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• Rav Chaim Kanievsky on the Hetter Mechira

  Rav Chaim Kanievsky is being quoted as having said that the hetter mechira is worthless according to all opinions. It cannot be relied upon. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Life's a Beach in Jerusalem (video)

  The holy city may be landlocked, but that doesn’t mean it has to be fun-blocked. A man-made beach opened this summer.Sand, chairs and tropical vibes were... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Nigun Hastureh (video)

  Benny Friedman, with the Yedidim choir, put out this really nice version of the "Nigun Hastureh"... I dont think I have ever heard this song before, and I reall... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Will Kapparos Be Banned Completely This Year?

  The annual pre-Yom Kippur attack on the minhag of "Kapparos" is coming early this year.. Kikar is reporting that the Ministry of Agriculture is set to ban... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Anti-haredi Discrimination

  I have had this thought bouncing around in my head for the past couple of days. I almost wrote it in response to a number of arguments I have seen, regarding th... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Psak: No Playing Tkof Taaseh Biguim

  The song "Tkof, Taaseh Biguim" was clearly the hit song of the summer. Hamas published and released a song that was mean to be threatening and upsetting, and... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Facebook Status of the Day

  today's FSotD award goes to Richard Peres, a local city councilman in Bet Shemesh.. (translation, and my explanation of why this won the award, after the post)... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jewish Resident of Jerusalem Blasts Shma Yisrael Next to Arab Neighborhood...

  in some places there have been conflicts with Arab neighborhoods blasting the calls of the Muezzin at early hours of the morning disturbing Jewish nearby... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Holy Land With Russell Berger (video)

  ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Haredi Activists Try to Take School Building, Renewing Old Fight

  

  The fight regarding the building of the School of Languages and Culture located in RBS is not new. The school is situated in a building that can educate,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• AM:PM Trying to Open First Branch in Ashdod, on Shabbos

  AM:PM, the famous supermarket chain in Tel Aviv that has caused many fights for flaunting the law and being open on Shabbos, wants to open its first branch in... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Should a Beis Din Express Sympathy to the Victims?

  I've been following the scandal/conflict regarding the four seminaries, with Elchonon Meisels and the two batei din on different continents and the other... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• post-Aaron Sofer Rules for Tiyul Reminder

  One thing I think needs to be expressed as a "lesson learned" from the Aaron Sofer case is how people go on hikes and tiyulim. It gets very hot in Israel in... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• “Nothing Else Matters”: How a Father Protected His Family from Hamas’ Rockets...

  very powerfulr ecollection of the events.. he is a hero for how he saved the kids. he speaks in French but there are English subtitles.. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Womens Pictures in the Eida Magazine

  is it really not tzanua to print a magazine with images of women included? when did it begin? was it always like that? Rav Shmuel Pappenheim discusses when... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Maccabeats - Home (Medley) - Israel (video)

  this is the Maccabeats new song.. it is a medley mashup of 12 songs.. they ask how many of the original 12 songs can you identify.. I admit I couldn't identify ... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Finding The Goldbergs: A Borscht Belt Story (video)

  an era long gone... a major part of Jewish history When JTA's Uriel Heilman stumbled upon an abandoned house in the Catskills, a trail of clues led to a... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Levaya of Aaron Sofer Z"l Will Be Tomorrow, Not Tonight

  there was an attempt to get the levaya of Aaron Sofer z"l in tonight, but that was just confirmed to no longer be relevant for technical reasons. the levaya wil... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Rally and Press Conference at the Kotel Tonight for Aaron Sofer

  ATTENTION: MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA!PRESS CONFERENCE: Parents of Aaron Soffer Speak Out – TONIGHT!WHAT: Press Conference with the parents of Aaron Soffer, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Search for Aaron Sofer Suspended Due to Developments

  The search for Aaron Sofer has been suspended in the past few minutes. A body was found. it looks like there was no foul play but was a hikibng accident where h... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY