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Thoughts on Torah, working, living in Israel and how they go together.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Delta's alliance with Saudi Arabian Airways

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Delta is entering into a partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines through its SkyTeam Alliance, beginning next year. Delta planes don’t actua...
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Should we go to the best doctor?

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Last week R' Elyashiv had heart surgery and the Charedi press had extensive coverage. Mishpacha (Hebrew) had a number of articles about ...
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

R' Sternbuch's response to the Segula Ring

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The original ad in last week's Mishpacha listed R' Sternbuch as endorsing the ring. Mishpacha this week printed the following discla...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Some of the segula type ads that I have seen in the past

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Here are some of the ads that I have posted about in the past. For the first time since Moshe Rabenu ... Kupat Hair never stops Hi...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

This time it's "Segula Wine"

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The following ad for segula wine was a full page on the back of last week's Hamodia. I don't know what to say anymore, what's...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Judaism or Avoda Zara? Updated with contact information

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I could not believe an ad that I saw in this past week's Mishpacha magazine. It was for a "Silver Segulah Ring". Is this what ...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Yated continues the war against Mishpacha

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For the last few weeks Yated Neeman has been waging a war against the weekly Charedi magazines especially Mishpacha. Last week they publishe...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The NY Times has sunk to an all time low

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They printed an op-ed today from Mahmoud Abbas which has brazen out and out historical lies. Opinion is one thing but I don't understand...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

I"m in kollel but my life is a sham

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This was the headline of an article in the English Mishpacha magazine a few weeks ago (repeated last week in hebrew). The article details ho...
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Monday, December 27, 2010

Have we become Amish?

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Hamodia this past week printed a letter where the letter writer was very upset that an article a month ago seemed to promote computer use am...
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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Advertising to Charedim

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Ynet has a very interesting article on the subject Tapping into haredi ad market This is a good follow on to my post from a few days ago. ...
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Touch screen kosher phone???

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This is why I can't take the whole kosher phone thing seriously. If all you are supposed to be doing with your phone is making calls, th...
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Fascinating insight into the Charedi view of various professions from children's books

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We bought my 4 year old son a set of books (in Hebrew) written for the Charedi public in Israel. The books teach safety rules through storie...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Kupat Hair - Marrying off your children puts you on the tzedaka rolls

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According to Kupat Hair the profile of the recipient of Tzedaka has changed dramatically. In the past most of the people who needed tzedaka ...
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Did the Avos keep all 613 mitzvos?

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The You Tube video that everyone is watching has brought this question to the forefront. R' Hoffman wrote a response The Avos and the ...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Fascinating letters in yesterday's Yated

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The letters in the Hebrew Yated Neeman are always interesting. I would like to share 2 of them with you. An Avrech writes about how he was...
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Unfortunately, the latest kollel scandal doesn't surprise me

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It is an explicit gemara. The gemara in Kiddushin 30b states: ר' יהודה אומר כל שאינו מלמדו אומנות מלמדו ליסטות ליסטות ס"ד אלא כאי...

What bothers me most about the latest Kollel scandal

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If you haven't heard, a number of kollels were raided yesterday on the suspicion that they were cheating the government. Police: Hared...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

The electricity is back on in the New Square Main Beis Medrash, for now

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They gave Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. a check today for $46,450 toward the unpaid bill nearly 30 hours after the utility shut off pow...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

New Square Main Bais Medrash Has Power Cut For Not Paying $78,000 Electric Bill

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Financial Meltdown: New Square Main Bais Medrash Has Power Cut For Not Paying $78G Bill Mispalilim coming to Skver’s main Bais Medrash hav...
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