by David Rhodes
A refreshing alternative to dry and semi-dry table
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wines, or even decadent dessert wines, is the expanding range of sparkling wines that has appeared and found traction at Israeli wineries. David Rhodes describes the provess of producing sparkling wines and lists, and highly recommends, a few of the best-known Isreali "bubblies".
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by Motti Zaslow
Motti Zaslov visited California for the first time
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in 15 years and was struck by the changes in the demographics and looks of the people he enocuntered there. He concludes "I've read demographic studies of the US and it's estimated that within another 40 years Anglos will be a minority in the US. I don't know what the situation is in other states but with California being the most populated, from my perspective I would say that number is way off and today's minorities will be the majority much sooner."
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by Sara Groundland
The ESRA Cinema Club was treated to a very uplifting
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movie on August 25. This movie was centered on a senior citizen’s dance club in Tel Aviv where, twice a week, retired people come to dance and sing and forget their troubles.
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Humorous and wise sayings contributed by Esther Meller
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Regina Brett
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by Mike Porter
Mike Porter describes the experiences he had when visiting
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Istanbul during the Ramadan festival. He was impressed by the cleanliness he found in Istanbul and says "Anybody who remembers the Istanbul of 50 years ago is in for a surprise. This wonderful city, situated on chains of hills and mountains which define the waterways – the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara – has been cleaned up, and sparkles in the autumn sun."
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by Brian Braude
"It's only about a hundred kilometers from Kathmandu
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to the Tibetan border, but a five hour trip on Nepali roads." So begins Brian's detailed description of his amazing trip to Kathmandu, the magnificent but freezing high mountains and villages of Tibet, the thin air, and finally , Lhasa. He says "For me Lhasa was the main reason for coming on this trip. It was probably the most mysterious city in the world until only a few decades ago."
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For over thirty years Stella Padeh has been volunteering
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for ESRA in different capacities. In fact, she was one of ESRA’s first volunteers back in 1979. Stella has a very special place in the ESRA Magazine as she typed the first magazines on her bedroom balcony in her apartment in Herzliya.
Thank you Stella for epitomizing and embodying the Spirit of ESRA, for always being there for ESRA, always doing for ESRA, being ESRA in Modiin.
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by Giora Fried
ESRA’s Raanana Nearly New Shop was opened 18 years
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ago at the height of the mass immigration from Russia by ESRA volunteers in Raanana. The guiding spirit for many years was the late Motti Wiener . Today it is manned by a terrific crew of workers and volunteers, who sort, pack, arrange the shelves and sell with much love, devotion and endless patience, and increased sales will enable us to fund even more ESRA projects in the needy communities.
Giora Fried is the manager of Raanana’s Nearly New Shop.
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by Lisa Brink
Cupcakes first rose to foodie fame when this previously
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underrated sweet treat was featured in an episode of hit sitcom 'Sex In The City'.
Lisa's recipe for double chocolate fudge cupcakes with chocolate fudge topping.
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by Moshe Kaplan MD
In this slim volume, Dr. Kaplan has approached a fascinating
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group of thinkers, activists, and academics, and asked them to bring their particular insight to the problem of individual character and ethics – a wonderful and quite different approach to the usual “take” on this subject. A thoughtful read.
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by Jeremy I. Pfeffer
Jeremy Pfeffer has written a fascinating book on the
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subject of the Jewish convicts deported to penal colonies, while their wives were left behind as 'agunot', unable to remarry.
The London Bet Din did not abandon these women but tried to arrange the giving of a Get even sending their dayanim on perilous sea journeys to obtain the precious document. The extent of the research is mind-boggling and if you are interested in Jewish social history this book has much to offer.
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by Victor Geller
Victor Geller’s memoir encompasses so many of the
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critical moments of the 20th century that it goes beyond the privacy of one man’s memories and becomes a diary of our age.
This is an enthralling read, written with lucidity and emotional restraint. Recommended.
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Missing the obvious, Taps, Misleading discounts, Checking
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brand names
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by Merle Guttmann
Rika Meyerowitz, long time ESRA volunteer, laughingly
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calls herself a "shlepper" since item collection has been one of her many tasks. Never daunted, Rika, a role model in the highest sense for volunteering, was coordinator of ESRAmagazine distribution, chairperson of the Herzliya branch, one of the initiators of Netanya Food Pantry, and much more.
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