Not Kedai for most people--Moving to the secular state of israel (SSOI)

Contrary to what you have heard from aliyah con-artists that Israel is the future for the Jewish people and even now is a wonderful place to live, there is actually nothing better about Israel for people who live in 1st world countries. For Israelis, it might be different, particularly if their families are here or they don't speak other languages, etc. But for people who live in Chutz, everything is worse. Housing is one of the most important issues of life. You need a home. In Israel the costs are 4x most of the USA for 1/3 the space. Rentals are just as expensive and frequently renters get kicked out their apartments to make room for family or for a sale. What is the future for your children if they can't buy a home. I have friends who live in squalor.  Medical care is vastly inferior. There's a shortage of everything including hospitals. Even if you live in Jerusalem, Haddassah is on the edge of the city on a mountain and Shaarei Tzedeck is difficult to get to as well. ...

Question: which rabbis are responsible for promoting myths about Israel? Answer: nearly all of the Litvacks. There are different kinds of myths. The Modern Orthodox rabbis are the worst obviously. They tell you that the state is geulah, that you are obligated to live there, that America will soon turn Nazi, that Israel is a wonderful place to live, that it's a technological marvel, that all Israelis are good hearted despite their rough edges, that jobs are plentiful, that the army is humane and just and serving in it is noble and enriching. It's all false. It's so false that I have never in my life experienced any advertising that is more false.  But the Yeshivist rabbis are also guilty. Their promotion of Israel is more subtle but it's essentially the same. They tell you that the center of Torah learning has moved to Israel (Yisroel Reismann of Torah v'daas), but that's just another way of saying the geulah has started. They send every bochur and gal to Israel ...

I'm in a small office where two additional people work. I walk out of one room and right in front of me is  an Israeli man who I haven't seen before. I say, "Hello there." Being an Israeli, he says nothing, just glares at me. He starts talking aggressively to my coworkers while eating a felafel sandwich. I believe they are talking about renting a room in the office. He blocks the way to the fridge and I have to wiggle by him. On the way back, he moves a millimeter, still eating, talking aggressively, this time not looking at me at all. When I leave the office each day, I pass by the guys in the pizza shop. Every day for months I pass them. Sometimes I say, layla tov. They say nothing. They just glare. I buy from pizza from them. They glare. Each time, I wonder, did I do something wrong? There's no hello, no thank you, no chatter, just a glare.  This is Israel. Don't bother saying hello. Nobody cares. I wonder sometimes why I bothered learning the word Shalom. ...

  Translation:   Only ₪57,000 !!! Kia Sorento, 7 seats !! 050-8181-091 — Nati Year 2015, 2nd owner (יד 02) !!! Driven only 187 km !! The luxurious model, 2,200 turbo engine, inspection (test) valid until 21/11/27 !! The new shape !!! Android multimedia system, reversing camera + 360 sensors, alloy wheels, leather seats, full steering-wheel controls, 2 keys and remotes, tinted windows, after a 10,000 service and more… car in new condition. 100% financing option, price includes everything, only 1,500 per month and no [down payment] required. How much would this car cost in the USA where salaries are triple that of Israel and housing costs one quarter? In the US, that car would sell for roughly $6,000–$8,000 as sold by a private party, as is advertised here.  That is 1/3 the price of Israel.  1/3 the cost while your salary is 3x the income of Israel. Can American Zionists do math? Do they have the slightest notion of how to manage their lives? Will you have your daughte...

Did Manasseh promote idolatry? Yes — emphatically. Manasseh (Hebrew Menashe, reigned c. 697–642 BCE) is portrayed in the Hebrew Bible as the single most idolatrous king of Judah, the one who dragged the nation past the point of no return. The indictment in 2 Kings 21:1–18 is a systematic undoing of his father Hezekiah's reforms: He rebuilt the high places Hezekiah had demolished and erected altars to Baal, "and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done" (21:3). He worshiped "all the host of heaven and served them" — astral cult, likely reflecting Assyrian imperial religion, since he was an Assyrian vassal (he appears in Esarhaddon's tribute lists). He built altars inside the Jerusalem temple itself, in both courts, to the host of heaven (21:4–5). He placed a carved image of Asherah in the temple's inner sanctum (21:7). He "made his son pass through the fire," practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists (...

The news from Cleveland See the new Rock Hall, not the same as the old Rock Hall Raise your hand if the last time you set foot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was while entertaining out-of-town guests or on a school field trip. Northeast Ohioans are about to have a good reason to go back. The museum's transformative $135 million expansion starts opening in stages beginning Nov. 22 with a new atrium, where stairs and tiered wooden seating step down toward Lake Erie. Coming this spring is a public park. You won't need a ticket to wander through and to the water's edge. There's also going to be an indoor venue that holds nearly 1,000 people, with the first concerts expected in early 2027. Some of the exhibits you probably remember from the 1990s will finally be getting a makeover, too. — Kristen Davis The news from Israel Allow me to help you, because if you have been bamboozled by Zionists you won't see the difference. In America, there is growth, beauty, hap...

 You have no idea how much you complicate your life when you move to Israel. Let's just talk about shopping. Contrary to the claim of deranged college professor Hershel Schachter, Israel does not have "all the modern inventions." There's a reason every time you visit America, an Israeli asks you to pick up something for him. Most recently for me, a guy asked me to bring him a hand fan. Can't get that in Israel he said.  But shopping online doesn't solve the problem. The mail service here is atrocious. Packages are not necessarily delivered to your door. You will pay for that. And the delivery guys are paranoid, as is everyone Israel, so they don't just leave them at your door. You have to coordinate with the delivery guy to get him to leave it there. At the package pickup spots, you have 3 days to get your stuff or it goes back to the shipper. This has happened to me half a dozen times. And everything takes weeks, sometimes months. Many companies do not de...