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Yossi Altman said Koogle, a play on the names of a Jewish noodle pudding and the ubiquitous Google, appears to meet the standards of Orthodox rabbis, who restrict use of the Web to ensure followers avoid viewing sexually explicit material.
The site, at www.koogle.co.il, omits religiously objectionable material, such as most photographs of women which Orthodox rabbis view as immodest, Altman said.
Its links to Israeli news and shopping sites also filter out items most ultra-Orthodox Israelis are forbidden by rabbis to have in their homes, such a television sets.
"This is a kosher alternative for ultra-Orthodox Jews so that they may surf the Internet," Altman said by telephone.
The site was developed in part at the encouragement of rabbis who sought a solution to the needs of ultra-Orthodox Jews to browse the Web particularly for vital services, he said.
Nothing can be posted on the Jewish Sabbath, when religious law bans all types of work and business, Altman said. "If you try to buy something on the Sabbath, it gets stuck and won't let you."
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Jun 14, 2009 at 10:43 AM Shmilfke Says:
Kraft will probably sue them for using their brand name.
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Jun 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM Anonymous Says:
gfilta fish / knydlech / chulent .com
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Jun 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM Anonymous Says:
wow, sounds just like Iran
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Jun 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM Anonymous Says:
whats the url koogle.com doesn't work
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Jun 14, 2009 at 01:28 PM Anonymous Says:
koogle.co.il
for companies in Israel use .co.il
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Jun 14, 2009 at 01:26 PM Anonymous Says:
“ whats the url koogle.com doesn't work ”
You can Google Koogle
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Jun 14, 2009 at 01:14 PM Milhouse Says:
“ Kraft will probably sue them for using their brand name. ”
What brand name?
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Jun 14, 2009 at 01:11 PM Anonymous Says:
I tried the site. Its in hebrew.
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Jun 14, 2009 at 01:02 PM Anonymous Says:
“ whats the url koogle.com doesn't work ”
If you had read the article you would have seen the correct URL. Just goes to show that most people do not understand what they read!
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Jun 14, 2009 at 12:58 PM Bunim1 Says:
“ whats the url koogle.com doesn't work ”
Koogle.co.il. Not .com
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Jun 14, 2009 at 02:07 PM PMO Says:
“ I tried the site. Its in hebrew.
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If you need it, there is an English version at http://koogle.co.il/English
It would be nice to see this expanded beyond EY
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Jun 14, 2009 at 02:01 PM kugel eater Says:
oh boy so that means a whole koogle and on shabbos we eat kugel!
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Jun 14, 2009 at 02:33 PM Who Says:
Dose this only work in israel? because i tried and it dosent come up
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Jun 14, 2009 at 04:27 PM A YID Says:
try this i live in the and it works uk http://www.koogle.co.il/English/ hatzlocho
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Jun 14, 2009 at 03:23 PM Gefilte Fish Says:
The site sucks! Except for searching for businesses you can't find anything.
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Jun 14, 2009 at 05:08 PM tuvi Says:
Whos policing the Police ????
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Jun 14, 2009 at 05:04 PM Anonymous Says:
“ wow, sounds just like Iran ”
I hope your kids don’t have access to a computer
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Jun 14, 2009 at 06:48 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I hope your kids don’t have access to a computer ”
They do, and you know what, the sky hasn't fallen. Censorship is never defensible and always abhorrent. Teach your children well, set a good example and you'll be fine.
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Jun 14, 2009 at 07:30 PM Anonymous Says:
“ They do, and you know what, the sky hasn't fallen. Censorship is never defensible and always abhorrent. Teach your children well, set a good example and you'll be fine. ”
Sooo wrong! No kids should have access.
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Jun 14, 2009 at 11:53 PM Anonymous Says:
Lubavitch does not make a big deal with the internet, and I think they are right in this respect.
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Jun 15, 2009 at 12:22 AM Anonymous Says:
“ Sooo wrong! No kids should have access. ”
At what age is one no longer a kid?
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Jun 14, 2009 at 10:08 PM Anonymous Says:
If you click on the American flag in the upper right-hand corner, you also get the English site.
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Jun 15, 2009 at 02:40 AM Milhouse Says:
“ At what age is one no longer a kid? ”
You'll know it when you get there :-)
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Jun 15, 2009 at 11:18 AM Anonymous Says:
Censorship *is* abhorrent
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Jun 15, 2009 at 11:39 AM looking for work Says:
Are they looking for volunteers to find the objectionable content (to ban it of course). Seeking ortho Rabbis to find smut!
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Jun 15, 2009 at 06:15 PM Raphael Kaufman Says:
“ You'll know it when you get there :-) ”
Still waiting
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Jun 16, 2009 at 06:41 AM Anonymous Says:
This could be a cool thing. I don't think it's like Iran!!! Come on!! I'm not haredie but I appreciate a search engine that won't bombard me with unsightly junk. And I bet there will be great educational stuff to come. It would be cool to have my kids learning all kinds of stuff from here. Hey this could be a great Jewish education sight. Again I'm not haredie but kol ha kavod to this idea!!