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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 ( 11693 )
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Facebook Status of the Day
Moshe Feiglin gets today's FSOTD... he writes: In the room next to mine [in the Knesset] sits MK Stav Shafir. I said to her that as veterans of fights, of... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Until today, we were only in coalitions with the Right. But now that story is finished, things are going to change. Now we are with Shelly Yachimovitz. Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Stephen Colbert and Ambassador Michael Oren: Obama's Israel Trip (video)
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor Satire Blog,Video Archive and Israel Ambassador to the US Michael Oren: The Colbert... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #467
1. living sincerely - Jerusalem Marathon 2. two sides of the coin - on a certain kiddush hashem 3. goose and gander - on coalition negotiations and charedi... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
We came here especially to eat.. We began to gather them, and we filled a quarter of a sack. Since I was little I heard stories how they would eat these in... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Idiotic Plan Approved to Expand Near-empty Supermarket in RBS
The following email (text in red) was sent to the local neighborhood email lists... *Bar Kol To Demolish RBS Shul To Make Room For Parking Spaces*** *NOTICE -... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Mayor of Bet Shemesh Moshe Abutbol Fires Balaish and Shakes up the Municipal...
Yesterday Mayor of Bet Shemesh Moshe Abutbol called in his deputy and replacement mayor Meir Balaish and fired him form his position as head of the Shefa (shipu... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Government Built on Horsetrading
All this horsetrading is precisely why we need electoral reform. Tzippi Livni insists on controlling peace negotiations, and the PM has to give it to her,... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tchaikovsky Flashwaltz at Hadassah Hospital (video)
Flashmobs are so 2010, but this is a nice musical flashmob in Hadassah Hospital.. The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance took a more classical spin on the... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #466
As you can tell, the big topic of the day seems to have been the locust swarmign through Egypt... 1. is it or isnt it kosher for passover? 2. Ulpana fires... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Limiting the Size of Government
MK Aryeh Deri (Shas) has proposed a new law to the Knesset that would limit the size of any potential government. Deri's proposed law would limit the... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
There is no reason we cannot have quiet here at night. In general, it is good to know that it is not healthy to eat after 11 PM. We are all just concerned and... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The SEALs Found Bin Laden but Couldn't Find the Owner of a Siddur
Early this morning I read in the most recent edition of Zman magazine the story of the siddur that accompanied the Navy SEALs team that killed Osama Bin Laden. ... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Harlem Shake out of Control in Israeli Schools
The Harelm Shake is the current video meme going viral on the Internet. In my personal opinion it makes a lousy video, is made up of lousy music and dancing, an... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
With Passover Approaching, a Plague of Locusts Descends Upon Egypt -- The Atlantic Wire individual locusts have supposedly been spotted in various parts of... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gaza Marathon 2013 Victimized by Hadarat Nashim
"Hadarat Nashim", the exclusion of women, strikes again! This time not in Israel, but in Gaza. The UNRWA has been planning the Gaza Marathon 2013 - 42 kilometer... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #465
1. Kitniyot for Sephardim in America - its about time! 2. Mohammed and Me 3. Charedi parties threatening revenge 4. Locusts! and on the same topic... God has a... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Will Aviv Gefen Become Religious?
The title of this post "Will Aviv Gefen become religious?" is really the paraphrased title of the article in Maariv-NRG (the original reads "Is Aviv Gefen... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Porush Wants Feiglin Thrown out of Likud Over Har Habayit Incident
Menachem Porush, former MK from Agudat Yisrael and father of current MK Meir Porush, famously took credit for persuading then Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Women on Committee to Appoint Judges
The government coalition and cabinet has little to do with the makeup of the Knesset and the laws passed by the MKs. The MKs are part of parliament and are... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY