Image by Getty Images via Daylife The New England Journal of Medicine featured an article by the Israeli medical team that set up a field hospital less than 48 hours after a major earthquake hit Haiti. When there is so much suffering, whom do you help first? Under normal circumstances, triage … [Read more...]
Pesach, Prayer Books and More: Interesting Posts #3
February 14, 2010 by
Image by roger_mommaerts via Flickr Pesach is just around the corner and a reader asks for suggestions on how much matzah to order. We get around 1 kg (2 lbs) per person. Organized readers, please share your experience. West Bank Mama asks for pro-Israel posts: Gil Troy has written a blog … [Read more...]
Wedding Costs
February 1, 2010 by
This post is Part VIII of a series on dating and marriage in the religious-Zionist community. I: Dating Readiness, II: Meeting the One, III: Genetic Testing, IV: Dating Venues, and V: Shidduch Crisis?, VI: Internet Dating, VII: Paying the Shadchan, VIII: Wedding Costs, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: … [Read more...]
Preparing for the Israeli Earthquake
January 28, 2010 by
Image by Getty Images via Daylife In the wake of the Haiti earthquake the Israeli press has been writing about the possibility of a major earthquake along Israel's faultlines. But experts don't consider it a possibility. It's a certainty, the only question is when. During a discussion at the … [Read more...]
How Much is Finding Your Beshert Worth? Paying the Shadchan
January 25, 2010 by
This is the seventh part of a series on dating and marriage in the religious Zionist community in Israel. I: Dating Readiness, II: Meeting the One, III: Genetic Testing, IV: Dating Venues, V: Shidduch Crisis?, VI: Internet Dating, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: Planning Tips, XI: Diabetes,Genetics … [Read more...]
The Government Helps the Little Guy (Me)
January 21, 2010 by
Image by the tartanpodcast via Flickr I've been given the run-around for several months by the internet service provider (ISP) Netvision. In Israel, you pay two fees for ADSL: one fee to the national phone company Bezeq or cable network service for the ADSL infrastructure, and a second fee to … [Read more...]
Internet Dating in the Religious Zionist Community
January 17, 2010 by
This is the sixth part in a series on dating and marriage in the religious-Zionist world. I: Dating Readiness, II: Meeting the One, III: Genetic Testing, IV: Dating Venues, and V: Shidduch Crisis?, VII: Paying the Shadchan, or Not, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: Planning Tips I hear of more and … [Read more...]
Is There a Shidduch Crisis in the Religious Zionist World?
January 15, 2010 by
This is the fifth in a series on dating and marriage in the religious Zionist community in Israel. Previous posts in the series: Part I: Dating Readiness Part II: Meeting the One Part III: Genetic Testing Part IV: Dating Venues VI: Internet Dating VII: Paying the Shadchan, or … [Read more...]
Marriage in the Religious Zionist Community II: Meeting the One
January 7, 2010 by
This is the second part of a series on marriage in the religious-Zionist community in Israel. I: Dating Readiness III: Genetic Testing IV: Dating Venues V: Shidduch Crisis VI: Internet Dating VII: Paying the Shadchan, or Not VIII: Wedding Costs IX: Planning Tips Today's … [Read more...]
Marriage in the Religious Zionist Community, Part I: Dating Readiness
January 5, 2010 by
This is the first in a series. Also see Part II: Meeting the One, Part III: Genetic Testing, Part IV: Dating Venues, Part V: Shidduch Crisis?, VI: Internet Dating, VII: Paying the Shadchan, or Not, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: Planning Tips My oldest son is nearly twenty. I'm not encouraging him … [Read more...]
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