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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 ( 14633 )
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Hadran Alach - A Musical Celebration of the 1st Anglo RBSA Siyum Hashas -by Mosh...
nice song. Moshe Bell is local talent, and very talented.. Composed and performed By Moshe Bell in honor of the 1st Ramat Beit Shemesh Communal Anglo Daf Yomi... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ron Kubi Removed from Office
It is now official. For now at least. Minister Zeev Elkin replaced Minister Aryeh Deri as the Minister in charge of deciding the fate of Mayor of Tiberias Ron... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ishay Ribo's Music is Not Appropriate for the Haredi Community?
Remember the LGBT activist (truth is I thought he was a secular activist - I did not know he was an LGBT activist and openly homosexual until I just looked up... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Netanyahu Plays Like Bill Belichick...
The Likud, and PM Netanyahu at its head, are funny, and a bit of a conundrum. Netanyahu decided, as is his right to, to request immunity from the Knesset for th... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Court Gives Further Extension to City of Bet Shemesh for "tzniyus" Sign Removal
Actualic is reporting that the courts have given the City of Bet Shemesh another extension, this one for an additional 9 months, of the deadline for removal of... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
During the years I was imprisoned in the Soviet jail I saw a sharp knife aimed at my stomach and by my neck, and that was a threat. Nobody can threaten me. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
thousands of dollars worth of food was sent by people in Montreal to Chabad of Halifax so Shabbos could be made for a group of Orthodox passengers on an El Al... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Court Sentences Boy with Torah Study for Throwing Things at Cars
About two and a half years ago, on Yom Haatzmaut of 2017, a 13 year old boy (man?) threw things at cars that had Israeli flags flying. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Kiddush Hashem in the United Kingdom
The following letter sent to the administrative staff of the siyum hashas in the UK is a nice kiddush hashem. (Now if only they hadnt marred the event by bannin... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Malka Leifer Fit to Stand Trial!
Big news. Malka Leifer has been declared fit to stand trial regarding the possibility of extradition to Australia. A panel of 3 psychiatrists evaluated her... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Guns in Shul
There are a number of issues that must be dealt with when considering the question of people bringing guns to shul for security. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israelis Are Great Debaters... Surprise Surprise!
You want to know how great Israelis are at arguing? Congratulations to the Israeli debate team. They just won the world championships of debating. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg Delivers Invocation At “State of the State” Address...
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Posted on 09 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Landau to Become a Private Hechsher
I am not quite sure how this works and maybe one of the readers here can explain better and enlighten me. The Rabbanut has disqualified Rabbi Landau in Bnei Bra... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Should Health Clinics Spend Money Advertising Blessings for Learning...
MK Eitan Ginzburg (Kachol Lavan) tweeted out a comment about a street billboard posted by the Clalit Medical Services organization. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Dybbuks in Jail Are Non-discriminatory
A reporter from Channel 13 News, Maor Tzur, has reported on his Twitter feed a very strange story from the Hermon Prison. According to the series of tweets, in... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Shulem Sings Go d Bless America (video)
and here is Shulem singing Bring Him Home recently.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Says Russian Immigrants Are Largely Goyim
Chief Rabbi Rav Yitzchak Yosef created some controvery when he recently spoke harshly against many immigrants from Russia. Rav Yosef said many of them are not... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MKs Give Themselves a Raise, Despite Not Actually Working
Ynetnews is reporting that the Members of Knesset recently voted on a pay raise for themselves, and it just went into effect as of January 2020. The pay riase i... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israel Post Sued for Amazon Priority
After the recent reports about Israel Post secretly giving priority service to Amazon deliveries, leaving all other companies shipping through them in the lurch... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2020 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
