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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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Quote of the Day
Did Lapid apologize? Did he say he made a mistake? Just this past Wednesday he and his party raise all the anti-religious proposals again. One day he apologizes... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law Passed: from Whom Your Registered Mail Came
the Knesset yesterday passed a law proposal from MKs Nachman Shai (Hamachane Hatzioni) and Uri Maklev (UTJ) in its third and final reading (by a vote of 19-0)... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
How Do Haredim Make Weddings? (video)
Yair Sherki, the reporter who put this together, said this was his most enjoyabkle piece to put together recently.. how Haredim marry off kids and make... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Special Interview: ZEHUT Chairman - Moshe Feiglin (video)
the big ZEHUT kickoff conference is tonight in Tel Aviv... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Benny Baderech: Chapter One - The Holy Land! (video)
from Benny Friedman: All aboard! Folks, since the day I started traveling for music work and visiting Jewish communities around the world, it's been my dream... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
In The News: A Settler's View (video)
Yishai Fleisher, the international spokesperson for the Jewish community in Hebron on the West Bank, discusses his New York Times Op Ed piece in which he... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Instagram Picture Gone Wild! (video)
Instagram Picture Gone Wild! The craze to get the right picture before we eat our food is taken to a whole new level when I visit Fireside restaurant and bring... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Maror That Isn't a "ha'adama" Bracha
While this is an interesting discussion and psak, the more interesting part of this is actually post-psak. A secular lettuce farmer had decided to grow his... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
When Nobody Walked out of an IDF Ceremony
I was at an IDF ceremony yesterday and among the various units participating in the ceremony were a couple of Haredi units, and probably other religious units... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
LttE: Greek Culture
this "Letter to the Editor" is awesome.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life i... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
VP Mike Pence helps clean a vandalized Jewish cemetery in Missouri.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
“Were We Like Dreamers?” From Six Days to Fifty Years (video)
Yossi Klein Halevi, award-winning author and Shalom Hartman Institute senior fellow, did a live broadcast on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, about the upcoming 50th... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
CNN Hosts Panels on Anti-semitism (video)
CNN has hosted a number of panels on anti-semitism and Trump's dealings with it.. one of those panels included Jake Turx. it is finally a focus of discussion.. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Hagbah Institute
I love this.. kudos to the person who thought of it.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Is Trump the World's Least anti-Semitic Person? (video)
this guy seems so angry all the time... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Using a Blech
What makes this "psak" particularly interesting is that it does not come from a rabbi (though maybe some rabbis are now issuing piskei halacha based on this,... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
but They Seemed So Normal!
There was some horrible case in Modiin Ilit of serious child abuse that led to the parents being arrested on Shabbos. After a doctor suspected abuse and reporte... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
When a Cultural Difference Says You Can Ignore Psak
the gedolim of Eretz Yisrael have come out many times with statements that concerts and the like are prohibited, even with separate seating and even if the even... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rubio Questions David Friedman at Ambassador to Israel Hearing (video)
that's an awfully short answer for an awfully long question ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Knesset is Celebrating Its 68th Birthday - How Well Do the MKs Know It? (video)
MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) is the subject here.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2017 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
