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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 ( 13076 )
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PSA: Yeshivat HaKidma HaTechnologit - Yeshiva, University and Army Service
Yeshivat HaKidma HaTechnologit. Combining Limudei Kodesh with a degree from Open University in Computer and Life Sciences. The boys defer their army service... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Should the Haredi Community Pursue the Votes of the Extremists?
The big focus on the Haredi side of the Bet Shemesh elections seems to be can the extremists, Neturei Karta and others, be persuaded to vote, against their... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
'Arab Men Should Sexually Harass Israeli Woman As Resistance (video)
In this video provided by MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute), the Al-Arabiya News Channel informs the Arab World that an Egyptian lawyer believes... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Last Day to Register for the Bowl-A-Thon!
Registration for the Lema'an Achai Men's Bowlathon is closing today.In addition to helping out a great organization, this event will be a great opportunity to... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Is Moshe Abutbol a Zionist Or Not?
I don't really care, but he seems to (as do some other people). In my opinion, by the very definition of being a mayor in the State of Israel, or running for... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
For peace I would even be wearing to wear a shtreimel [to get the Haredi parties to join the coalition] -- Minister of Justice Tzippi Livni... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
this picture is perfect for a Caption Contest.. Gilad ran a great caption contest on Facebook on Friday for this picture.. let's get some of your great ideas.. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: No Mehadrin Food to Release an Agunah
MK Rabbi Dov Lipman has proposed a new law by which the plight of agunot should be somewhat relieved. The new law, if it will pass, will take away mehadrin... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bennet and Habayit Hayehudi MKs Walk out of Foreign Leaders Speech (video)
President of the EU Parliament Martin Schulz was honored with speaking in the Knesset, in German. During his speech he accused the Israelis of holding a siege o... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #531
1. are yeshivahs letting boys be boys 2. an escape plan from Israel 3. with Jewish friends like these... 4. 10 great things about being a jewish dad 5. what... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Iraqi terror instructor accidentally blows up 21 recruits -- Time of Israel oops. They must have a high turnover rate of both instructors and students.. Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Keep Bet Shemesh Elections Clean and On-topic
With the Supreme Court ruling now behind us, and the campaigns working to get into full gear very quickly for a short period of pre-election campaigning, I rene... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Why the Beit Hamikdash Will Have to Come Down from Heaven
When talking about the mitzva of building the Beit Hamikdash, who has not jokingly wondered what would be if we would succeed in building the Mikdash today, jus... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi MKs Witty Responses to Supreme Court Decision About Bet Shemesh Elections
One of the things I like about most of the Haredi MKs is that they are very witty and almost always have a sharp retort at hand on pretty much any issue up for... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Book Review: Lone Soldiers
by Herb Keinon 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... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israel: A Look Back (Facebook Movie) (video)
Facebook recently celebrated its 10th year anniversary by letting users create movies based on their timelines... this might be the Facebook movie Israel would... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
From 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 and Back Now to 1 [State Solution]
We have gone from considering as a solution to the conflict[s] - one state, two states, three states, and even four states. And now we are back down to one... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Why Shivyon Bnetel Does Not Include the Arabs
For the first time, I actually heard a real response to the question/accusation about how can the new law being passed really be about "shivyon bnetel" when it... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Two quotes will make it to today's QOTD... and they are on the same topic... The topic is the law that is in the process of being passed regarding the drafting... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
I snapped this shot this morning while waiting for the bus to Tel Aviv. You can see through the front windshield of the bus that the bus driver is davening... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
