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Koogle: The Kosher Search Engine

By Alex in Blog & Internet, Religion on Jun 16, 2009 at 3:05 am


Orthodox jews are restricted from surfing the web in case they run across religiously questionable and sexually explicit materials. But Koogle, a search engine launched by Yossi Altman, may change all that:

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.

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  1. Dave F
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 10:18 am

    Their logo looks way too similar to the Skype logo, and their name too similar to Google.

  2. Rubberduckzilla
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    Is this not as bad as the scientologists censoring their members internet access??

  3. ozoozol
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    It's not as bad; one assumes using this search engine is voluntary and users can choose to use others if they wish.

  4. Moon
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Orthodox rabbis are as bad the Chinese government, though. Maybe even worse, because the Chinese government will let people see women, just not naked women.

    But they are both the same when it comes to things on the internet that don't match their ideology; it's strictly forbidden by both of them.

  5. One Clicker
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    here's one for the not so orthodox
    http://www.koogle.co.il/English/

  6. dradell
    Jun 16th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    Wow...ignorance at its finest.

  7. Mouserz
    Jun 17th, 2009 at 2:41 am

    Jewtube

  8. HersHers
    Jun 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am

    Yahoivey was taken?

  9. GQ
    Jun 18th, 2009 at 7:02 am

    LOLZ for Jewtube.

    ""This is a kosher alternative for ultra-Orthodox Jews so that they may surf the Internet," Altman said by telephone."

    I don't suppose growing the f*&k up is an option?

  10. KH
    Jun 19th, 2009 at 7:50 am

    Could this be the first ever website not open on Saturdays?

  11. atheists eat fish
    Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Cool. Now somebody needs to make a search engine for the Amish.

  12. iq just plummetted down
    Jun 21st, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    If they can't have a TV, how come they can have computers and telephones? Down with google for accommodating everyone's whims instead of keeping itself intact. Sellout Assholes!

    It makes all the difference that it is Israel that did this and not Iran. The christians in the west are just happy that the jews and the muslims are far away from them. They hate them both equally.

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