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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 ( 14656 )
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Proposed Law: Considering Ethiopian Jews as Not Jewish
According to INN, MK Shuli Muallem Refaeli (Habayit Hayehudi) is proposing a law, in light of yesterday's incident with the Barkan Winery transferring some... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Rabbanut Gets a Dose of Its Own Medicine
As a follow-up to yesterday's brouhaha with the Barkan Winery transferring three Jewish religious employees of Ethiopian origin after the Eida hechsher... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Aliza Bloch Interview on the Kalman-Lieberman Show (video)
interesting, but I'd be curious to hear how she thinks she has a realistic chance... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Belgian Model Poses Nude by the Kotel
Marisa Papen is a provocative Belgian model. She travels the world taking photographs of herself posing nude in front of landmarks and famous places. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Shvantzonus - the Tail Doctrine
One of the new Vizshnitzer Rebbes has been running a campaign to teach his hassidim about some new approach to life that he calls "Shvantzonus" - the tail... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
El Al to Toss People from Airplanes for Refusing to Sit
There was a recent news report of another incident on an El Al airplane where the flight was delayed for an hour and a quarter while some Haredim refused to tak... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Shabbos Loudspeakers Bad, Muslims Prayer Loudspeakers Good
Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv Meital Lehavi, from Meretz, is now targeting the shabbos sirens around the city. According to Lehavi, many new sirens have been... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Eida Discriminates Against Ethiopian Jews in Kashrut
the following is a shocking report in the news that was just exposed. Briefly, the Barkan Winery decided to change kashrut supervision organizations and take... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Taking Pictures of Other People
Rav Ratzon Arussi, the rav of Kiryat Ono, paskened that one cannot take the photograph of another person without his knowledge nor without his permission. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I tell you what, I get more calls of thank you from evangelicals, and I see it in the audiences and everything else, than I do from Jewish people. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Underage Marriage Banned in New Jersey
A little while back the State of New Jersey was considering a law that would ban all marriages under the age of 18. This is a trend in the USA, meant to... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Eilat is Chutz Laaretz
The psak of Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef is really nothing now, as from a halachic perspective everybody knows Eilat has the status of Chutz Laaretz, even though... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Korach was a Reform Jew. He was associated with the Women of the Wall. Really, he would have joined them. He is appropriate for the Women of the Wall, Korach... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Women For Mayor Day
Today is a big day for women in politics. For the first time (I think), a woman has declared her candidacy for the position of Mayor of Jerusalem, in the... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Aliza Bloch Set to Announce Candidacy in Mayoral Race of Bet Shemesh
Aliza Bloch is set to announce her candidacy in the race for the position of Mayor of Bet Shemesh in the upcoming elections in October. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Shaming Individuals for Nothing
I am a little upset right now about the Herzl lady. If you haven't noticed, a woman, seemingly from the weaker society of Israel, got herself caught on camera i... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Intolerance in Tel Aviv
By now you must have surely heard the news about the Chabad event scheduled for Tel Aviv's Rabin Square that was blocked by Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai.. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tefillin Wrapp — Let's Get Am Yisrael Wrapping (video)
what a brilliant, and unexpected, idea for an app! Chabad is shaking things up, taking their activities to new frontiers.... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Synagogues of Europe- Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia and Channel Island, Cyprus...
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Posted on 21 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Sheitels
The debate over what is considered a more halachically acceptable, or even just permitted, hair covering for women has been raging for decades. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2018 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
