The citizens of countries that are in perpetual state of war seldom have the luxury to worry about more mundane issues such as climate change or rising prices. Cities are hermetic entities and generally unrepresentative of the country at large. Read More »
Archive for July, 2011
Elder – Should Israel’s policies be dictated by fears of becoming a “pariah”?
Elder of Ziyon 29 July ’11In my Twitter exchange with Jeffrey Goldberg yesterday, he pretty much admitted that Israel’s giving up the West Bank would very possibly not bring Israel peace anyway. Read More »
Di Ionno: Two lives an ocean apart intertwined by the Holocaust
On one go-round in 1983, Erlanger had him honored by Congress, the New York Legislature and the Jewish War Veterans. “He didn’t like all the fuss,” she said. “He was shy about it. He said he didn’t do anything any normal person wouldn’t do, … Read More »
You morons? Miri Regev – hit of the protest
MK who shouted at one of the inhabitants of the tent in Tel Aviv "Tell me, do you end?" Was a star network with many videos dedicated only to her. Read More »
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The boat "Swallow" raised from the bottom of the Moscow River: the body of nine victims have not yet found
Private pleasure boat "Swallow" which sunk on the night of Sunday, July 31, was raised from the floor of the Moscow River. The body of nine victims of the disaster while not found. Read More »
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Later: the fuel price rise was abolished
Fuel was supposed to be more expensive at midnight tonight at 30 cents. Yuval Steinitz Finance Minister Uzi Landau, minister of infrastructure, prevented the rise in the price lowering excise tax by 31 cents until September first. Read More »
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Thousands of Israelis protest high cost of living
Israelis march during a protest against the cost of living in Israel, in central Tel Aviv, Saturday, July 30, 2011. Thousands of people marched in downtown Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest rising housing prices, in a major demonstration in a movement calling attention to the soaring cost of living. Read More »
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Devarim sources — 2011 edition
by aliyah rishon (Devarim 1: 1) sheni (1: 12) shelishi (1: 22) revii (1: 39) chamishi (2: 2) shishi (2: 31) shevii (3: 15) maftir (3: 20) haftara (Yeshayahu 1), with Malbim and Ibn Ezra by perek perek 1 ; perek 2 ; perek 3 Read more… Read More »
Welcome • Indian workers fell in love with Israel
Welcome • Indian workers fell in love with Israel Central Bureau of Lststika announced today data Hzrimbartz workers: at the top: employees Thailand • For the first time, India has joined the list of countries the Mibaut' Avi Glick foreign workers, Orthodox rooms 07.31. Read More »
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Bloggers’ Day Out — Gush Etzion — July 2011
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an able foodie in possession of a good blog, must be in want of a nosh … …unashamedly paraphrased from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice It was a glorious Friday morning a little over a week ago when Ju-Boy and I set out for the wilds of Petach Tikva to pick up the marvelous Mimi of Israeli Kitchen . Read More »
Before Summer Camp: How to Talk to Your Kids About Safety
by Bracha Goetz republished on Tzedek-Tzedek by kind permission of Bracha and the Jewish Press; I posted this last summer, and the time has come to repost it! Here are signs to protect our children from danger: In 95% of cases, the molester’s not a stranger. He’s someone you know and respect. He’s disarming. He is drawn to children. Read More »
Proposed to the encampment: "Now is the time"
Ionic Shmaryahu, received a marriage proposal over the weekend from her partner and father of her daughter says she now waits for affordable housing. Read More »
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Palestinian Authority to pay full wages after strike threat
RAMALLAH – The Palestinian Authority will pay its employees’ salaries in full in August but still faces a financial crisis which forced it to pay only half wages in July, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Sunday.Earlier on Sunday, the head of the public sector workers’ union had raised the prospect of a strike in protest at the wage cuts. Read More »
Progress On Debt Debate
WSJ – The White House and congressional leaders are scrambling to agree on a deal to raise the U.S. federal borrowing limit. Negotiators appeared to be making progress toward a deal — the latest in a series of starts and stops for the debt talks. At stake: whether Washington will pay its bills after a looming Aug. 2 deadline. Read More »
20-Year-Old Chaim Asher Warmen passed away in motorcycle accident
Lakewood, NJ – A 20-year-old bochur passed away when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle.
The boy, Chaim Asher Warmen, was hit late Motzei Shabbas while driving a motorcycle, he was rushed to the hospital where he passed away. Read More »
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Israel’s “social justice” protesters and and apologies for everyone!
This week on The Tribal Update, the weekly television on internet program produced by Latma , the Hebrew-language media satire website I run, we bring you a wide array of subjects to chew on and laugh about. Read More »
Shabbat Notes, 7/30/2011: Three Kaddish Yatoms!
This is a short one, but I just have to mention this: This week, we actually had a minyan when we got to the Kaddish Yatom that we usually flip backwards for before the Torah service. So we did it then. Fine. Then we got to the Torah service… and did it again. Of course, we also had the one at the end of the service. Read More »
Spiritual Tools: The Nine Days: Ahavat Rei’im: Loving Others: As Wolves
Excerpt from Twyman Towery’s, “ Wisdom of Wolves ,” The attitude of the wolf can be summed up simply: it is a constant visualization of success. Read More »
This Tuesday at Bishvilaych – Aguide to Life After Menopause
Bishvilaych, The Evelyne Barnett Women’s Comprehensive Medical Center invites you to join an exciting new series… Read More »
Kitler?
As many of you have noticed, I aim to write only quality posts. However no blog is ever perfect without some pictures of cute kittens! This lovely kitten picture d above has been stuck in Wood Green animal shelter in Godmanchester, England, apparently due to the fact that his markings make him look a little like Hitler. Read More »
Read the Tanach in a Year – Ecclesiastes Chapter 12
Please join us and read the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) in a year. Daily reading list – www.becomingjewish.org Topics: Fear Gd from your youth, Even if we do not understand them, Rabbinical decrees assist man in not transgressing the Torah, Continue to Read More »
“The laser-blue eyes of the lone horseman tracked the slowly lengthening lariat of a Laredo dawn …
“The laser-blue eyes of the lone horseman tracked the slowly lengthening lariat of a Laredo dawn as it snaked its way through Dead Man’s Pass into the valley below and snared the still sleeping town’s tiny church steeple in a noose of light with the oh-so-familiar glow of a Dodge City virgin’s lastmaiden blush. Read More »
Egyptian activists to halt protests during Ramadan
Major Egyptian political groups say they would resume campaign for swifter democratic reforms by ruling army after Muslim fasting month is over. Read More »
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Worldwide observance of Ramadan to begin
Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world will on Monday be beginning the annual spiritual ascent of the Ramadan month, marking with fasting, prayers and charity the receiving of the Quran. Read More »
To the proposed three-month trial work out the facts of Jakarta
Late August is expected to close a branch in Haifa and the facts are supposed to go to work at the airport. Read More »
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Netanyahu Moves To Tackle Housing Crisis
YNet – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced he was establishing a ministerial team to hold a dialogue with thehousing protestors . During Sunday’s cabinet meeting Netanyahu promised to change the government’s priorities “but in a responsible manner.” The prime minister has thus far refused to hold such a dialogue. Read More »
Appeal will be conducted in open court rate
Supreme Court judges rejected the prosecution's request, and determined that hearings on the appeal of former President will be conducted in open court. Read More »
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Fifth cellular company in Israel: Golan Telecom
Golan Telecom is the fifth mobile phone company, although not won the tender due to the failure of its predecessors in winning the loan guarantees as to raise the reduced bid. The company entrusted a total of 360 million Tenders Committee of the Ministry of Communications. Read More »
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Go Pitch a Tent.
