Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Right/Religious Growing Stronger as Counting Continues
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773Update: There was a slight surge for the religious/right during the middle of the counting, but in the end it didn’t pan out. As the voting results continue to be tallied, it appears that the Right and Religious parties are gaining in strength compared to the the results released in the earlier exit polls, with [...]
The Almost Final 19th Knesset List (Updated)
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
News → IsraelWho's in, who's not in the 19th Knesset.
Bibi’s Obvious Option: Coalition with Lapid and Bennett
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773Yair Lapid will be calling the shots at this point.
Updated: Record High Voter Turnout So Far (8 PM)
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773For an Israeli election race where no one can actually say what the important issues of the race are, voter turnout has been at an all time high all day long. By 2:00PM, voting was at 38.3%, compared to the previous high in 1999, when it was at 34%. At 4:00 PM, voting reached 46.6%, [...]
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
News → IsraelIn the past, Chareidi (Ultra-Orthodox) participation in election voting has never topped more than around a third of their potential voters. Chareidim have avoided voting for two primary reasons. The first is to minimize their participation in the Zionist enterprise, the second is that many Chareidim are actually disillusioned with the Chareidi political leadership, and [...]
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Blogs → HADARSo my advice is, don't try to outsmart anyone. You will just be shooting yourself in the foot. Vote for the party you want to see lead the country.
20% of Voters Remain Undecided Until the Last Minute
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
News → IsraelA Channel 1 survey reported that 20% of voters remain undecided until the last minute. Many will only be deciding on the party to vote for once they reach the voting booth. Voter turnout is the highest its been since the elections in 1999.
Pro-Labor Settler and Pro-Bennett Bedouin
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773There are Israeli voters making some surprising and rather unexpected choices.
Bennett Attacked by Haredim at Western Wall
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773The attack occurred as Bennett began praying in front of the Wall
Israelis Are Picking the 19th Knesset (Video)
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773In Israel they have a cute commercial where a cop revokes your whining license for 4 years if you fail to vote.
Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley BoteachWhat is better, a popular Israel riddled with dead Jews or an unpopular Israel filled with living ones?
The Muqata’s Guide to Navigating Israel’s 2013 Election.
Posted on: January 22nd, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773Left, Right or Center Jameel advises you on which party to vote for.
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773The Likud has achieved much over the last four years for settlements and the nation, and aside from his silly insistence on the two-state solution, Netanyahu has been a pretty good Prime Minister.
Rabbi Lior ‘Saddened’ by Rav Ovadia’s Attack on Jewish Home
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773On Saturday night, Rav Ovadia attacked the Jewish Home party saying it was not the home of Jews but of goyim.
Who Am I Voting For, and How Should You Vote?
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773At JewishPress.com we’ve spent countless hours discussing the pros and cons of voting for each particular party. Now we'll share some of the discussions that have made this election decision such a difficult one.
Jewish Press Interviews with Tomorrow’s Knesset Candidates!
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
News → IsraelStill deciding who will get your vote? The Jewish Press team has interviewed several of this election's most newsworthy candidates - hear what they have to say about the issues affecting you most, and cast your ballot on January 22.
NY Book Takes Top 2012 National Jewish Book Award
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsA history of New York Jewry took Jewish book of the year honors in the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards.
Tevye in the Promised Land, Chapter Twenty-Three: A New Kind of Jew
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Books → The Bookshelf → Tevye in the Promised LandAll of Tevye’s life, it seemed like he was always saying good-bye. Back in the old country, what now seemed like lifetimes ago, his Hodel had left him for Perchik. Then Hava had run off with her gentile, and Shprintza had drowned. Then the heart and soul of his being, his devoted wife, Golda, had [...]
My Vote Won’t Help Sell Out the Land of Israel
Posted on: January 20th, 2013
Blogs → Felafel on RyeBy sitting in a Netanyahu-led government the Jewish Home would be an accomplice to the theft of the Land of Israel.
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