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• 2 Day Yom Tov of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

  When the Saudi Arabian Moon Sighting Committee convened last night but could not see the crescent, they decided to delay the start of Ramadan by one day, to... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Insanity That is Voting Netanyahu

  

  Albert Einstein famously said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  translation/explanation: 6-pack of bottled mineral water without the Eida Hachareidis's hechsher logo due to imagery of Eurovision on the packaging... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  I think the Eurovision singing competition - should not at all be taken into any of the considerations [of a proper response to the rocket attacks from Gaza]. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• They Can Only Blame Themselves for the Legal Attack on a Separate Seating Shiur

  The City of Holon was due to sponsor an event in which Rav Yigal Cohen, a noted rabbinic speaker involved in the teshuva movement in Israel, would give a... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  here she is, cleaning up another mess... A little while back it was reported that Bet Shemesh razed a memorial forest for the Japanese hero Chiune Sugihara who... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  When I work in my current position as Minister of Transportation around Israel to build roads, ports, airports, and train tracks, I know that this is the real... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Six13 - Gam Ki Elech (video)

  

  On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), our people mourns millions whose lives were ended simply because they were Jews. More than ever, the pain and loss... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  (photo credit to Reuven Castro) This is new MK Gadi Yevarkan (Blue and White) kissing his mother’s feet when she entered the Knesset for his inauguration. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Facebook Status of the Day

  yes, that's Miri Regev complaining that the Knesset cafeteria no longer serves shnitzel. I hope she's joking and being playful and not actually complaining abou... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Amazon in Israel!

  A while back it was announced that Amazon is working on opening a shipping hub in Israel. That has not yet happened, but they are starting to work in Israel in ... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  The list of demands presented by [the Haredi parties and the Ichud Hayemin party] are wildly exaggerated.. -- PM Benjamin Netanyahu about coalition... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Those Who Don't Work Cause Others to Lose Their Jobs

  The Pinizia glass factory in Yerucham has been on the brink of closing for years. Every so oftne they announce the threat of closing and the government comes... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Deri to Limit Yom Haatzmaut Spending for Cities

  Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri has announced that as of Yom Haatzmaut 2020, next year, performers performing for city Yom Haatzmaut celebrations will no... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• UTJ Brings as Much as Shas

  The fighting for jobs, authority, ministries and responsibilities, is at its height right now. I don't intend to talk about demands made in public by various... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Deception in Kashrus

  

  Here is a good example of what some people call politics in kashrus, or the kashrus mafia, but is at minimum some sort of underhanded behavior.. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  I could not decide between the following two quotes as to which would be the better qotd, so I chose both... From our perspective there is no problem to finish... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Child Safety Video by Rabbi Yakov Horowitz (video)

  

  long summer days with kids playing outside a lot without supervision... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Psak: Texting/Whatsapping on Chol Hamoed

  One of the things we are not supposed to do on Chol Hamoed is writing. Nowadays most regular people do not write much on a daily basis anyway - we mostly type... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jonah and the Whale in San Diego

  Among the victims of the horrible shooting in the shul in San Diego is an injured 8 year old girl, Noya Dahan, along with her uncle who had been visiting from... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2019 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY