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moment in hangar
Where else do ou sit on a bucket in an empty hangar with a Rabbi sitting on a bench in front of you teaching words of Torah while practice RPG's explode in the backgroud every 60 seconds? -
Return of the Feminine
It's good to see that women are engaging/being allowed to engage/choosing to engage/daring to engage/being encouraged to engage more in studying Torah.
May balance between v ^ the Feminine and Masculine come closer everyday, and even more so within B'ney Yisrael.
Adi Diamant wins Bible Quiz
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Pesach Seder in the Army
Pesach is one of the times in the year when i wish i didn't have to grow up.
One day i'll be a dad doing seders with my wife for our kids. It's just a bit sad to think that i'll never get to be the innocent kid who sings manishtana with the help of his older sisters because he's too embarassed to sing alone.
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Hamas' Version of Israel
Yassir Arafat was a genius in terms of how he said one thing to one party, said a completely different thing to another party, and got everyone to do exactly what he wanted.
While he complained to Israel and the West that he, as a "moderate," did not have enough power (money, weapons, training, jurisdiction) to control the terrorists, he ( Read more... ) -
Sof Maslul - Finishing the Track
Well i finished the combat "track." This means i completed, basic training, advanced training, full-unit exercises, and several months of working in the field at checkpoints etc. A total of 11 months in the army. Now my company splits up and we all go our seperate ways to different companies within the Nahal Charedi unit. I'm joining Company " ( Read more... ) -
Seinfeld Moment: "seratonin"
here's a Seinfeld moment i'm having. Picture Seinfeld doing standup at the beginning of the show:
My friend just quoted me some scientific "fact":
"did you know that doing good deeds actually increases seratonin in both the doer and the receiver?"
That makes obvious sense. Everyone feels good when they do something good or receieve a kindness.
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Nahal Charedi again on DebkaFile
Terrorist attack thwarted as Nahal Haredi soldiers detain Palestinian with explosives belt at Bekaot check post in Jordan Valley
March 29, 2006, 3:31 PM (GMT+02:00)
Sappers were summoned to neutralize the 10-kilogram bomb vest.
The 18-year-old terrorist from the Nablus area aroused the suspicions of soldiers at the roadblock.
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Terrorists in Underwear
BRIEF BACKGROUND: After Arafat ordered wave after wave of homocide bombings across Israel in 2002, Israel responded with Operation Defensive Shield. The IDF surrounded Arafat's Mukata compound where hundreds of head terrorists were hiding out. Among them were the men who assassinated Israel's Minister of Tourism in 2001. Obviously, Israel wanted ( Read more... ) -
Me on Debkafile
for anyone who reads Debka file updates, the first paragraph here is about me and my unit (among others in the area).
I was up for 16 hours straight in the "War Room" on our base, running around, trying to stop terrorists from their planned attacks.
http://debka.com/headline.php?hid=2103
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