Koogle it! (the kosher google) *rolleyes*

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Koogle it!
Jerusalem - Religiously devout Jews barred by rabbis from surfing the internet may now "Koogle" it on a new "kosher" search engine, the site manager said on Sunday.

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."

- Reuters
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Lol, by the name I would've thought it was a search engine for rich ladies in posh suburbs. (Yes, I know that's spelt Kugel) Incidentally, I never realised that term originally applied to Jewish women, coincidence?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kugel

Nice idea although wouldn't people just be able to get around it by using a normal search engine?
 
There's nothing to be "got around".. it's a service for people to use if they so choose..
Thats like saying you can "get around" speaking to someone on their landline, by calling them on their cellphone :confused:

Fudzy said:
Nice idea although wouldn't people just be able to get around it by using a normal search engine?
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tcltk said:
There's nothing to be "got around".. it's a service for people to use if they so choose..
Thats like saying you can "get around" speaking to someone on their landline, by calling them on their cellphone :confused:
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Yea, its a use by choice service. No "Red wall" has been put up
 
Not sure why everyone is so het up. Some people use MSN for heaven's sake!
 
Too much porn surfing i reckon :p

Jerusalem - Religiously devout Jews barred by rabbis from surfing the internet may now "Koogle" it on a new "kosher" search engine, the site manager said on Sunday.
 
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