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• Count Omer: 17

  

  17 is: yes! I remembered to count 17! prime syllables in haiku gun salute chlorine Mark Grace (non-retired jersey) Herod Antipas built Tiberias tonight's Omer... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Israeli Flag to Fly on Religious Council Buildings

  

  Even minor changes can be significant. Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Rav Eli Ben Dahan has sent out a letter to all city religious councils informing the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut Will Not Be Separated

  For the past few years a group of people has been trying to pressure the government to create a buffer day between Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Facebook Status of the Day

  

  Today's Facebook Status of the Day goes to Sheli Yachimovitch, writing about the recent announcement of Idan Ofer's decision to move to London. Idan Ofer is... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Best Response to Idea of Haredi Autonomy

  The idea floated by Hamodia regarding establishing Haredi autonomy was all the talk yesterday, both in print, on the radio and on the Internet, and much of it... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  this picture was sent to me by a few people, and has since also appeared on Facebook by a bunch of people and on forums. As far as I can tell it is real, but I... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Israelis More Worried About Roads Than Security (video)

  with yesterdays massive traffic accident up north in which 6 were killed and another dozen injured, this is not a shocking statistic... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Srully Williger & The Shira Choir Davening Hallel With A Band (video)

  though this video is from chol hamoed Pesach, it works for hallel today on Rosh Chodesh as well... for those of you not listening to music, even recorded, becau... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Count Omer: 16

  

  16 is: the Taz surely counted Omer sweet sulfur US drivers license NFL reg season games jet and rifle chess pawns halacha commentator (the Taz) tonight's Omer... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Holocaust Siren Respected on Har HaBayit on Yom HaShoah Despite Arabs Anger

  With all the hullabaloo over haredim who did or did not show respect to Yom ha'Shoah in public, be it walking during the siren or the alleged barbecues (that... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Haredi Autonomy in Eretz Yisrael

  The big news of the day seems to have been an article in Hamodia (Hebrew edition). Hamodia wrote an article suggesting the formation of an autonomous Jewish... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sharansky Works out Deal for Women of the Wall

  It is Rosh Chodesh and that means excitement at the Kotel. Not just the excitement of the large crowds coming to pray and visit especially because of Rosh... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Picture of the Day

  

  Jack Tytell raising the V for victory after receiving only two life sentence terms plus change.. photo credit: Haaretz via Emil Salman I must aim higher if I... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Count Omer: 15

  15 is: minutes of fame teams in each division of MLB date of many Jewish holidays traits of God listed post-Shma tonight's Omer #CountOmer: today is 15 days,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Interesting Posts #477

  1. never again 2. a variety of posts about the womens section of shul 1, 2 , 3 3. composer of famous ani maamin passed away 4. Netanyahu's red-line worked 5.... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Quote of the Day

  Today gives us two quotes for QOTD. hey are both on the same topic, sort of, and I could not decide between the two: 1. Yair Lapid says 'where is the money?' I... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Who Can Have an Opinion on the Race for the Chief Rabbinate?

  Rav Aviner responded to a question from an unnamed rav in America about whether they, the rabbonim in the USA, should just follow along with whatever happens... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Making Lag b'Omer More Significant Than Shabbos

  

  After I write this, you are probably going to call me too much of a kalte Litvak, which I technically am not though I did learn in Litvishe yeshivas. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Inappropriate In-flight Movie Causes Diversion of Flight

  Back in February an incident occurred which just came to the light of publicity. A family flying from Colorado to Baltimore caused the flight to be diverted to... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Identity of the Nesher - Eagle Or Vulture (video)

  I like this video in particular, as so many people think Nesher is an eagle, and we will be redeemed on wings of eagles (kanfei nesharim), and I regularly repea... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY