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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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The Issues in Jerusalem (video)
these are very well done election videos, for the elections for Jerusalem City Council.. the issues are the same all over, and Rachel Azaria finds an... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Camp Morasha: The Camp For Champs Ad (video)
I want to spend the summer there.. ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Shlomei Emunim Has a Winner, and It is Degel HaTorah
The Shlomei Emunim primary to select a new representative for its slot in the UTJ party list has concluded and a winner has been announced. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Burqas at the Ballot Box
Throughout the Western-hemisphere countries, it is fairly common to require women or men who are irregularly covered up to expose themselves, in private... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PSS (Public Service Schnorrer): How You Can Make This A Safe New Year
In studies, only one in ten cases of child abuse are ever reported. Reporting of child abuse in Beit Shemesh is just half the national average. In other words,... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bet Shemesh Election Shorts
There is a lot of fighting going on about who will be supporting whom, and most of the fighting is within the Haredi parties themselves. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Chief Rabbi of Ashqelon Speaks About Restaurant Treif Meat Incident
Just last week the Rabbanut exposed a scandal that had been narrowly avoided when a mashgiach caught a restaurant owner in Ashqelon trying to pass off non-koshe... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Benzion Miller and American Chazanut
Researchers and students of the American Jewish experience often examine the community's music as a way of expressing the historical development of the... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Israel is an Apartheid State? (video)
this whole doll and bear video meme is so 2011, and it was silly back then.. but they get the points right on the discussion... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
If You Are Reading This, Don't Go Hear the Shofar in Vizhnitz
Last year a rav of a shul in Flatbush announced that anybody in his shul who uses a smartphone would not be included in the shofar blowing and would have to go... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Rebbe is the Compass
This is a worksheet given out in the Vizhnitz school.. it is a worksheet based on Mishnayos, and the guide for the answers is at the bottom - a map of the world. Read more
Posted on 27 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Question About the Polio Vaccine
If we are about to get nuked or gassed, should I even bother taking my kids to get their polio vaccine? Just something I was wondering this morning while... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day: Elul!
We are in Elul, and if the call of the Shofar has not been enough to wake you up.... maybe Elite's coffee will! Check out these ads! Very cool theme.. Read more
Posted on 27 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Minister Bennet Gives Tour of Ezrat Yisrael Platform (video)
Curious to understand what Minister Bennet's solution was for Women of the Wall, with a platform called Ezrat Yisrael? Bennet will give you a tour! and as an... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PSA: Check Your Status for Voting in Israeli Municipal Elections
Elections are coming up in many cities around Israel.. The date for the elections is October 22, 2013. In order to be able to vote in the city in which you live... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Does Mehadrin Mean Extremism?
Does a mehadrin hechsher indicate increasing levels of extremism in a city? Meretz thinks it does. According to Kikar, a coffee shop in Ranaana recently got a... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Import Chumus, Not Pashkevilim
One of the great cultural differences between living in Israel, specifically for a religious Jew in religious neighborhoods, and between living in America is th... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
[Moshe} Lee-on's Anthem (video)
this is a funny video against the candidacy of Moshe Lee-On in Jerusalem... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Get Clarity: Aish.com's Rosh Hashanah Music Video (video)
looks like the holiday video trend is back... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
on the eve of Rosh Hashana we have decided to put an end to the arguments by the remnants of our Holy Temple. I am not prepared for having internal fights... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
