May 1, 2013

Interesting Posts #484

1. remarkable photos taken by a tank driver

2. the kiddush conundrum - this was just too funny to not post.. both the content and the comments..

3. resurrection of a biblical city

4. teaching students to summarize via twitter

5. Binah magazine has no binah

6. scoop on the kohen in a bag urban legend - interesting, but I am not sure it proves anything. Nobody claimed it was Cyprus Air. the original article said it was an airline flying from Europe (IIRC) that had to be diverted to make a stop in Cyprus and then flew to Israel. It might have been Cyprus Air, or it might not have been.

7. why no mizrahim on israel's banknotes?

8. how a young hassidish boy taught a lesson in ahavas yisrael

9. Israeli space invaders



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5 comments:

  1. 5: Catchy headline, but minimal content. Or is that the blogger's point?

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  2. I think he was simply pointing out the stupid title of the magazine - the happy orphan

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  3. 6. scoop on the kohen in a bag urban legend - The man was interviewed and confirmed the story as well as the psak that his family's rabbi gave from Bnei Brak.

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    1. I myself referenced and translated the ynet article in which they spoke with the fellow. YGB still thinks it is an urban legend.

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