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 ( 13076 )
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the Divorce Over the Cellphone
A divorce case in beis din between a haredi husband and wife revolved around the usage of a smartphone. It seems the husband does not like that his wife allows... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Uber Driver Helps Deliver Jewish Baby in His Backseat (video)
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Posted on 20 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Operation Good Neighbor (video)
Operation Good Neighbor is a mission of compassion for those in need and of hope for a better, more secure border between Israel and Syria. Over the past six... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
this is a picture from yesterday, not from last Sukkos. I had seen a flyer last Shabbos for the "hilula" of Shimshon HaGibor. It would be commemorated by a grou... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Stain on the Rabbinate
A[nother] sad day in the [Israeli] rabbinate. Rav Avraham Yosef, Chief Rabbi of Holon, has come to a plea arrangement with the prosecutors and has agreed to ste... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Supreme Court Rules on Women as Equals
The Supreme Court issued an important decision today that significantly changes society. Or maybe it reflects a significant change in society. Read more
Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Faster Elections for City Rabbi
Sometimes it happens that a city rabbi dies or retires and no new rabbi is appointed for a very long time. Sometimes this happens because of fighting among the... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Comedian Elon Gold's Most Jewish Interview Ever (video)
Coming soon to the 2017 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal (July 26-29 2017), Elon Gold chatted with Jewlicious about Comedy and Jews. And bagels. And... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of North Carolina (video)
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Posted on 19 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Prayers Blocked by Metal Detectors
I am really not sure what to do with this. It is a prime example of misusing "halachic" (for lack of a better word) decisions for political purposes. Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
Naftali Bennett posted the following story from Galit Itchoub (sp?): It is exactly 9:24am. I go down to the Binyamina train station, and this is the picture in... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
as seen in RBS B - changed Chardak graffiti to "Chayal Charedi Kadosh" ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbi and Chipotle (video)
as described in the description of the Youtube video, though the channel is clearly biased against YCT so maybe take it down a notch and it is out of cnotext,... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Waqf urges Muslims to boycott Temple Mount over metal detectors -- Times of Israel I fully support this boycott and hope it lasts a long time... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day
This tweet by Mk Betzalel Smotrich has broken the Internet today and upset many people, both Israelis (leftists) and Arabs. The picture is of Arabs on Har... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Unaccompanied Jews on Har Habayit
Har Habayit has been closed since the terror attack last week in which 2 policemen were shot and killed. This morning Har Habayit was reopened and Jews were... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Kollel Avreichim Will Be Considered Working Men
MK Uri Maklev (UTJ) has proposed a law that would consider avreichim, and academy students, to be working men. At least for certain purposes. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ahavat Chinam is More Important
There is an article in the online publication called MehadriNews (based in Bet Shemesh) about an incident that took place in which extremist thugs attacked a... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Are Divorce Lawyers Putting Innocent Men in Jail? (video)
I know someone (a divorced male) who always talks about how the system is biased against men.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Jerusalem Laws
There are two Jerusalem Laws being proposed and on the docket.. both are a big deal and will, and already have, invovle a lot of fighting, dealing and... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
