Jun 24, 2026
Quote of the Day
the day will come when we'll turn the country upside down, but that's at a later stage. The entire land like a bonfire. Do you think they'll make slaves and servants out of us? The moment will come when everyone will go out to protests across the entire country. We'll take the prisons and turn them into yeshivas
-- MK Ytzchak Goldknopf, in advance of the Haredi car protest
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like Kaplan
The Haredi community in Israel will be holding another protest against the draft this afternoon. This protest will be a car protest, meaning convoys of cars will be leaving the various Haredi cities and communities and driving slowly on the roads around Israel causing bad traffic for a while.
I am in favor of their right to protest. They have the same right to protest as everyone else in Israel, even if their subject of protest is one other people do not like or agree with. That should not need to be said.
Their right to protest does not include violence or civil disobedience (even if it is an effective means of protest) just like nobody else has the right to protest like that, and protests are supposed to be coordinated with the police for permits, especially if disrupting the flow of traffic is involved. This too should not need to be said.
Unlike many of the other Haredi protests we have seen recently, from what I understand the protest scheduled for this afternoon has been somewhat coordinated with the police and they have a permit for it (though I think not for shutting down roads, maybe I am wrong). Like the Gur protest the other day near the army prison, which was coordinated with permits, I would expect today's protest to be a bother and nuisance to the general public but relatively peaceful and uneventful.
All that being said, every time I see someone criticizing any of the Haredi protests or any aspect of them, supporters of the protests start screaming "but Kaplan!..." - Kaplan blocked roads, Kaplan got violent, police didnt touch the Kaplan protestors.... whether true or not, whether accurate or not, immediately they run to compare their protests to Kaplan.
I am not sure that is a great strategy. The Kaplan protestors have become among the most (excluding by their supporters obviously) divisive and hated groups around Israel - completely on the Right but also well into the center and into the light Left.
The Haredim are not so well liked right now either out in the general public, but I am not sure they want to be compared to Kaplan and make themselves really hated by so many by demanding to be treated like Kaplan...
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Jun 23, 2026
Interesting Psak: Shabbos Kipa
Rav Bentzion Hakohen Kook, a rav in Petach Tikva and dayan in Jerusalem, recently discussed a halacha during his weekly shiur that it is recommended to not wear clothing on Shabbos that you wear during the week.
One of the attendees asked if practically one must have a unique clothing item designated for Shabos or can one wear clothes, such as a shirt, that he also wears during the week as long as it is laundered for Shabbos?
Rav Kook responded paskening that clothing that gets laundered regularly, such as shirts for example, can be worn on Shabbos after having be en laundered. There is no need to have unique shirts designated for Shabbos, just launder them for Shabbos. Clothing items that are not normally laundered regularly, such as tallis katan and a kipa, should be designated and unique for Shabbos.
Rav Kook mentioned that he himself saw this by Rev Elyashiv, his rebbi, and has been doing it himself since; Rav Elyashiv had a hanger with his Shabbos clothes prepared in the closet that held his Shabbos pants, tallis katan, kipa and a vest, all specifically designated for Shabbos. Rav Elyashiv did not have a shirt designated for Shabbos, but would change to a freshly laundered shirt before Shabbos.
According to Behadrei, since this psak was recently publicized there has been a run on kipas and tallis katan in the stiores as many people are running to get themsels new kipas and tallis katan that they would designate just for Shabbos use... When Rav Kook heard about this he gave his approval and said anyone who does thhings for the glory, the honor, of Shabbos will definitely receive the merit of the Shabbos providing protection for him and it will be a segula for protection, and will be given unlimited bounty (as promised in the gemara)....
Personally I have had a designated tallis katan for Shabbos for many years as an adult, for as long as I can remember. When I get a new tallis katan, I generally will rotate it in making the new one my "Shabbos tzitzis" and move my previous Shabbos tzitzis into my weekday lineup... I never had a special SHabbos kipa - maybe it is time to get one... back when I used to regularly wear a black hat, I did have a hat designated for Shabbos..
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Netanyahu responds to Trump: 'What would the US do?' (video)
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We Love Israel - AKA: Aliyah Snob Syndrome (video)
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The magical atmosphere of Jerusalem! The Mahane Yehuda Market draws everyone in! (video)
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AARON RAZEL Ft. Adi Ran - Hasimcha Ha'Amitit (video)
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Jun 22, 2026
Dovi Neuburger Wants Us to Laugh at Ourselves | Behind the Bima #204 (video)
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Jerusalem! What’s Going on in the Streets Right Now? (video)
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Hashem's Army | TYH Boys (video)
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Jun 21, 2026
The Land of Milk and Honey
Ben and Jerry's of Israel, a strong Zionist company that is no longer related to the anti-Israel American global company Ben & Jerry's, has produced a new flavor that just recently hit the shelves of our retail stores. The new flavor is called Chalav uDvash - Milk and Honey.
I have seen some people describe the flavor as basically vanilla, maybe vanilla chocolate chip, but I think it is better than that. We really like it in our house. It is at minimum a super enhanced vanilla chocolate chip. The honey makes a big difference in it not just being a shade of vanilla.
What makes this flavor unique is that it is produced from ingredients all locally sourced in southern Israel from the communities in the Gaza envelope. The milk comes from a dairy farm in the area, the honey is produced from bees in Yad Mordechai, the magen dovid, the six pointed Jewish star, shaped chunks of chocolate are made by a chocolatier in the area and the artwork on the container is from a local artist in the area. And it tastes great as well. And is also a mehadrin flavor, for those that only eat their mehadrin flavors. And profits (I do not know what percentage) from the sales of this flavor are donated to an organization that is involved in helping with the rebuilding of the affected communities...
the following videos are taken from the Ben and Jerry's website (again, the Israeli company, not the American global company)... and you can get more details about the production of this flavor there...
enjoy the new flavor, and feel good about eating ice cream knowing you are also supporting a good cause in the support of our southenr Gaza envelope communities.
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Halacha Headlines: 6/20/26 – Shiur 564 – Should You Move to Israel? What about trying it for a year? (audio)
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The Real Jerusalem 17 June. From Mahane Yehuda Market to the International Convention Center (video)
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Sruli hosts Amiran Dvir and Mendy Twersky: Heilig (Official Music Video)
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Jun 18, 2026
Picture of the Day
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| as seen in Monsey |
we have gone from Trump being possibly mashiach and davening for Donald ben Fred to Trump being a fehrd (a horse, colloquially in Yiddish, a fool)....
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