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

Since the war began on October 7, the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department reports it has treated roughly 12,000 IDF soldiers, many facing serious physical and psychological impacts. Among these soldiers, around 5,200, or 43%, are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Further figures highlight the severe nature of injuries: 14% have moderate to critical injuries, including 23 soldiers with major head trauma, 60 amputees, and 12 who have lost their vision. Approximately two-thirds of the 12,000 soldiers are reservists. A notable 1,500 of those treated sustained injuries twice, having returned to service after initial recovery. Beyond this wave of cases, the Rehabilitation Department continues to care for 62,000 veterans from prior conflicts and projects this number could rise to 100,000 by 2030, with at least half expected to suffer from PTSD. STAGGERING NUMBERS: 12,000 IDF Soldiers Treated Since October 7, Nearly Half with PTSD – The Yeshiva World Anyone who continues to

Being a proper chareidi means kosher phone only, no text, no camera, no WA, no internet.  And best not to be on the internet at all (although nearly everyone is to some extent). You can get WA on your computer, but it will confuse people b/c they will think you are on call constantly and will see your messages immediately and that you have the ability to snap a photo and send 1-2-3. And if you want to buy a refrigerator, you have to get one from a frum store that has installed Shabbos mode, as the technology today (not just in Israel) has gotten so complicated that there is not just one light bulb to unscrew to use the fridge on Shabbos but rather someone has to install a complicated computer on the back of your fridge to allow it to switch off all the lights/settings that would cause someone to violate Shabbos upon opening the fridge. So you go to a store in a very frum neighborhood like RBS B, buy a fridge.  The sephardi guy working there has a smartphone but he understands the custo

  You think you knew what you had in America until you leave there and come to Israel. A few years here and it really hits you. America is the world's empire. Everything seems to come from America, including the Jets that the SSOI flies over your head on the way to its bombing runs. Certainly, the Internet is all America, from Microsoft to Apple to Facebook to Twitter to Snapchat to Rumble to Zoom. The equipment is half America/half Asia, although it was nearly all invented in America. The Nobel prizes go mostly to America and some Europe. On the BBC home page half the articles are about America. Even one of the princes of England moved there. You go to work and service your American clientele. They are so polite and efficient. Then you go and try to deal with Israeli customer lack of service people. You see ads in the paper that say, tired of Israeli customer service, we offer American customer service.  Then you think, I left that place? And what did I come to? War, fighting, int