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Life in Israel

Halacha Headlines: 4/18/26 – Shiur 556 – What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah? (audio) - ------------------------------------------------------ *Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel* -------------------...
2 hours ago
Smitten Kitchen

braised leeks and lentils with arugula and yogurt - I’ve been pining for a springy way to combine leeks and lentils in an unfussy, one-pot, weeknight-friendly way but would get stuck on one thing: how anno...
2 days ago
A Soldier's Mother

A Nation that Stood Today - Even knowing it would happen, it startled me. Even knowing what it means, I thought it meant something else. Even knowing, my heart began to race and I g...
5 days ago
lizrael update

Knows and no’s. - I don’t know what to feel about what’s going on above our heads – virtually – regarding the US-Israel-Iran war. I know that there’s a non-zero chance the...
1 week ago
Jack's Shack

Not Dead Yet - Been a whole slew of crazy things that have happened since I last updated this joint. It is not an exaggeration to say I am not dead yet, cuz things cou...
1 month ago
Leora- Here in HP

Puppets, Puppets, Puppets - Meet the puppets: Mr. Peel the elephant, Haman not-so-scary villain, Esther the Queen, Judy/Yehudit, and Benny. See the Chanukah 5786 puppet show.
2 months ago
Coffee and Chemo

Erev zikaron for Rivka - 5786 - We will be holding an *erev zikaron* (memorial evening) for Rivka, on the evening of the fifteenth anniversary of her passing. We will be screening a tal...
5 months ago
Treppenwitz

Yom Yerushalayim - I'm once again following the time-honored ritual below: Find a quiet place... turn off the lights... put a box of tissues within easy reach... and press pl...
10 months ago
Frum Satire

Kovetz Hilchos Xmas – A Parody for the Rest of Us - Humor has always been a staple for Jewish survival. Through our millenia of tragedies and overall reasons to be sad, humor has been a way to raise the sp...
2 years ago
A Mother in Israel

Update about Amanda and Michael Elk/Elkohen/Tzadok - Dear readers, I am here after a long break to post an important update about an older post. In around 2010, I was in touch with a fellow blogger named Mich...
4 years ago
The Rebbetzin's Husband

Teshuvah and the Suffering Jew (Derashah, Yom Kippur 5780) - *From the Cutting Room Floor:* I wrote the following draft derashah for Yom Kippur, but the Rebbetzin, whose derashah sensibilities are as close to unerrin...
6 years ago
One Tired Ema

Anniversary season - I promise I meant to write up a whole thing for one year past my kidney donation. But it’s hot, and I’m tired, and [insert summer excuse here]. I am also t...
6 years ago
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Millenial Kosher - Truly a Cookbook for the Times - Today's connected foodie Millenials surely have heard of culinary blogger Chanie Apfelbaum, if not by her real name, certainly by her social media handle -...
7 years ago
Weekend Hospitality

Back and Hosting again - I'm back in Israel with an apartment, appliances, dishes and a plan. I am now living in Raanana. If you are in the area, and/or just want to come for a s...
7 years ago
Aliyah by Accident

The Stuff that Lasts - Is blogging like bike riding? Not in that it also hurts your butt, but that once you do it, you don't forget how? Let's see. I have been thinking a lot abo...
8 years ago
Tikkun Olam

The End. Is there a Beginning...? - This is my first post back on Tikkun Olam since April 15th, 2015. It does not feel real. Why is it that we never think we will ever have a JOLT in our live...
8 years ago
Sporadic Intelligence

All Good Things…. - I started this blog a long time ago, lifetimes ago in internet years – 2008. A lot has changed in that time, me, you, the world. I’ve let this blog linger ...
9 years ago
Ima Shalom

Bereshit: Sibling Rivalry - *The first in a series, **Parshah and Parenting: A Weekly Exploration. Join me each week! * Bereshit is the first parashah of the Torah. We look to it fo...
9 years ago
Cafe Liz

A day in the country: Vegetable picking and a wheat festival - Once so often we rent a car and leave the city. The festival of Shavuot a month ago was one of those times. We headed up north into the Galilee, one of my ...
9 years ago
Jewish Single Mom By Choice

Summer Haircut - The heat in Jerusalem for the past two weeks has been unbearable. I had gotten to the point where I was prepared to chop all my hair myself, and so I call...
9 years ago
CURING EZRA

Finding His Voice - We know that it has been quite a long time since our last update, but it It has been for good reason - we are happy to report that Ezra is doing very well!...
9 years ago
The Muqata

Thank you for your support! - Thank you very much for supporting our work at The Muqata. We appreciate your contribution and hope to be able to keep bringing you the most up to date ...
10 years ago
Material Maidel

Care.com is the new Jdate - I pretty much just said it all with that heading. For the last couple of weeks, I've been looking for a new nanny to take care of my mini maidels. Yup - I'...
10 years ago
Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progress

Book Review: “When God is Near: On the High Holidays” - Shanah tovah! I hope you too had a wonderful Rosh Hashanah. The honor of writing the first Our Shiputzim post of the year goes to the one and only YZG (...
10 years ago
Sharon's Table | From my table to yours

