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• Re-imagining Zionism for the Twenty-First Century (Oshman JCC, Sept 2016) (video)

  

  in this video he is introduced as Dr. Daniel Gordis instead of the usual Rabbi Daniel Gordis. I wonder why...... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Numerous Mitzvos Like the Seeds of a Seedless Pomegranate

  

  Israeli agricultural technology is revolutionary, and we find them creating new strains of vegetables and adjusting the details of existing vegetables all the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Having an Affair with a Statue

  

  How do these things start? JTA and Yediot are reporting about a statue, a piece of art, located, on loan, in Ramat Gan that has become a focal point of women... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Facebook Status of the Day

  besides for going against the original agreement between the Rabbanut and the RCA in which the RCA converts would be accepted by the Rabbanut, any organization... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Proposed Law: Status Quo Law

  This law proposal was not actually proposed in the Knesset, yet, but it is interesting. This proposal comes from the Council of Torah Sages of Agudas Yisrael an... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Synagogues of Idaho and Nevada (video)

  

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  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Rare Interview With Jonathan Pollard (video)

  

  it is amazing how little he is allowed to talk... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Will Eli Cohen Be Coming Home?

  

  After the release of the video of Eli Cohen's execution, the Syrian rebels are reportedly now saying that they will be returning Eli Cohen's body (bones) to... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Peter Beinart Vs. Daniel Gordis (video)

  

  fascinating debate between Peter Beinart and Rabbi Daniel Gordis about Israel.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of reader... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Shpritzing the Chicken

  

  This is weird. On the one hand, I commend this fellow for finding a solution to a common problem. On the other hand, it rubs me wrong, just a bit, though I am... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Video Clip of Eli Cohen's Execution (video)

  

  the rebels in Syria have uncovered this 52 year old video clip of the execution of "Our Man in Damascus" Eli Cohen, and have publicized it. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The National Shabbos Goy Program Expands

  The "National Shabbos Goy" trend is not just coming to the rails authority for the purpose of performing line upgrades on Shabbos. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  I think that what I see from here is exactly what I saw from there. I have only become more convinced... -- Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in contrast to... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Open Studio: Debate Between MKs Michal Rozin and Miki Zohar (video)

  

  interesting debate, but in the second half it gets really good, with Miki Zohar even invoking Moses bringing the Jews to Israel..... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Yeshiva University’s 2016 Day of Giving (video)

  

  these "days of giving" have become a big thing... they must work, though I have no idea why.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Crazies, Meet Kiryat Gat. Kiryat Gat, Meet the Crazies

  

  I feel bad for Kiryat Gat in general, and for its chief rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Havlin, in particular. Rabbi Havlin is a Chabad rabbi and rosh yeshiva. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 RELIGION

• Book Review: The Koren Sacks Sukkot Mahzor

  

  NOTE: I was not paid to review this book. It is an unbiased and objective review. If you have a book with Jewish or Israel related content and would like me to... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 SPIRITUALITY

• the Train's Eight Crazy Days

  With the trains being taken offline for 8 days for work on the tracks for the high-speed train, some questions seem to remain unanswered... 1. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The First Female Orthodox Rabbi

  

  The first Orthodox female rabbi has been appointed to a shul rabbinate position. Mazel tov to Rabbi Lila Kagedan who is the first woman bold enough to insist... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Modiin Ilit to Create Female Hatzalah Force

  

  In most places around Israel, with some exception, Hatzalah refuses to accept women as EMTs. They follow direction in this regard and have been told not to due... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY