Anyone making Aliyah should learn HEBREW in order to communicate in this language and become a REAL Israeli ! Photo: Private Read More »

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B”H The Shabbat turned out to be sunny and warm. Not too warm but something like a European April day. I spent the Shabbat in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Nachlaot which is located next to the huge Sacher Park. On a sunny Shabbat, the park usually attracts countless visitors. Read More »

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B”H Cloudy weather and too cold for the season. This is the weather forecast for this upcoming Shabbat. Sometimes I am in my great spiritual mood and start running to any kind of chassidic event. At other times I am just the complete opposite and I guess that so far, I am somewhere in between today. Read More »

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Explanations HER E ! B”H It is a very sad part of Jewish history that especially during the Middle Ages, European Jewry was accused of using blood of Christian children for healing purposes. By drinking Christian blood, Jewish males would raise their sexual desires. Sick but extremely popular ideas in those days. Read More »

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B”H Various Youtube clips showing all kinds of chassidic Rebbes. The video collection is definitely interesting, however, the commercial ads on the blog seem slightly overdone. Especially the top advertising with the Tallitot and other Judaica is extremely confusing. http: //www.rebbeclips. Read More »

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Pessach is right ahead !   Photo: Charedi HaCharedim Read More »

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B”H 1. Almost two weeks ago  I found out about the real identity of the Mea Shearim girl shown in the TV report “Leaving the Fold”. Shortly after, I got in touch with the production company in order to let them know that they should have published the true identity in the movie and not let the public think that she was born in Mea Shearim. Read More »

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Street Art in Jerusalem Painted house in Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street (near the Mahane Yehudah Market) Read More »

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Here are the photos from the Vishnitzer celebration http: //www.bhol.co.il/news read.asp?id=15900&cat id=2 Read More »

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Photo: Chadrei HaCharedim B”H Just recently, I got hold of a rather weird Parashat HaShavua (Parashat Parah) published by the Mea Shearim “Neturei Karta”. On the back of the page there was a little box with the title “Wake Up”. Read More »

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B”H Some years ago, the following incident took place: See article in HAARETZ ! The author of the book ” בת הרה – The Rebbe’s Daughter ” obviously agreed not to publish the book. Although he claims that the story is a complete fiction, he may have published certain internal secrets of Chassidut Toldot Aharon. Read More »

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B”H In Israel, the so – called “Roentgen Rabbi (X – Ray Rabbi)” YAAKOV IFERGAN is extremely famous. The Rabbi lives in Netivot, he is Morroccan and used to be, as far as I know, a student of the famous “Baba Sali” until he discovered that he can get famous as well when becoming a “freelancer”. Read More »

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B”H The day before yesterday, Sunday, a huge Bar Mitzvah took place in Chassidut Belz (Jerusalem). One of the grandsons of the Belzer Rebbe named Zvi celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. Read More »

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Photo: Tapuz B”H Tonight (Monday) and tomorrow, the Jewish world is celebrating Rosh Chodesh Nissan – the beginning of the Jewish month of Nissan. As I have mentioned many times before, a new month can  for a new personal beginning / change in our life. The months of Nissan marks the beginning of spring. Read More »

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B”H The great Bar Mitzvah in BELZ took place last night. Here are the photos: All pictures HERE ! Read More »

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B”H Tonight, Jerusalem is celebrating the rebuilding and opening of the new  CHURVA SYNAGOGUE in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. The Jews are celebrating whereas the Arabs are threatening with new demonstrations. Read More »

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B”H The author of “Rebbe Stories” brought up some interesting points. Not everything in the haredi world is perfect and people must speak out: http: //rebbestories.blogspot.com/2010/03/rav-elchonon-wasserman-and-new-state-of. Read More »

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B”H No, I am not the Shidduch type and have only participated in that kind of matchmaking twice. The first time, the guy, a New Yorker living in Israel, preferred talking about his camera. He was a photographer and should have married his camera by now. Read More »

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B”H Chassidic Vayakel Pekudei on LaDaat ! Among others from the Toldot Avraham Yitzchak  or the Toldot Aharon , Read More »

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B”H Last week, the Swedish clothing discounter H & M opened its first branch in Tel Aviv (Azrieli Tower). Thousands of customers were awaiting the opening and storming into the gigantic store in order to buy cheap clothes. Some critics said that we as Jews and Israelis shouldn’t support the anti – Semites in Sweden and boycott H & M. Read More »

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B”H The Shabbat meal at Rabbi Machlis home was very nice. Not too many guests (only the usual 60 or 70 people) and a great atmosphere. Afterwards I went down from Maalot Dafna to Mea Shearim. First to Shmuel HaNavi Street where Chassidut Dushinsky is located but everything was quiet. Read More »

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B”H The Gerrer Cantor Yitzchak Me’ir Helfgot Still in sunny and warm Tel Aviv but taking the bus to Jerusalem soon. Due to plenty of work, my freetime is limited and last night I finally decided to enjoy a movie. I ran to the cinema and watched “Shutter Island” with Leonardio DiCaprio. Read More »

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Yukon Aurora with Star Trails Photo: Nasa B”H This entire week I have been trying to find some time for Rabbi Elimelech of Lezhinsk whose Yahrzeit we commemorated on Sunday. Rabbi Elimelech was a student of the Mezritcher Maggid and lived from 1717 – 21 Adar 1786. It was no than him forming the concept of a ZADDIK in a chassidic sense. Read More »

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B”H Tonight, Thursday, Chassidut Vishnitz is going to celebrate a huge event but don’t ask me what exactly it is ! Some kind of a wedding in the Hager related Ernster family. I am always getting confused with these two families and a third party is, I think, the Adler family. Read More »

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B”H “There are so many confusions among the Jewish world today, a friend of mine from Mea Shearim loves to say. Plenty of Jews come back to religion but they don’t really find their path. Instead of jumping into Chassidut they should rather study Judaism from scratch. Read More »

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B”H After the Holocaust where thousands of Alexander Chassidim (Polish Chassidut) vanished, the group built itself up from scratch. Rabbi Yehudah Moshe Danziger (the EMUNAT MOSHE). First he lived in Jerusalem and, later on, he moved to Bnei Brak. Read More »

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