Unusual uses for garlic. - CC BY-SA 3.0 NY Garlic makes a great flavor enhancer to any food but did you know it has a lot of other uses such at; Heath Properties – Among other things...
10 years ago
West Bank Mama

Bibi’s Brilliant Media Campaign - I wanted to write this post throughout the past election season in Israel, but I was busy with work, Pesach preparations, etc. After the Likud’s victory at...
11 years ago
Wolfish Musings

I Don't Like What I've Become - As I'm finishing up *Shacharis*, the two dollar bills, tired and worn from circulation lay on the table in front of me. I put those bills there before *dav...
11 years ago
Adventures in Chinuch (and other stories)

The Costume Crisis - As Purim approaches, a sense of desperation is beginning to set in among Jewish role models everywhere. “Last year it was so easy. My wife’s *sheitel*, a ...
11 years ago
SerandEz

Four Children in a Garden - I was listening to a podcast recently where Rabbi Lawrence Kushner was being interviewed by NPR. He related a fascinating story which blew my mind: I was l...
11 years ago
Conversations in Klal

Sometimes Dreams Come True - I know that it has been well over a year since I last posted on the blog--a whole lot of family issues and work that needed taking care of. However, despi...
12 years ago
Not Just Typical

Charge me all you want! Treat me like a king! - If you are serving me you can charge all you want. I might consider it. I am after all getting something made specifically for me. I feel special. Whether ...
12 years ago
Mystery Woman

The Right Moment - We spend so much of our time waiting. Waiting on line, waiting for the bus, waiting for appointments. Waiting for the phone to ring. There's a purpose f...
12 years ago
Yeshiva Sanity

New Chump, New Blog - http://225kchump.blogspot.com/
12 years ago
Orthonomics

Custodial Account Basics - I can't link to the imamother threads that have inspired this informational post (I've seen a few posts in the past number of months), but I do hope that i...
12 years ago
A Frum Punk

Faces - Our faces reflect who we are and what we’ve experienced. Someone who has never had to struggle for something meaningful will reflect that in an open trusti...
12 years ago
Trip'n Up

Book Review : Let my RV Go! by Nicole Nathan - *I have to admit it, I have always wanted to take an RV vacation. Keeping kosher on vacations in the US is a challenge. The idea that you could br...
13 years ago
In the Pink

It’s Moving Day - The time has come for me to move to a brand spanking new website – catch me over at HaDassahSaboMilner.com – all of the content that’s here has been moved ...
13 years ago
Ill call Baila

The little cherry tree on Woodmere Blvd. - At 321 Woodmere Blvd., in the Five Towns of Long Island, New York, there stands a mansion-like building. It is an attractive, red bricked edifice with a la...
14 years ago
Nad-ned Nad-ned

Dog Days - "*Dog Days*" are the hottest, most sultry days of summer...usually fall[ing] between early July and early September... Dog Days can also define a time pe...
14 years ago
Shimshonit

A fond farewell - This summer has been unlike any other. Rather than scrambling to find camps to send all my kids to, I’ve kept my bigger two home and plan to have my third...
14 years ago
Israel Chronicles

Leiby Kletzky - Chana's post about Leiby Kletzky says it all. The song she quotes- A rose among the flowers- is the song that rings in my head when thinking about the pas...
14 years ago
One Frum Skeptic

Support...?! - The following article is about 2 Chassidish Borough Park guys. They owned an auto collision shop and were purposely ruining the cars even more, by hammer...
14 years ago
The Road Taken

How Not to Invite a Single or Divorced Person for Pesach - Here's what you don't say: - Do you need a Seder? - Do you need a meal for YomTov? - Which meals don't you have an invitation for? - You can c...
15 years ago
A Dad's Life

Bitten By Christmas - I thought I was going to escape Christmas this year. Silly, silly, silly man. This morning I was optimistic...I thought that with only two days to go I c...
15 years ago
Honestly Frum

Tzadik Bah L'Ir - Our community has the great zechus this shabbos to hear from the Gadol Hador, Rav Aaron Lichtenstein shlita who is going to be at Rinat. Rav Aaron is goin...
15 years ago
Confessions of a Startup Wife (Abbi)

Interview with a Startup Wife - I know this blog is very neglected, but I somehow found time to respond to Cooking Manager's fun interview questions. Check it out. Posts are percolating i...
16 years ago
Geshmack Dvar Torah of the Week

- We've moved full time to gTorah.com . this blog is effectively closed.
16 years ago
Lakewood Falling Down

To Step On Your Friend - I had an interesting conversation with my brother about Pesach earlier this afternoon. Of course, we were talking about the stress of any Yom Tov, and the ...
16 years ago
Sinner, Saint, Shiksa

New Beginnings - Hi there. You might be wondering what happened to my blog. For various reasons, I needed to take a break. During this break I realized that I loved bloggi...
16 years ago
What War Zone???

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Ilana-Davita

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Seraphic Secret

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Tamara Eden

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Frumteacher

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Jacob Da Jew

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JoeFlix Daily

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Torat Ezra

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Lion of Zion

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And miles to go before I sleep...

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Renegade Rebbetzin

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Modern Girl

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Israeli Kitchen

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Haveil Havalim- It's Almost Purim!

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