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Israel and Jewish Life

Israeli domestic politics, society, and economy, plus Jewish religion and identity. Israel's wars go to geopolitics; general topics merely set in Israel go to their topic category.

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#3830: How a Jewish Newswire Became a Media Combatant

JNS is explicit about fighting an information war. How this newswire differs from the century-old JTA.

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#3822: Settled But Move-Ready: Renting in an Unstable Market

How to organize your home so a 30-day eviction notice is painful but not paralyzing.

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#3742: Parking Space Storage: Creative Hacks for Israeli Apartments

Creative ways to store private assets in a parking space without attracting building management attention in Israel.

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#3720: Why Chabad's Yellow Moshiach Flags Survived the Rebbe's Death

How a Hasidic movement reconciled its Rebbe's death with messianic belief — and what it reveals about Judaism vs. Christianity.

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#3708: Why Israelis Bet Everything on One Apartment

Why do so many Israelis treat a single apartment as their primary investment — and what does that do to the housing market?

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#3698: Can You Really Escape the Anglo Bubble?

Most English-speaking olim want to leave the bubble—but few actually do. Here's why.

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#3691: The Secret Formula of Israel's Best Customer Service

Why some Israeli businesses thrive on service while most fail—and the surprising economics behind it.

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#3686: How to Spot a Gas Building Before You Buy or Rent

Spotting gas infrastructure in Israeli apartment buildings is harder than you think. Here's what to look for.

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#3681: Why We Dig Into Family History (Or Don't)

Why some people are drawn to genealogy while others avoid it — and what changes when we finally start asking questions.

jewish-historyzionismantisemitismstress-and-traumamigration-and-refugees

#3679: The Hockey Enforcer Named Rosehill

The surprising story of a rare Jewish surname born in a Habsburg office and immortalized on NHL ice.

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#3653: Israel's Expired Gas Mask Problem

Millions of expired gas masks sit in Israeli homes. Why won't the government replace them?

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#3608: The Lost Scent of the Temple: Incense in Jewish Tradition

How a core Temple ritual vanished from Jewish practice and became associated with other religions instead.

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#3556: Israeli Construction Safety: Falls, Enforcement, and the Labor Gap

Israel's construction fatality rate is 2-3x the OECD average. Falls from height cause 60% of deaths, and enforcement is sparse.

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#3552: Jerusalem Luxury Tower Math: Sell, Rent, or Airbnb?

A developer with 20 empty luxury units in Jerusalem faces four paths. Which one wins?

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#3550: Israel’s Rental Jungle: Gathering War Stories for Reform

How to gather tenant war stories and push for tenancy reform in Israel—without getting crushed by the landlord lobby.

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#3547: Are Politicians Actually Legislators?

Most MKs spend 15-20% of their time on actual lawmaking. Who’s really writing the laws?

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#3500: Missile Defenses on a Boeing 787

How Israel’s airline and its groundwater both became existential infrastructure.

#3499: Why 45% of Israel Is Empty Despite Being Dense

Israel is one of the densest countries on earth—yet nearly half of it is virtually uninhabited. Here's why.

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#3493: Murmuring Scriptures and Wandering Wilds: Ancient Meditation

How "hagah" (murmuring scripture) and "hitbodedut" (wilderness solitude) reveal meditation hidden in the Bible.

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#3491: Israel's Economy Beyond the Startup Hype

Israel is 82% services, but only 9% of workers are in tech. The real economy tells a different story.

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