are the Badatz Hechshers Feeding Us Neveilos and Treifos?
This is another one of those situations in which somebody said something provocative and I just wish they had given some more details and explanation.. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel's southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
One on One with Alan Dershowitz -Jan. 26, 2017 (video)
for some reason they lose the audio on the questions, but the main question is always written briefly below anyway...... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
חגיגה לגיטימית או... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Punishment for Marijuana Use
Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan has announced a change of policy regarding marijuana use. According to Erdan, private marijuana use will no longer be... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yoimum - the Original Leaked Video (video)
One month ago, we released the song and video "Yoimum".The song had started as a little jam that came to me in the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabinovitch Calls Bennet a Rasha for Criticism of Metzger
Haredi journalist Benny Rabinovitch went on an interesting rant regarding Naftali Bennet and Rav Metzger, in light of the plea bargain agreement sending... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Bituach Leumi Exemptions for Baalei Tshuva
MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) has proposed law that is almost a copy, with slight, but major, changes, of another law proposal on the docket. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Trump Reconsidering Money from Obama to Palestinians
Fox News is (and some Israeli sites are) reporting that the new US State Department under President Donald Trump has decided to put a hold on transferring the... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbanut Kfar Kassem
This picture has been making the rounds... it is a package of chicken "pargiyot" - boneless chicken thighs. In addition tot he sticker form the store with the... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Women Drivers
According to Kikar, Rav Yitzchak Zilbershtein, rav of Ramat Elchonon neighborhood of Bnei Braq, was recently asked a detailed question about a woman driving.... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Obama Gives It to Israel One Last Time by Giving to the PA
It is now being reported that in the last hours of Obama's presidency, as he was about to leave office, President Obama "quietly" released $221 million to the... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Dr. Einat Wilf on the Uniting Power of Zionism (video)
Dr. Einat Wilf, former member of Knesset, on the uniting power of Zionism. Part of a series profiling unique perspectives and stories relating to Zionism. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Amelia Uzun & Tharmis - Tzel Etz Tamar (video)
this is from some Romanian talent show... and I read an article somewhere the other day with some background. They are not Jewish. The father, a musician, was... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
In order to deal with the Haredim, we would need to bring in someone from outer space, from outside the sector. Just like by others there is conflict of... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY