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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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When Shabbos Falls out on Tuesday...
The mishna/gemara talks about a situation in which a person finds himself far away from civilization, such as lost in the desert, and does not know which day... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Getting Stronger: Daniel Maoz Victorious in the Bible Quiz of Prisoners -- Ynet Maoz killed his parents after getting into serious gambling debt, and since bein... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Casualties of Formula One and a Nice Story
Formula One had some casualties as well as all the fun and excitement it generated... People's lives, specifically residents of Jerusalem, were disrupted with... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Lost Cat (video)
stupid but funny video with a message at the end to be kind to stray cats... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Formula One Jerusalem Peace Road Show (video and Photo Blog)
I went on Friday to watch some of the Formula One Peace Road Show in Jerusalem. It was pretty cool.. Here's a clip of some of the activity I saw from where I wa... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
(photo credit: Aviad Levi, Ynet) ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Headline of the Day
Mea Shearim: No Entry For Female Paramedics -- Mynet stupid people all around. I get not ordering female paramedics in advance, but if that's who shows up, I... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi Tech Soldiers Surprised by Reserve Duty
I don't know what they were thinking, but when Haredi soldiers of the Shachar unit found out that they will need to do Reserve Duty, and in what capacity, they... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tefillat HaDerech on Kvish 6
Technically it is illegal to stop one's car on the shoulder of a highway to daven. It is considered very dangerous, and the shoulder of the highway is only ther... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
I meet a lot with diplomats and Foreign Ministers and other international leaders and there is just about no meeting that does not conclude with a sort of... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Zero Tolerance for Anti-semitism (video)
New York Jews should be ok under this guy... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
An exchange between 2 MKs will be the Quote of the Day for today... You ruled over us for 40 years. Stop, actually we were your slaves for 40 years. We also lef... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Facebook Status of the Day
from Caroline Gilad ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Proposed Law: Let the People Control the Knesset
A new bill was submitted yesterday to the Knesset for consideration. The law is being called "The Petitions Law" and would allow anybody to submit a petition... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Picture of the Day
from 12:00 clockwise: MKs Michal Biran (Labor), Yifat Kariv (Yesh Atid), Shuli Mualem Refaeli (Bayit Yehudi), Tamar Zanberg (Meretz), Michal Rozen (Meretz). Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
"Food is Expensive in Israel Because of Shabbos"
Is our food more expensive because of Shabbos? According to Gadi Lessin, the President of the giant Israeli food-producer, Strauss, the answer is yes. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Standardized Burekas Shapes Finalized by Rabbanut
About half a year ago the Rabbanut started discussions regarding the possibility of implementing a set of standards for the shapes of burekas - all dairy bureka... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Bennett's 1st Hand Encounter with Haredi-Zionist Tension (video)
and here Bennet introduces a new program to help people decide what field to study and look for work in... -----------------------------------------------------... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Achiezer Community Hakaros Hatov Award: Rabbi Yehiel M. Kalish (video)
I didnt know Kalish when he was an Agudah askan in Chicago, as I was already in Israel, but it sounds like he was worthy of his accolades... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Book Review: Journey of Faith, by Rabbi Yonasan Arenias
NOTE: I was not paid to review this book. It is an unbiased and objective review. If you have a book with Jewish or Israel related content and would like me to... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
