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• 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

• Your Friend in Knesset

  One of the debates surrounding the formation of a new government is the idea of electoral reform. There are lots of ideas and suggestions that have been floated... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Posts #464

  1. When politicians take emotional positions 2. Dr. Shkop of Hebrew Theological College Tries to Suppress Openness About Abuse 3. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Haredi Paper Publishes Warning About Protecting Children from Sexual Abusers

  If you live in Bet Shemesh and read the Haredi weekly newspaper Chadash, you might have been surprised to see page 2 in the English section. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Psak: Shaking Hands With Men

  This psak is hopefully not relevant to most of us, but it is interesting and definitely is unique - I have not seen this question, or any like it dealt with... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Double the Mashgichim and the Price of Matza Goes up by How Much?

  

  It looks like the price of matza is going to go up again this year. I don't see how it cannot. According to Bechadrei, there is a new process that has been adde... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  The Haredi public is prepared to accept these understandings [of the need for a broad coalition], but the main reason I have not succeeded yet in my mission is... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Inflationary Divorce Settlement is Appealed

  A little while back, a beis din ruled on a divorce case in which the kesuba was not present and had been written 40 years or so earlier, in a currency that no... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Time to Revamp the Chevra Kadisha Structure

  Even the State admits that the chevra kadisha organizations, in large part, are out of control and listen to nobody but themselves, despite the fact that they... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY