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 ( 11585 )
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Picture of the Day
from Ivanka's Facebook page and happy Chanukah to you, Jared, Ivanka and family! this isn't PotD just because of it being a Jewish family lighting menorahs... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Because of the UN, PM Netanyahu Lights the Menora at the Kotel (video)
notice how Rabbi Rabinovitch has to redirect his lighting hand a couple of times... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of Washington D.C. and Georgia (video)
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Posted on 27 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
a tree designed to the shape of the menorah.. so this would be a Chanukah bush, or Chanukah tree... ------------------------------------------------------... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Did the UN Vote Cause Chilul Shabbos in Israel?
Minister Yaakov Litzman registered a complaint with PM Netanyahu about the response by various ministers in the Israeli government to the UN vote on Shabbos. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Duped by fake news story, Pakistani minister threatens nuclear war with Israel -- CNN if you were wondering how serious of a problem fake news really is..... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
First Hasidic Women Rachel Freier Inaugurated as Brooklyn Judge (video)
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Posted on 26 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Unilateral for Unilateral
I am not quite sure what the ramifications of the most recent United Nations vote against Israel are. I have read different things, but don't know what is... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Story of the Modern Day Maccabees (video)
2016 represents the 40th anniversary of the Israel Defense Force'smiraculous rescue of over 100 hostages whose Paris bound Air France Airbus was hijacked by... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
I agree with the sentiment overall, and people (not just sem girls) inviting themselves over are often rude like that, but why is kashrut the only thing she... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Remember Ali? (video)
I want you to imagine a day in the life of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy, I'll call him Ali. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Netanyahu says Israel to offer Aleppo survivors entry and assistance -- Ynet Yes, the Syrians are our enemy. Yes, the Syrians hate us (at least many of them do). Read more
Posted on 21 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
a Pig in a Shtreimel
Ignoring everything else Rav Shteinman and others at the anti-academic-education-for-women rally said, as this topic has been discussed ad nauseum already... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
Israeli footballer (aka soccer player) Almog Cohen scored a goal in a game in Germany and exposed his undershirt with the writing declaring God as the one God... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Christmas Tree in Israel
Christmas trees are the center of discussion in Israel right now. Some hotels in Jerusalem that host Christian tourists who come to the Holy Land for the... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
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Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rent a Jew? Really?
According to NBC News, Germany has developed a program they call "Rent A Jew" as a method of fighting antisemitism. The idea is that helping people get... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the Sad Comedy of the Mashgichei Kashrut (video)
some of the problems in the kashrut industry.. it turns out that whatever hechsher you eat you are basically eating the same thing... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
MK Stav Shafir gets today's FSotD for her comment on the budgetary consequences of the Amona agreement. Shafir writes: If the people of Amona had true Zionism i... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Arabic on Public Transportation
MK Tmar Zandberg (Meretz) has proposed a new law that would require public transportation to make announcements in Arabic. Municipalities will also be required... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY