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• Shivyon b'Netel Will Increase Service of Hesder Yeshivot

  Way back when, some time last year, which in Israeli politics is ages, the public discussion turned to focus on the sharing of the burden of army service, with ... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  According to the World Bank, Israel was ranked a pitiful 139th in ease of obtaining building permits, behind Algeria, Togo, the Palestinian Authority and... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Morning Kollel (video)

  for a fundraising video, this is pretty unique and even funny... ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands of readers with your ad... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Count Omer: 42

  

  42 is: answer to universe (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) Jackie Robinson angle of rainbow Ron Kittle marathon km Sid Luckman Bruce Sutter tonights Omer... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SPORTS

• Interesting Posts #485

  1. best soap review ever 2. the Internet just is 3. Lebron James takes lessons from the Internet asifa - the title is a bit misleading, as James took no lesson... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Just Don't Call It a Kollel

  I have on occasion heard the combination of Torah and secular studies being described as shaatnez. "Shaatnetz" is supposedly how Rav Shteinman recently describe... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• PSA: Building Better Lives

  

  The Lemaan Achai dinner is coming up in just a few weeks... book your reservations now! ------------------------------------------------------ Reach thousands o... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: DoubleLife by Harold and Gayle Berman

  

  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 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Proposed Laws: Strollers Travel Free

  

  MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) just announced that he will be running against Ron Huldai for the position of mayor of Tel Aviv. With municipal elections coming onl... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY

• Last Night's Visit to Kever Yosef in Shchem

  

  Last night I was fortunate to join a couple thousand other people who got permission to pay a visit to the kever of Yosef HaTzaddik. Last nights visit is the... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Count Omer: 41

  

  41 is: Brian Piccolo Sir Roger Bannister Dave Matthews song George HW Bush Montana Palmach was established tonight's Omer #CountOmer: today is 41 days, being 5... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Proposed Law: Banning Haredim from the Government Coalition

  MK Yaakov Litzman (UTJ) has decided to submit a new law proposal to amend the current discrimination  law. The amendment would make it illegal to ban a group... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Meet Eli Cohen in RBS

  

  As you probably know by now, 3 months ago I endorsed (whatever my endorsement is worth) Eli Cohen for the position of mayor of Bet Shemesh. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  the Council of Torah Sages has decided to appoint Rav Aryeh Deri as Director of the party because we were obligated to return the deposit to his hands, it was b... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• President Peres Meets Italy and the Vatican (video)

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

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Count Omer: 40

  

  40 is: Gayle Sayers avg workweek hours avg term pregnancy Casey Kasem yrs in desert Noahs flood mikva water tonight's Omer #CountOmer: today is 40 days, being... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Frum Woman Sues Lancome Over Shabbos-makeup Failure

  I could not resist posting this, despite my not having anything unique to say about it. sorry, but indulge me. It made me laugh. A frum lady from Monsey is suin... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Headline of the Day

  Feiglin suspends himself from coalition over ban -- JPost MK Feiglin has taken the Har Habayit issue to the next level. He is not taking his banning from Har... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• No Ambulance? No Problem!

  

  The people of Elad have a serious problem, but I think I have found the solution. The truth is that the people of Elad have a lot of problems. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Religious People Joining Protest to Encourage Chillul Shabbos

  

  This is a topic I was not originally planning to write about, but a discussion I heard on the radio about it bothered me. I can no longer find the original... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY