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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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Count Omer: 9
9 is: human period of gestation lives of a cat, unlucky in Japan Bobby Hull's jersey number USSC justices tonight's Omer #CountOmer: today is 9 days, being 1... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Gilad Shalit's Involvement in His Own Capture
I still like this picture of Shalit in a Chicago Bears hat By now you must surely be aware that the account Gilad Shalit told his interrogators regarding the... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #475
1. a note from a charedi rabbi to the Women of the Wall 2. the two holes in the Beit Hamikdash 3. Passover has passed over - another fabulous photo blog from... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tweet of the Day: the Failure of the Kollel System
Friends realizing after 10+ years of marriage, many children, and no money, that they've been brainwashed and kollel system is broken. Oy. Twitter name is not... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Haredi Petitions Supreme Court To Cancel Public Yom HaZikaron Siren
Next week is Yom HaShoah, and on its heels comes very quickly the next week Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'Atzmaut. With all these days will come the media frenzy... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Quote of the Day
Lapid is obtuse. If he understands that a woman that earns 20,000 NIS has a difficult time supporting herself, how does he understand that someone who earns onl... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interview with MK Moshe Feiglin About Marijuana and Homosexuals (video)
this is a very interesting interview with MK Moshe Feiglin, in which he talks about the legality of "settlement outposts", legalizing marjuana, and... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
MK Rabbi Dov Lipman Interview About Lawsuit in Bet Shemesh (video)
4 women in bet Shemesh are suing the city regarding the lack of enforcement regarding the removal of discriminatory signs. This is an interview with one of the... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Count Omer: 8
8 is: a Fibonacci number number of planets orbiting sun (since they de-planeted Pluto) octomom brit mila tonights Omer #CountOmer: tonight is 8 days, being 1... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
The Cohens from Hadera Aren't That Different from the Rest of Us
So Minister of Finance Yair Lapid is concerned about Ruth Cohen from Hadera. During a meeting in the Finance Ministry about budget cuts and finding ways to cove... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Interesting Posts #474
1. thanks for the free electricity 2. the Boyaner Rebbe's little secret - father taught at YU and brother works at NASA - I did not read the article, but my wif... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Tamar Gas Flow Starts on a Shabbos
The flow of gas from the Tamar gas field will be a tremendous boon to Israel. I don't know if the tycoons will get richer off it and leave the rest of us behind... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Lemaan Achai Collector Stopped from Collecting
Not for the first time, a person collecting money on erev chag for Lemaan Achai in a local shul, Masaas Mordechai, was stopped by a shul gabbai (who is also an... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Count Omer: 7
7 is: number of notes in traditional music scale the retired jersey number of Chicago Bear George Halas branches of the Menora (in Beis HaMikdash) tonights... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Finance Minister Yair Lapid's Pesach Blessings (video)
Lapid says he takes his lessons from Moshe Rabbeinu and says he will have to do what is unpopular but necessary...... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Jon Stewart on Barak Obama's Trip to Israel (video)
The Daily Show has some funny clips from some recent shows... the first is a Moment of Zen related to Passover: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Count Omer: 5
5 is: only prime number that ends with digit 5, books of Torah, amphibians have 5 fingers & toes on extremities, tonight's Omer #CountOmer... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
a New Segula for Finding a Zivvug with 90% Success Arte
Davening by the grave of Rav Yonasan ben Uziel in Amuka has been considered a segula to find one's zivvug for a long time. The latest segula twist on that is... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Jewish Harlem Shake (video)
here is a version of the Harlem Shake where you dont have to see people in their underwear... and I have discovered that the people behind it (and in it) are... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
3 #CountOmer
3 is: the fathers, the # of things on which world stands, sections of tanakh, the first prime number and tonight's count in Omer #CountOmer... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY
