More Trouble in Paradise: The Unruly Neighbors
The Adhan is the Muslim call to prayer. Five times a day it gets broadcast from the loudspeaker of mosques. In Jewish areas of East Jerusalem, residents have complained that the volume of the Adhan has been unnecessarily loud, creating …
Shooting At American Synagogue
This last Thursday morning at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic synagogue, in North Hollywood, a gunman opened fire and shot two people in the legs. The
A Sad Farewell to an Israeli Sports Icon
The ex-manager and vice chairman of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club, Moni Fanan was found hanging in his North Tel Aviv apartment Tuesday, in an
Who’s Going to Break Up Haredi Marriage Monopoly?
My wedding has finally made it to the news. No, I don't think the state of Israel particularly cares whether I, personally, got married or not, but here's
Is Richard Goldstone An Anti-Semite?
Head of the UN fact finding Mission on Operation Cast Lead, Richard Goldstone, released in the Jerusalem Post an op-ed article, in defense of his, mainly Israeli
Gilad Shalit II? Close Call…
Here's the quick scoop. Cab driver Dudu Badri picked up a guy in Beit Shemesh, who then forced him at knife point to drive to a Palestinian village.
Haredi Rabbi Elyashiv: Please Don’t Anger the Gentiles!
Here are some of the edicts that Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, who will turn 100 this coming April, has made lately. The internet is forbidden, Shabbat elevators
Avigdor Lieberman’s Back in the News
About to be indicted for money laundering and bribery, Avigdor Lieberman has finally made a headline once again. Believed to be keeping a low profile, spending time
Assaf Ramon, Son of Late Ilan Ramon, Killed in F16 Crash
There are some stories that just make you go wide-eyed, and pretty much stay that way for weeks. The shock never really goes away, and every time you
Kick-ass rabbis team up to defend synagogues
High Holiday season is always a stressful time for Rabbis, but the word "stressful" usually describes how they feel about their sermons, the High Holiday appeal, the synagogue's
IDF Chief Ashkenazi – First His Credit Card, Now his Life?
Boy is it dangerous to be the IDF Chief of Staff these days. First, he gets his credit card and antique pistol stolen by some soldier, and
An Immigration System Worth Crying Over
A few days ago, we received a letter from a reader who is a Russian immigrant, involving the immigration issues surrounding his non Jewish wife. We are posting
Water Usage Drops by 13.5%
The government has been taxing the bejoobles out of water and broadcasting scary toilet-flushing sounds with pretty Israeli women warning how every toilet flush contributes to the flushing
Kissing a Mezuza Risks Swine Flu? Doctors Say Yes
In a country where it's a nearly ubiquitous custom to kiss a Mezuzah upon entering and exiting a building, at a time when said country is all














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