I offered my hareidi friend a dark grey suit that I didn't want anymore and he refused it because he said that he wouldn't be able to wear it in his community. He said that american hareidim can wear things like that but not israeli.

what's weird is he's expressed that he really likes grey suits.

do you agree that for an israeli hareidi it would be considered too much for many to be caught in dark grey vs black.

I feel like sometimes they're living in so much fear of what people might think of them.

What's your thoughts on the matter?

Don’t they?

Hello, I’m a 19 year old looking for a place to play chess in Jerusalem, I’d love to play tournaments (club tournaments and official FIDE/Israel), preferably on Thursday nights/Fridays/Shabbas but if that’s not an option the other days are okay.

Thanks in advanced and please let me know!

I'm an American Jew whose parents lived in Jerusalem from around 1949-51 (my father was one of the American volunteers for the Haganah in 1948). I'm interested in knowing where some of the places they mentioned were:. Although it's unlikely that many people who were alive then are still alive, some of you may have heard this information from your family members?

!) My father said that at that time, the only two places you could take a warm bath or shower were the YMCA and the mikveh. Where would this mikveh have been located?

2. My father worked for the police force as a morse code operator? Although I'm sure there were many police stations at that time, where would some of them have been?

3. My father's older brother, who also came from the U.S. and was killed in the fighting in 1948, apparently lived on Rashi Street in 1947-48. I know Rashi Street is an ultra-Orthodox area today. What was it like at that time?

4. My mother was an English-language announcer for "Kol Zion Lagolah," the ancestor of Kol Yisrael.. Wikipedia says it's been in the same building in Romena since its inception. Is that correct? And finally"

5. My father said "all the Americans" in his time hung out at a house where an American-born dentist live. Anybody know who or where this was?

I'd be grateful if anyone can answer any of my question. Thanks!

Raanan Geberer, NYC

Curious for any recommendations of shops or places to purchase legitimate coins or arrowheads and such. Not interested in violating the antiquities rules, so if this is a no go I’d understand.

The level of pizza in this city is really improving.
Who, in your opinion, makes the best pizza in town.

(Can anyone convince me it's not Flora?)

Does anyone know of any active philosophy get togethers in Jerusalem? Would anyone here be interested? I'm thinking meetup at a cafe somewhere in the center to smoke cigs, drink coffee, and talk philosophy. Can be Jewish philosophy but I'm also into existentialism, classical, German idealists, really anything

Pretty self explanatory. I’m located in the old city and don’t have a car.

Or know an app/ facebook group/ or something else where people are giving stuff away or selling it for cheap?

My flights to Tel Aviv from the US keep getting cancelled and I’m very upset about it so I’m venting here 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡. Is anyone else struggling with this? Have you found a way around it?

I’m starting grad school in Jerusalem at the end of August and I’m nervous about the political situation and safety. I’m an American woman and I’ve met several people in the US say they just flew in from Israel or Egypt because it’s not safe for them.

My husband and I will be visiting Jerusalem maybe next your or the next. I need hotel ideas. Thank you!

Anyone know of any good chats for finding roomates/ joining a dirah in Jerusalem?

I live in California and I want to buy a book from my friend in Jerusalem but he says the post service is nearly non existent there. Is there anyone who would be willing to visit him and get the book for me?

Went here with my who was visiting from the States, and my bro . Best Knafe hands down. Near Damascus gate in the Old City. They also have branches in Beit Hanina and Ramallah.

Is Jerusalem dog friendly?

Will be going on a date there and want something romantic

Dear all,

Looking for a friendly, attentive pilates teacher in Jerusalem, thanks for any suggestion!

I ask this question because I learned from a podcast that modern Hebrew was created in the 1920s.

Does anyone know if the Jerusalem Ministry of Interior offices are open? Thank you.

Don't you dare cry about "Collateral damage" in Gaza or condemn any response as 'excessive'. It is your fault, cowardly bleeding-heart bastards, that Hamas survived in order to do what it did yesterday. The civilians who celebrated these attacks and participated in the mutilation of corpses are as bad as the terrorists. Gaza, Iran, Hezbollah all deserve to suffer. Blood for blood, a thousand times over.

I’ve heard about the terrorists kidnapping and killing people stay safe yall ❤️🙏

My close friend is pressuring me that soon there won’t be any apartments available anymore for rent. I’m a oleh chadash.

True? Or are there always apartments going for rent?