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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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The Maccabeats - Burn - Hanukkah (video)
The Maccabeats latest release, for Hannukah.. nice storyline, no message of Thanksgivvukah, though the meal does consist of a roasted turkey... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Nes Gadol Haya Poh (video)
The rabbinic Beit Hill organization recently put together an initiative for holding a Shabbat together with religion and secular families... their latest... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Gat Brothers Again on Kochav Ha'Ba (video)
The Gat brothers performed again in the Kochav Ha'Ba show.. a Hebrew song that they aced and Dust in the Wind (by Kansas) which was less than stellar.. Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Israeli restaurant: Turn off phone, get discount -- Yahoo News The discount is 50%! and the restaurant is in Abu Ghosh, and is called Abu Ghosh Restaurant.. Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
David Ben Gurion with the Celebs
I don't know why, but for whatever reason this picture of David Ben Gurion and Albert Einstein was going around this week.. It is a cool picture and somebody ha... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
I Believe in Miracles (video)
Here's a Hannukah song, not Thanksgivvukah, from Julie Geller (kol isha alert for those who might want to avoid it).. though I did see someone talk about the... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
I Want A Hippopotamus For Hanukkah - Mr. Palindrome (video)
no, nothing to do with Thanksgivvukah... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life i... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Nuchem Berzosky Suggests How to Resolve Abuse in School, with a Personal...
Recently a serious case of abuse in a frum school was exposed. It was so bad that it required the intervention of the Minister of Education, Rabbi Shai Piron,... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Will Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau Allow Use of the Hetter Mechira in Shmitta 5775?
Shmitta and Hetter Mechira is always a big issue for the Chief Rabbis, and for those who are the "powers that be" behind them... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Life in Israel intolerable -- YnetNews (Hattip: Yama VaKedma) I didn't realize this blog was on the radar of such major news sites! I am honored! Now I have to... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
Neturei Karta donated an ambulance.. to Gaza! עולם חסד יבנה!! Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Where in the World Are the Temple Vessels?
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Where's Waldo? Where are the keilim of the Beis Hamikdash? A Jerusalem-based rabbi recently sent a letter to the Pope... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
It is Not Illegal to Boycott Haredim
MK Yaakov Litzman (UTJ) had proposed a law, that was today rejected in the Knesset. Litzman actually proposed this law about 6 months ago, shortly after the las... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
They are trying to present a thesis according to which the barrier to peace is the territorial one. That is fiction. We signed two peace deals, with Egypt and... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Long Peyos Prohibited in Beis Hamikdash
This is just too strange and unexpected to pass by.. Rav Bentzion Hakohen Kook, a rav in the Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem and close student of Rav... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Legally Downloading Music and Movies Form the Internet
Will downloading music and movies from the Internet, in Israel, soon become legal? MK Meir Shitreet (Hatnuah) along with other MKs have proposed a bill that... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Israelis Beat World Record with Hair Donations in Support of Children with Cancer -- United With Israel this is just amazing. From UWI: More than 250 women... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Banning the Rabbanut from Performing Weddings
A secular organization is promoting a ban on the Rabbanut - they are calling on people to not use the Rabbanut services for marriages. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Largest Sufganiya with 0 Calories
The largest sufganiya ever? According to Ladaat, the Club Hotel in Eilat has created for display purposes the largest sufganiya, measuring 1.5 meters in... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Aryeh and Gil Gat on Kochav Nolad, Mee Ha'Ish He'Chafetz Chaim (video)
The Gat Brothers, Aryeh and Gil Gat (Aryeh is from Bet Shemesh, and Gil is from Jerusalem), continued their performance on the Kochav Nolad, A Star is Born,... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
