My brother-in-law, Aaron Katsman, published a book called Retirement GPS: How to Navigate a Secure Financial Future with Global Investing. He is offering a giveaway to a lucky reader. I asked him why the book would be relevant to Israeli readers. He replied that the suggestions in Retirement GPS … [Read more...]
Ex-Lev Tahor Members Tell of Abuse, Expulsion, Teen Marriage
January 2, 2014 by
The extremist Jewish group Lev Tahor has made it back into the news. The group is led by Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, who was convicted for kidnapping in New York in 1994 and jailed for two years. Nathan Helbrans, son of Shlomo, left the group last year after reporting that his resistance to orders … [Read more...]
20 Top Israeli Baby Boy Names for 2012
December 3, 2013 by
The Central Bureau for Statistics recently published the top Israeli names in each sector for 2013. Today I'll review the top boys' names. See yesterday's post for the most popular Israeli girls' names. The list is similar to the list for 2010, except that Nehorai and Guy have been replaced by … [Read more...]
20 Top Israeli Baby Girl Names for 2012
December 2, 2013 by
See also: 20 Top Israeli Baby Boy Names for 2012 At long last, the Israeli Central Bureau for Statistics announced popular names for 2012. Today I'll review the top twenty names for Jewish girls. First, a word about trends. Remember how just a few years ago single-syllable names were all the … [Read more...]
Israelis Protest Breastfeeding Harassment
November 17, 2013 by
Check out my interview with Tel Aviv Radio by host Amir Mizroch, starting at 30 minutes. You can see the picture by Amir Schiby that I mention in the interview. Last month, a mother visited a Petach Tikva mall with her two small children. The baby got hungry. While the mother knew of a nursing … [Read more...]
Israeli Baby Girl Name Help November 2013
November 3, 2013 by
Two readers just sent inquiries about Israeli baby names. Can you help? Thanks for a great site! I am having quite a hard time with a baby name to be named after my grandmother Hedwig (Tzirel). I am comfortable using an H or I suppose a Z for the tzadi. We can't use Hannah... Do you know of … [Read more...]
Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Laam: Politics and Money
October 4, 2013 by
In March, 2009, I wrote about Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Center in Petach Tikva, Is Bnei Baruch a Cult?. In January, 2011, I posted a first-hand account of a former member. Since then, the post has shot up in Google rankings and gets about 400 visitors a month. In August 2012, Haaretz published an … [Read more...]
Gas Mask Distribution Information
August 28, 2013 by
This post was originally published in 2011 but has been completely updated. With the threat of war, the home front command has a new phone number for gas mask distribution information: 104. There may be a long wait. You can also order home delivery, via the post office. Phone: *2237 or leave a … [Read more...]
Mother in Israel’s Guide to the Polio Vaccine Campaign
August 25, 2013 by
Israel lives with constant military threats. Lately we are dealing with an invisible threat, the polio virus, which has crossed our borders via Egypt. Polio was supposed to have been eliminated by now, through aggressive vaccination. One of the most dangerous strains is already extinct. But partly … [Read more...]
Mothers and Fathers, 2013
July 24, 2013 by
The blog post below was written in Hebrew by Esther Pelled, author of the blog Unedited. She is responding in part to a report on Channel Two News last Saturday evening, which claimed that the Israeli health ministry puts too much pressure on women to breastfeed. Thanks to Julie Rosenzweig of … [Read more...]
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