Gldmeier
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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 ( 14652 )
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City of Tel Aviv Awards Prize to Flag in Tuches Artist
The City of Tel Aviv is giving an award for exceptional artistic creativity to some artist who stuck the Israeli flag in his tuches. The prize this artist will... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the True Vaccination for Measles
Kikar is reporting that the mekubal Rabbi Dov Kook has said that the vaccination against measles is saying 3 specific verses each and every day after giving a... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rav Shmuel Fuerst of Agudath Yisrael of Illinois On Measels Outbreak (video)
and on that note, Kikar is reporting that a number of rabbonim have signed a letter calling on people to vaccinate their children and anyone who does not isa... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Telshe Yeshiva: Come Visit Anytime to Witness the Dedication, the Warmth, the...
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Posted on 08 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gett Refusal Incurs Heavy Fine
A husband refusing to grant his wife a gett, essentially leaving her as an agunah, is a big problem. From what i have read, another major problem is the women... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Abutbol is Sitting in Our Seat
Rav Shalom Cohen, spiritual leader of Shas, has instructed Moshe Abutbol, outgoing mayor of Bet Shemesh, not to resign just yet, as he had planned to do. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I didn't get upset about it. For our kids, elections are like sport, because they cannot dance when Macabbi Tel Aviv wins....there is no hatred between... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gilon Hazzan and Regev in the Knesset (video)
the best show in town.. MK Oren Hazzan crossed a line calling MK Ilan Gilon "half a person" - Gilon is disabled. Craziness ensued... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Traffic Violators Shouldn't Be Witnesses
In light of some very serious traffic accidents recently in which entire families were horrifically wiped out, Rav Yisrael Samet, rav of the "garin torani" of... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Freezing Mortgage Payments After Death
MK Yaakov Asher (UTJ) has proposed a law that would freeze mortgage payments to the bank for a year in a situation of a death until insurance money comes in to... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Do We Live in a Free and Open Society?
The newly elected mayor of Tiberias, Ron Kobi, said some nasty things the other day. He said he is going to do whatever he can to stop building projects... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Even though you are secular, you should know that Hashem loves you, but only if you choose a God fearing mayor in these elections... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Women at Funerals
Rav Bentzion Mutzafi was asked about women going to cemeteries, if a woman can deliver a hesped, a eulogy, and if a woman can accompany the burial of a body, an... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Vaccination Sanctions
With the continued spread of measles, due to people who refuse to vaccinate their children, an unvaccinated baby died this past week in Jerusalem. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Missing Words from Kesuba
Rav Baruch Dov Povarski, Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezshe, sent a young avreich to Rav Shmuel Eliezer Stern to determine if his kesuba was kosher. He discovered a... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
We have to check what happened and how it happened - it is a loss to not just Degel Hatorah but to the entire general Haredi public. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
News Reports on Aliza Bloch Victory in Bet Shemesh Municipal Elections and...
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Posted on 04 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MKs Litzman and German Fight Over the Surrogacy Law (video)
the best show in town.. sadly this clip starts in the middle and misses the earlier screaming match between Litzman and German.. Read more
Posted on 01 November 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
It is interesting that in Tel Aviv it is trendy to elect an experienced candidate time after time. Good job, Ron. Very trendy, very nice. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Blessings
Mazel tov to both the new and returning mayors around the country, and to all the city council members. Hatzlacha to those of you who still have to wait for... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