The traffic coming home today was most annoying, I think I’ll pitch a protest tent. It’s become a national sport in Israel this summer. The whole protest tent thing has gone crazy. There were so many people out protesting last night that even the gas station restaurant was empty (we though of pitching a tent to protest the lack of warm pittas). Read More »
House could also identify with the protest tents (photo)
that I would be good
Beautiful bouquet. Thats what we are, you know. Who gets to say what’s good? Or who’s good? Who says? Who decides? It’s me. It’s you. Every day. Every moment. We get to decide what is meaningful. What is important. What counts. Who counts. Fuck those people who try to decide for you. Or about you. Let them judge themselves. Read More »
Guest Post
Roger Guth is one of my best friends. Do not always agree with it is my view of things, he has his own, which he defended against all opposition. I suggested him to publish his opposition to my diary entry of 19.7.2011 "The Poll" in Uris diary without any change. Read More »
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Israel’s unpatriotic protesters
A Right-wing NGO that was going to participate in Saturday night’s ‘housing’ protest in Tel Aviv – the largest in the country – pulled out because the organizers refused to include our national anthem. My Israel offered on Friday to join the protest, on condition that the national anthem would be sung. Read More »
TA watering holes: Going up the mainstream – Merhav Yarkon
The former police station turned mega bar is not a typical mainstream club. Opened in June 2011 Merhav Yarkon ushered in a new era of mainstream Tel Aviv night clubs. Read More »
Enjoying the Summer in the Catskills
Thousands of Jewish Residence Young and Old from Brooklyn heading up to the mountains to spend their summer in the scenic Catskill mountains. Read More »
“As the dark and mysterious stranger approached, Angela bit her lip anxiously, hoping with every…”
“As the dark and mysterious stranger approached, Angela bit her lip anxiously, hoping with every nerve, cell, and fiber of her being that this would be the one man who would understand — who would take her away from all this — and who would not just squeeze her boob and make a loud honking noise, as all the others had. Read More »
Forms of Mourning: Kinah III: The Beginning and the End
“He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. Read More »
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Read the Tanach in a Year – Ecclesiastes Chapter 11
Please join us and read the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) in a year. Daily reading list – www.becomingjewish.org Topics: Care for those in need and you will be rewarded, Do not withhold charity from the needy, The miserly will not receive help when they Read More »
Reduce risk: limiting the transport of bromine Haifa
Before the disaster: transportation of bromine across Israel will scale to reduce the danger to the public. Read More »
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Rafi Reshef 07/31/11
Routine in the Rothschild Boulevard today after the amazing dinner last night. Read More »
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Finance Director Mivtachim released to house arrest
Ronen Avigdor stopped 6 days on suspicion of committing serious crimes of bribery and securities fraud Read More »
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US lawmakers close to deal to avoid default
WASHINGTON – US lawmakers were close to a last-gasp $3 trillion deal on Sunday to raise the US borrowing limit and assure financial markets that the United States will avoid a potentially catastrophic default. Read More »
The Levaya of Rav Abuchatzirah
Tens of thousands at levaya of Rav Elozor Abuchatzirah ztl Read More »
Quote of the Day
"There are some bad people who are forbidden to bring under the wings (of Divine Providence.)" (Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Likutey Moharan I, 59) Comment: For others want to bring souls closer to the Creator is a must for every person, having into account the spiritual level of each. Read More »
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Hillary Clinton’s reformer murders 121 in Hama
Troops acting on behalf of the man whom Hillary Clinton called a ‘reformer’ and ‘capable of change’ four months ago massacred at least 121 people in Hama on Sunday (ignore the number in the video).Let’s go to the videotape.Notice that in Syria. when they start firing, everyone ducks for cover.Here’s another one. Let’s go to the videotape. Read More »
Things Will Be Better…Or They Won’t
My generation grew up with singer-songwriter David Broza’s and poet-author-songwriter Yehonatan Geffen’s “Yihyeh Tov” (Things Will Be Better) as our anthem. We sang it at school, at camp, at youth group meetings. Don’t remember it? Yes you do. Read More »
if I forget thee Jerusalem
uacct = “UA-2612983-1″; urchinTracker(); Of all the fractured fairytales that comprise the journey of my life, the first and last that would be rewritten is leaving eretz yisrael. Read More »
Not a book Sahara cm
Yesterday I climbed to the height 600 to fill my thirst in the desert, not the people who know me might think, is the exorbitant consumption of cold beers, but inches back of books. Well, failed expedition. Read More »
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"For the IDF, the environment is an obvious need"
The efforts of the Israeli Army deployed to protect the environment in recent years have resulted in many successes. Israeli landscape: the Golan Heights The plan for the protection of the environment developed by the IDF has already led to many achievements. Read More »
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Leon Uris – The Haj – What it Teaches US Today
By Joseph Puder In his 1984 bestseller, “The Haj” (Doubleday, NY), Leon Uris captured the essence of the Arab-Israeli conflict through his two protagonists: Haj Ibrahim, muktar of the village of Tabah in the Ayalon Valley of Mandatory Palestine, and Read More »
Ionizer
Rollers on the benefits of ionizers. Ions, unfortunately, impossible to show (and then the main benefit of these!). It remains only to demonstrate how they clean the air of dust, smoke, germs and everything else that there letaet.UPD: Very important addition. The products of these companies, I do not buy it. To say nothing about them can not. Read More »
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Criminal Zionist designs at work (Pakistani Paper)
Criminal Zionist designs at work By A. R. Jerral (The writer is a retired brigadier and political analyst) From news article: Some time back the US Embassy arranged a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) pride celebration ceremony at Islamabad, the heart of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Read More »
