by Bess Hoffman
Rabbi Rahel Berkovits, who is an ordained orthodox
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rabbi gave a stimulating talk to the ESRA Herzliya branch. She lectures on topics concerning women and Jewish law and is a founding member of Congregation Shirah Hadasha, a progressive halachic minyan
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by Brenda Katten
Zachor, was an event at Hefzibah that recalled the
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12,000 Ethiopians Jews who in 1984, began the long trek home from Ethiopia to Sudan where they boarded the plane for Israel. Tragically, only 8,000 made it – 4,000 literally fell by the wayside due to violence and illness. It was at the same time a celebration for those who made it to Israel
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by Ruth Shakenovsky
In memory of bird lover Max Patz, the Max Patz self-guiding
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Trail has been established in the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, a unique urban site by the Knesset. There are at present four stations with more planned for the future.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
This is the fascinating story of Rosh Hashana cards,
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printed in Palestine by Beit Hatzavah HaIvri, the Jewish Soldiers Organization - an organization of the Yishuv in pre-state Israel - and sent to Jewish servicemen in the British and US forces during WW1 and WW2.
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by Inge David
An easy 71/2 Km walk on the beach from Nahsholim to
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Maagan Michael along the
sea on the sand with fine guiding was an ideal end of season hike for the for the ESRA hiking club
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by Carol Novis
Changing careers in mature life is the subject of this
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article which details how a writer became a hairdresser, an interior designer became a bridal guru and a journalist became a novelist.
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by Iris Stark
Do accountants bear some responsibility when a company
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is accused of fraud or criminal activities? Iris Stark writes that accountants must warn when there is concern that a company will experience difficulties. When there is deceit, however, the accountants are not guilty.
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by Hazel Perez
The ESRA Herzliya branch hosted an evening in honour
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of Mimi Tanaman's book "Lost and Found" about how Geoff Isaacs discovered he was adopted and decided, with his wife, Jenny, to convert to Judaism. Also present was Baruch Tanaman, ESRA Chairman, and Geoff's newly found cousin.
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by Sara Rabani
Sara Rabani describes a visit to Mevo'ot Yericho on
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the West Bank. She says there is a peace you can't find in the city
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by Inge David
A visit to the Safari Park was the last get-together
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for this season of our group of young people with disabilities, which has been meeting regularly at Beit Weil in Kfar Shmaryahu for 16 years since 2000 under the auspices of ESRA volunteers. A good time was had by all!
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by Igal Cohanim
At the Neot Shaked Community Center in Netanya, there
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is a special project for underprivileged children that introduces them to computers and teaches them how to understand and operate them. ESRA has provided all the computers, and the funds for running and maintaining them
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by Robert Bachmann
Working with a group of exceptionally well behaved
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children immersed in a world
of music and receptive to interesting teaching methods has been most rewarding
for this Esra volunteer English tutor
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Yom Kippur is an awesome festival of self reflection
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on past errors and the
ongoing obligation to rise to the challenge of fulfilling one's destiny.
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by Ray Vicker
Many Americans volunteered to help out in Israel’s
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times of need. These moving vignettes include stories of American soldiers in Sinai seeking English language newspapers; a hitchhiking soldier who asks his driver to call his parents in Brooklyn; and an American auto salesman in Israel who organized the requisition of cars for the army;
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