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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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Evolution of The Three Monkeys to Modern Art
The image of The Three Wise Monkeys represents "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". A local artist caught a striking image on camera when photographing... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi Schools Not Included in Summer Vacation Reduction
The Ministry of Education recently announced that they would be shortening the summer vacation period. The pilot would start with 1st and 2nd grades, and then b... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Outrage About the Blocked Blood Donation is Fake but Potentially Positive
The situation with the blood donation of MK Pnina Tamno-Shata is all a staged farce, but hopefully it will serve a purpose and good will come out of it. the... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Minister Bennet on Bringing Down Prices and the "fight" with Yesh Atid (video)
his current line is that he is busy bringing down prices and not villages... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gat Brothers in the Semi-Finals of The Next Star (video)
the Gat brothers, Aryeh and Gil, sang another Arik Einstein song in their semi-finals performance of Hakochav Haba. This song is called "Hu Chazar bTshuva". Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Democracy = 2 Chief Rabbis?
MK Nissim Zeev (Shas) made an interesting argument in favor of keeping 2 Chief Rabbis and not moving to a single rabbi system. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The New Job of Mashgiach Shabbos for the Rabbanut
The short days of winter have been known to lead to kashrut problems - not actual kashrut, but some stores, especially supermarkets, try to stay open for the... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Lapid Approves Decision to Reduce Cost of Entry to Mt. Hermon
For a couple of years now people have been complaining about the high cost of living in Israel, especially on basic goods - bread, cottage cheese, chocolate,... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Minister Bennet at Conference in Indonesia (video)
for the first time an Israeli minister spoke at a conference in Indonesia ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Montreal Suburb Won't Comply With Kippah Ban (video)
In Quebec a new charter prohibits public employees from public displays of religious affiliation, meaning, for Jews, no wearing a kippa in public... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tit for Tat in Government Budgets
Tit for Tat. That's how government and politics work. MK Nissim Slomianski (Habayit Hayehudi), head of the Knesset Finance Committee, has decided to hold on to... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Double Taxation on Empty Apartments in Israel
If you are a vacation-home owner in Israel, the State is about to dig a bit deeper into your pockets.. The State does not actually want to just find ways to tak... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Person's Democratic Right to Not Vote in Bet Shemesh
I've been casually following the proceedings in the court case of the Bet Shemesh election fraud (via some websites and via few journalists updating on twitter... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I landed a few minutes ago from a working visit to Indonesia and Australia, and I see a top headline in Walla, where they say that 'Bennett traveled the world a... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Court Set to Start Session on Election Fraud in Bet Shemesh
Today is a big day for Bet Shemesh. In just a short while, the Jerusalem District Court is going to open its session to discuss the matter of the claims of frau... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gaza Cars - The Epic Split Feat. (video)
you must have seen the Van Damme commercial for Volvo trucks. With nearly 59 million hits, it's likely that you have.. Here is a Palestinian spoof of it about... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The IDF Called the Haredi Bluff
So, the army has started to make arrests f yeshiva bochurim who refuse to register with the army.. 1. One thing commonly said in recent months was that there... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
A Man Named Lemkin and Iran
A Guest Post by Benjamin Lemkin I made aliya in 1992 and my father was a first cousin of the famed international lawyer Raphael Lemkin who coined the word... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Who even invented this wall? one could call it a conspiracy. 200 years ago they took a place and decided it is holy to Jews. Why? Where is it ever mentioned?... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Haredi Consensus About Har Habayit Has Been Broken
Could it be? People "surrounding Rav Rabinovitch" are saying that the Haredi consensus on Har Habayit has been broken... According to INN, more and more groups... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
