Shabbat Shalom

Photo: Miriam Woelke

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Leaving Tel Aviv with almost 200 pictures today. Yesterday I took plenty of photos of the city's southern part "Shechunat HaTikvah" including it's local market. To my surprise, wide parts of "Shechunat HaTikvah" are religious or, at least, Sephardi traditional. I even saw Chassidut Stefanesht and, of course, a Chabad House.

Next week, I am going to publish lots of photos on my blogs. Showing you how foreign workers ruin Tel Aviv and how our country is mostly trying to ignore this problem. When our government doesn't act drastically, Tel Aviv will be flooded with African illegals. And not only the dirty part around the Central Bus Station but other neighbourhoods as well.

On the other hand, there are many great people in a Tel Aviv with a totally secular reputation. You can find plenty of Orthodox Synagogues in downtown Tel Aviv. In Ben Yehudah Street, Frishman, Bugrashov and the new Chabad House in Trumpeldor. Please note that the Chabadnikim in Trumpeldor are French Meshichistim and believe in the Rebbe as Meshiach.

More chassidic Rebbes are on their summer vacation as well as their annual donation (Shnorr) trips. However, this is not the reason why I think that some society problems should also be mentioned in this blog. In order to understand how religion and the whole haredi issue work in Israel, you have to know society. And especially Israeli society works a lot different then Jews living in the Diaspora are used to.

"Shabbat Shalom - Gut Schabbes" to all of you !

Zipi Livni and the Zaddik of Stefanesti

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The front page of today's secular newspapers are showing a picture of Zipi Livni lighting a candle (Ner Zikaron) at the grave of the Admor of Stefanesti (Rabbi Avraham Mattetiyahu Friedman, 1846 - 1933). Chassidut Stefanesti has its origins in Romania and Rebbe Avraham Mattetiyahu is buried in Givatayim near Tel Aviv.

Obviously Zipi Livni was praying for some support from the upper worlds, as tonight, President Shimon Peres is going to decided if Zipi or Bibi are given the chance of building a government.

However, the haredi forum world gossiped about Zipi Livni being illiterate and see why:



Zipi Livni lighting the candle at the grave but she doesn't pay attention that there is a sign right in front of her saying that lighting candles is forbidden.



Look at the yellow sign from the fire department !

However, Zipi doesn't care about the fire department rules when it comes to becoming prime minister.