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Rafi Goldmeier

Rafi Goldmeier has been living in Israel for 34 years, with his wife and kids, three of whom are participating actively in the war efforts.

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First Person / In Print

War Is Horribly Necessary

By Rafi Goldmeier

We are a resilient people. We have survived thousands of years with a lot of hatred and evil directed at us over the generations. All we can do is trust that as a nation we will get through this. By hook or by crook.

Book Reviews / In Print

A Jewish Family Through The Centuries

By Rafi Goldmeier

This isn’t a novel set during a five-year period or within the context of a war, some pogroms, or even a specific historical event. It takes place within a span of nearly 200 years – That is a lot of Jewish and German/Prussian and British and Israeli history to research.

Life in Israel

Saar Exempts Shmitta-keepers from Arnona

By Rafi Goldmeier

The government is renewing a law exempting shmitta-observant farmers from arnona payments.

Life in Israel

Protest March of Soldiers Planned in Bet Shemesh

By Rafi Goldmeier

There is going to be a march in Bet Shemesh, protesting that charedi soldiers are being harassed.

Life in Israel

Modern Orthodox Have No Business Voting for Moshe Abutbol for Mayor

By Rafi Goldmeier

Abutbol's city government does everything it can to avoid helping schools that are not the mainstream Haredi.

Life in Israel

Fight Over Summer Camp and the Conflict bet. Haredim and Everyone Else

By Rafi Goldmeier

They are arguing specifically about summer camps, but the arguments apply to all the differences between them.

Life in Israel

Family Trip: Tel Soche, Givat HaTurmusin, Lupine Hill

By Rafi Goldmeier

This past Friday afternoon we took a short break from Shabbos preparation to do a short tiyu.

Life in Israel

Beit Shemesh Affecting Million Man Rally Schedule and Vice Versa

By Rafi Goldmeier

Sure enough, the mayoral challenger's song was quick to draw criticism from his opponents and detractors.

Life in Israel

Proposed Law: No 'Mehadrin' Kosher Food to Imprisoned Get Refusers

By Rafi Goldmeier

Lipman's proposal was crafted in coordination with Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau.

Life in Israel

Enlisting Got Him Arrested

By Rafi Goldmeier

As soon as he stepped out of the country, he was officially AWOL.

Life in Israel

Pope Might Allow Investigation into Holocaust-Era Papal Behavior

By Rafi Goldmeier

The Catholic Church was behind nearly two thousand years of antisemitism and murder of Jews.

Life in Israel

Quote of the Day

By Rafi Goldmeier

Minister of the Interior Gideon Saar.

Life in Israel

100 Years to Tekhelet Research

By Rafi Goldmeier

The conference was in part a commemoration of Rav Herzog.

Life in Israel

No Christmas Tree in the Knesset

By Rafi Goldmeier

The Speaker of the House does not think the idea of installing a Christmas tree is appropriate.

Life in Israel

Locals Protest Haredi College Program in Netanya

By Rafi Goldmeier

Netanya City Hall says that the new program will not be in a new, separate, building.

Life in Israel

Israeli Rabbinate Patrolling Stores' Pre-Shabbat Closing

By Rafi Goldmeier

The Rabbanut is going out on an initiative to prevent stores from staying open past the entry of Shabbos.

Life in Israel

Double Taxation on Empty Apartments in Israel

By Rafi Goldmeier

Any apartment that sits empty for 9 months out of the year will be taxed double the normal rates.

Life in Israel

iPhone Owner Can't Be Chazzan

By Rafi Goldmeier

Someone with an iPhone sins regularly.

Life in Israel

New Extremist Hechsher Causing Family Fights

By Rafi Goldmeier

I wonder in what way they were being "more machmir" when making grape juice...

Life in Israel

Thanksgivukkah

By Rafi Goldmeier

One last Thanksgivvukah video..

Life in Israel

New Bill Legalizing Downloading Music and Movies

By Rafi Goldmeier

The halachic position of such downloads has been debatable until now.

Life in Israel

Banning the Rabbanut from Performing Weddings

By Rafi Goldmeier

The proposal is to teach the Rabbanut a lesson in customer service and customer retention.

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