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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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Proposed Law: Illegal to Ban Or Be Hostile to Haredim
5 weeks ago MK Yaakov Litzman (UTJ) announced that he was preparing to propose a law that would make it illegal to ban haredim. Today MK Litzman formally... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 SPIRITUALITY -
Opening of Secular Yeshiva in Kiryat Yovel Upsets Haredi Residents
The neighborhood of Kiryat Yovel in Jerusalem has been a regular headline in the local news over the past few years. Kiryat Yovel is a secular neighborhood to... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
#tomorrow13 - The President's Conference: Happily Over the Top
The President's Conference, also known as #tomorrow13, has been around now for 5 years. The focus of it is engaging in issues that will influence the face of ou... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
May He Live a Long Life with a Lot of Suffering
I think it is great that the Simon Wiesenthal Center is still out there searching for and pursuing the old Nazis to get them tried for their crimes against... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
PSA: RBS D and E DEMONSTRATION- Monday 11am 24/6 16th of Tammuz
A message from the organizers of the petitions regarding RBS D and E.. Thank you all for signing the objection letters against the destruction of Emek Haelah an... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 COMMUNITY, RELIGION -
Picture of the Day
President Bill Clinton is here for the President's Conference called #Tomorrow13, as well as it being President Shimon Peres's 90th birthday celebration... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Ashkenazi Or Sephardi Descent of Candidate Does Not Matter for the Chief Rabbi...
Thinking out of the box. There is no law that defines who is or what makes someone Sephardi or Ashkenazi. And, there is no law that limits the position of eithe... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Missing the "a-Waze-ing" Windfall
The "voice of Waze" missed the windfall. It seems the guy, Ami Mendelman, who made the original recording for the Waze GPS system did so on contract - rather... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Organ Harvesting the Legal Way
Minister of Health Yael German has come up with a plan to increase the number of organ donations in Israel. Obviously her plan, if it passes, will save many... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
As a resident of the settlements I began to search to figure out "where is the money", so I could return it. And I have news for you. I have found the money. I... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Singling out a Billion Muslims (video)
I love listening to Pat Condell.. he is great, he pulls no punches, he does not care about political correctness... he just says what he feels... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
F1 2013 - Ferrari - On Board (front Camera) with Fisichella - Demo in Jerusalem...
this is very cool.. the view of Jerusalem streets from the camera mounted on the Ferrari Formula 1 car of Giancarlo Fisichella... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Blues for Jews (video)
this guy has been starring in videos and pictures recently (in some clips he has a partner).. very talented...... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #497
1. bear season 2. Yesh Atid? Yesh Chutzpah! 3. bless your children, with praise 4. partying with the celebs.. I'll be there too, at least for part of it. 5.... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Being a Light Unto the Nations Regarding Foie Gras
MK Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) has been promoting a bill to ban the import and trade of foie gras - goose liver due to the cruel way in which the goose is... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Psak: Men Shouldn't Wear a Wrist-watch
Kikar is reporting about a very strange psak by Rav chaim Kanievsky, assuming it is true. According to the report, Rav Chaim Kanievsky has recently begun... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
IDF Setting to Cut Kashrut Inspectors
It seems strange that the Finance Ministry would be cutting the budget of the IDF Rabbinate by such a significant amount at the same time they are working... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
100-Year-Old General: We Razed Arab Villages, So What? -- INN I happen to agree with Brigadier General Yitzchak Pundak- in a time of war, we were attacked,... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
Translation: HaRav Ovadiah: HaRav Stav is an evil person, he is no fear of God. His friends from the Mafdal testified before me. Never before has the word... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Beis Din Paskens Eilat is Part of Eretz Yisrael, but Mother Can't Move There
There is a long-standing halachic debate whether Eilat is considered a part of Eretz Yisrael or not. According to Rav Aviner it is, and he lists a number of... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
