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by Morty Leibowitz
Amusing account of this visit to a lovely town situated
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near the Chinese border in
northwestern Vietnam. Travel conditions to get there were cold and frugal but the
amazing views, lush vegetation and meeting the locals more than made up for it once they had arrived. A trip to the local market saw souvenir options that included a huge variety of food, drink and even animals.
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by Emil Murad
On Yom Kippur morning, October 6, 1973, Emil Murad
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went for a nature walk enjoying the peace and beauty of God's creation. But on that fateful day as he approached the synagogue, the sirens announced the beginning of that traumatic war. Emil was called up for military duty and although he survived the war unharmed, he questions God's ways and fears for the future of Israel.
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by Lola Katz
At the end of June, the Haifa branch of ESRA’s English
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Tutoring Program (ETP), organized an end of year meeting of volunteers with two representatives from the Ministry of Education’s English Inspectorate. Volunteers gave warm reports of their experiences teaching in the Haifa junior and middle schools and certificates of appreciation were presented to the volunteer tutors.
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by Eli Libenson
Eli Libenson found a treasure trove of High Holiday
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sermons on YouTube some of which he recounts here. He also tells this true story about the late Rabbi Julius Goldberg who was hospitalized with severe back pains, and told he would have to miss Yom Kippur services. 'That is not going to happen,' he decided, and all drugged up he went to the synagogue and delivered the sermon. Afterwards congregants told him it was the greatest sermon they had ever heard. "And you know what", Rabbi Goldberg confesses, when telling the story, "I have no idea what I said".
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by Shashi Ishai
A trendy tale of a girl's hopes to find a suitable
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romantic match. We identify with Shashi as she tells of her prayers for a true lover after many disappointments, and follow her, sympathetically and anxiously, to the synagogue. Will her prayers be answered at last? A warm and uplifting story, told humorously but feelingly
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by Larry Butchins
A father is invited to attend Israel's first "Burning
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Man" happening, in which his younger daughter is involved. This proves to be a 5-day event at an "incredibly well-organized tent city" a few kilometers from Sde Boker. No money is allowed at Midburn – "everything was given or taken … it's gifting, plain and simple". Everyone pitches in with whatever talents he/she can contribute. And at the end 3,000 "burners" leave the desert as spotless as they found it. It proves to be spiritual experience – "Sometimes something weird and wonderful happens" says Larry Butchins.
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by Steve Kramer
The Ariel Sharon Park, almost 2,000 acres of reclaimed
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land in the Gush Dan area is an eye opener. This former garbage dump has been reinvented by Prof. Peter Latz, a famous German architect. The 61 meter high mountain where truckloads of household waste are processed daily is now a huge attraction.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina was impressed by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's book
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KOSHER LUST. She says it is well-written, makes many telling points, and despite its eyebrow-raising title, is worth a read.
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by Jennia Ganit Chodorov
Jennia highly recommends this must-read book which,
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she says, provides an intimate understanding of some of the sides in our fractured land.
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by Elaine Jacobs
The concept of the project for the second year running
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was to bring together outstanding students from junior high schools in the Netanya area and form a group that would not only write the articles for the “Like Netanya 2014” magazine, but, jointly with ESRA volunteers, would also act as the editorial board of the magazine.
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by Irving Spitz
Irving Spitz reviews a memorable concert given by The
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Carmel Quartet, one of the foremost Israeli chamber groups. The evening included an entertaining yet sophisticated lecture given by musicologist Yoel Greenberg, who is also the quartet’s violist. The quartet was joined by cellist Hillel Zori Irving for a highly impressive rendition of Scubert's String Quintet in C major.
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by Alice (Aliza) Marks
ESRA celebrates the fourth annual batmitzvah event
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for 12 girls along with their mothers from the Students Build a Community project in Netanya.
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