Gldmeier
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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 ( 13076 )
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Picture of the Day
this also qualifies as most ironic moment of the century I think.. Jerusalem Post journalist Lahav Harkov posted this image online and explained that Sharon... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Women of the Wall splinter group takes uncompromising stance -- Haaretz the Women of the Wall have officially made it in the Jewish world - they now have a... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: No More Nazis in Israel
Almost every hafgana ends having protesters calling members of the security forces "Nazi". Of course it is reprehensible, but it seems to happen over and over... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
2 Kashrut Fraud Incidents
2 important relevant (I determine which ones I consider relevant for posting) kashrut updates.. one from the recent Rabbanut newsletter update and the second... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 CULTURE, HEALTH -
Will Sharon's Final Resting Place Become a National Target for Hamas Rockets fro...
I heard from a number of people that the Iron Dome will be protecting the Sharon funeral today in Southern Israel. Yes, it is true and is in the news. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Lapid Threatens to Fire Chief Rabbis Over Statement
Minister of Finance Yair Lapid has turned back history by threatening to do everything in his power to have the 2 current Chief Rabbis fired - Rabbis Dovid Lau... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ariel Sharon's Time of Death
This little item is going around.. 10 years ago, on the 10th of Shvat (February 2nd), [then] Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced, for the first time ever, to... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Voting in the Knesset About a Committee Name Change (video)
all they are fighting about the name of a committee... not even a policy item.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of reader... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bet Shemesh Race 2013 (video)
the video from the recent Bet Shemesh 5km race is finally up! good things happen here too! :-) ------------------------------------------------------ Reach... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
an Empty Knesset (video)
impressive! I know, not all their work is in the Knesset plenum, but almost nobody available to speak? ------------------------------------------------------... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
No More Standardized Exams for Determining University Acceptance
If according to the Minister of Education new plan the matriculation exams (bagruyot) will be minimized and not used for college entry, and the psychometry exam... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Kosher Restaurants Open on Shabbos
We all know that kashrut is not, in practice, just is the food technically kosher or not. The various kashrut organizations, all of them, take a variety of othe... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Wiping Away Debts This Shmitta..
Shmitta is coming.. soon we will get to do the pruzbol, which is almost pointless in today's day and age. The pruzbol, for those of you who do not know, is a... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bennet's Political Peace Process Speech (video)
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Posted on 09 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
the State Can Guard Its Borders (video)
that guy at the beginning of the video speaks a pretty good Hebrew.. much better, I dare say, than many olim chadashim...... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
MK Eli Yishai (Shas) wins todays Facebook Status of the Day award.. Yishai writes: There is one response to give to the infiltrators protesting outside the... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Firing a City Rabbi
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Rav Eli Ben Dahan is proposing a law, in cooperation with Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau, by which it will be possible to remove a... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
as polite and courteous as you are, so decreases the price of your coffee... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Coming Soon.. Haredi Mossad Agents
The first overture of the coming bill regarding Civil/National Service for yeshiva bochurim was the decision to recognize Chabad shluchim as volunteers in... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Sick Day from Work to Require Second Opinion
Ever take a sick day from work? Of course you have. Who hasn't? Ever taken a day off and called it a sick day? No? Well maybe your boss does not believe you... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
