Yesterday was not just Tu B’Shvat. It was also the 63rd birthday of the Knesset.Happy Birthday! I think the blessing “until 120″ applies very nicely to the Knesset bearing 120 seats…In honor of the birthday, the knesset hosted a variety of activities, including debates between MKs from various parties on varying subjects. Read More »

All this talk about Iran and its nuclear capabilities, if Israel should or should not attack, when Israel will, what has to happen to make Israel attack, and all the various scenarios disturbs me.When Israel destroyed the nuclear reactor in Osirak, Iraq, it was done in utter silence. It was successful largely because of the element of surprise. Read More »

The Marker has more information about some new Israeli technological advancements in the fruit industry. I don’t mean fruit like Apple computers, but fruit and vegetables. Read More »

Quote Of The Day America should stand by its friends and its democratic allies, even, and sometimes especially, when it’s unpopular to do so. Read More »

Oprah’s Visit to Hasidic Brooklyn Oprah will be broadcasting her visit to a Hassidic family in Brooklyn. In the meantime, Chabad has uploaded a clip of the Chabad rabbi interviewing Oprah about the visit. Visit Jewish.TV for more Jewish videos . Read More »

Kosher Wine Festival in Jerusalem: Tasting wine from Israel’s modern kosher wineries Read More »

Shlomo Katz: Nigun of the Birds Read More »

Interesting Posts #356 1. Messianics = Christians Wrapped In Torah Scrolls 2. The Erosion Of Israeli leadership 3. An Atheist Who Loves orthodox Jews 4. The Mikvah In Tzur Hadassah 5. Read More »

One of the sticking points in peace negotiations has always been the issue of the refugees. The Palestinians have always kept the issue of the refugees on the table insisting on the right of return, reparations and whatnot. Read More »

A large percentage of the people who do the work in the public sector are not employees of the State, or of the institution in which they do the work, but are outsourced by manpower companies. These laborers often have very poor working conditions, and few if any benefits. Read More »

One thing people do not think of when they think about Israel is ice hockey. Israel is not known for its ice skating rinks, or even for ice in any form.Israel has tried numerous times to develop an ice skating culture, but it has never really taken off. Some ice skating rinks have opened, only to close shortly after. Read More »

When The Knesset Heard About Rav Elyashiv Being In Critical Condition Read More »

Tu B’Shvat The Land of Milk and Honey A Tu B’Shvat Song Read More »

Interview: Moshe Feiglin after Likud Leadership Elections Read More »

Mendy Werzberger: TODA Read More »

Headline Of The Day MKs unanimously approve raising their salaries — Jpost (Hattip to DA)if only every employee had the ability to decide his or her own salary increase… Read More »

Here is a cute story, originating in TMZ and then in The Bleacher Report .A Yona Rechnitz, a frum guy originally from LA, won a freak bet on the the Super Bowl. The prop bet was to the tune of $1000 and he bet that the Giants would be the first team to score in the game, and the score would come via a safety. Odds were 50 to 1. Read More »

Interesting Posts #355 1. Guilt For Exercise 2. Rav Hershel Schachter’s Email Hacked – Everybody and his mother have either been hacked in this same way or has received such an email from someone who was hacked. I am not sure why anyone thinks the hacker knew whom he was hacking, or why he would have cared…3. The Shabbaton Choir 4. Read More »

A Guest Post by Dr. Harold Goldmeier America’s political leaders and her spies in defense and security agencies are casting doubts about Iran’s intentions to build a nuclear bomb. Israel is being warned publicly and privately to not launch preemptive attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Read More »

The weather forecast is predicting snow in Modiin, though the snow is expected to be driven in by truck rather than to fall from the sky… Read More »