by Motti Zaslow
Ecuador has plenty to offer visitors. Motie Zaslow
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visited the modern city of Quito high up in a narrow valley, Otavelo with its large open market and Mindo which is a great tourist resort. Five days were spent in a very damp jungle where tree monkeys, very large spiders, Piraña fish and tarantulas were amongst the species that were seen there.
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by Fay Eisenstadt
Sheli Bar Niv comes from a very musical family. Her
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grandmother was a concert pianist and teacher and her grandfather played the violin. Her father plays the piano and her older brother the trumpet. Sheli plays the piano and the clarinet.
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by Orly Aish
A sensitive and emotional tribute to a thirteen year
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old child, who died of typhoid during the Shoah. Her image and her life are spoken of for the first time at the deathbed of her mother, a survivor of those times.
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by Hildy Karev
Meet a group of runners and fun lovers that collect
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once a week for a run and a beer at the end of the day. The Holyland Hash House Harriers meets at 4pm on Saturday afternoons and are part of an International band found all over the world.
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by Jacob Steinberg
An enlightening description of Suriname, involving
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the very prevalent Jewish historical influence and the beautiful Neve Shalom synagogue which boasts Esra Ethiopian mezuzot.Suriname is described as a potential treasure for eco-tourism.
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by Naomi Magnus
Noami Magnus shares the journey that brought her from
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England to Israel where she is now committed to the efforts of 'The sons of Darfur’organisation.She is determined to influence the handling of the refugee problem in an empathetic and humane moral manner to make us proud of our country.
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by Deborah (Debby) Lieberman
With over 900 volunteers, 34 projects and giving help
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to 1,200 families every month, there was a great sense of pride at the AGM. ESRA's financial report was given, new officers were elected and Zipporah Porath rounded off the evening with some of her amusing memories.
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by Helen Schary Motro
We have many beautiful birds resident in this country,
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and with the great variety of migrating birds that visit our shores we live in an avian wonderland. Choosing a bird as our national emblem was not an easy task, but with the help of Internet voters the hoopoe was elected.
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by Geoff Tollman
Geoff Tollman writes about the month he spent during
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Yom Kippur War with his diesel supply unit following a tank division, as it traveled east in the center of the country. He witnessed battles, fighter planes, abandoned enemy convoys, and was always greeted enthusiastically by local residents.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
This beautiful song with words composed by Naomi Shemer
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is so familiar to all – but there are many translations of the words from the original in Hebrew. Here we read six more translations.
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by Sara Groundland
ESRA was proudly represented in the Raanana Yom Ha’atzmaut
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parade celebrating 60 years of Israeli independence representing ESRA’s contribution and involvement in programs for the English speakers.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
The halachic meaning of Shavuot is threefold, the affirmation
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of the Lord as the Creator, also as the God of Revelation and the third meaning is the centrality of acts of loving kindness.
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by David Kaplan
A new town, Carmit, is about to emerge on the edge
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of the Negev. The future planning is in full gear, with ESRA having established a special committee to promote this exciting project to English speaking residents. Ben Gurion’s dream of the Negev is becoming a reality.
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by Ruth Abraham
A large gathering of over 700 ex South African Betarniks
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and their families enjoyed a reunion at Jabotinsky Park. Photographs, speeches and reminiscences all added to a day of nostalgia, memories and revivals of friendships of long ago.
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