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 ( 11545 )
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Jewish Quotas for Visiting Har Habayit
Once again we see that the status quo changing on Har Habayit is against the Jews, not for the Jews. INN reports that there is now a quota in effect as to how... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Austrian Shepherd Sings Yiddish Folk Songs with Syrian Refugees While Driving...
more on this from Global News (Canada): Rarely has there been such an interaction of cultural, historical, and human factors as there was in this funny and... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gav HaUma on the Draft Law (video)
funny, both when they pick on the Haredim and on Yair Lapid... at moments it seems like more than just satire..... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tzippi Hotovely on Gav HaUma (video)
funny. Overall I think she did pretty well, though there were some moments where she looked a bit overwhelmed.. at about 13:20 she talks about a halachic... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israel In 3 Words (video)
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Posted on 23 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi MKs Fight for Haredim to Be Allowed to Learn Less
One of the recent fights for the new budget and the draft law was the fight for the supplementary "guaranteed income" - havtachat hachnassa - for avreichim. Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Anne Pollard Didn't Want to Be Divorced from Jonathan
Jonathan Pollard is out of jail. And now the trouble begins. Anne Pollard, Jonathan first wife, is now claiming that she never wanted a divorce from Jonathan. Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi MKs Oppose Protection for Haredi Soldiers
This is surprising. Not! Kooker is reporting that the Likud wants to include in the new draft law that will be coming to vote tomorrow a clause that will deal... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bazooka Finally in Bed with the Eida
The Eida hachareidis is now giving a hechsher on bubble gum. Bazooka bubble gum. This is "big" news. Bazooka was like a landmark that the Eida wouldn't touch. Read more
Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Jonathan Pollard Leaves Jail (video)
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Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Italians That Broke the Boycott
There is a lot of excitement about a deal that was signed this morning between a region of Italy and the regional council of the Shomron for economic relations... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Will the Women Light the Chanukah Candles This Year?
Rosh Chodesh at the Kotel has been relatively quiet recently. I won't say it has been without incident, but it has been much quieter. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rechnitz Sponsors Meal for 400 Servicemen (video)
what a great kiddush hashem... nothing more needs to be said.. (though I am not sure why the author needs to add the descriptor "hassidic" to someone who does... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Laugh New York (video)
I don't know how he grew his hair back so quickly... Meir Kalmanson always makes great clips.. In this social experiment I play doctor to see if laughter is... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 8 Days of Hanukkah (video)
enjoy! interesting that they would make a song for Hanukkah. Maybe it is like the various Jews that wrote Christmas songs... A great holiday deserves a great... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Vilde Chaye Beer (video)
Vilde Haye Beer I just came across this... interesting name ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
If you think we are sitting in a Right-wing government, you are mistaken. When the prime minister supports a Palestinian state, it is not a right-wing... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Uri Zohar's New Film "The Parasites" (video)
in this film, Uri Zohar deals with the issue of the draft and sharing the burden, Haredim and the IDF ------------------------------------------------------... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ben Gurion's Grandson Has a Potty Mouth (video)
David Ben Gurion's grandson, Yariv Ben Eliezer, attacks pretty much everyone in this interview with Lucy Aharish about reports that no government... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi Cover of Avri Leader (video)
this frum singer performed a new song (called zakeini legadel) at a frum wedding... but it was not really new.. it was a cover of an Avri Leader song.. I saw... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY