by Lynette Karp
An innovative idea of producing hand knitted `boobies'
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for use of patients post breast surgery has become a reality in a group in Tel Aviv looking for more volunteer knitters to meet the demand.
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by Nina Zuck
A letter of thanks from a single mother to Hinda Buchbinder
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for facilitating a donation from the ESRA Prottaska Fund. The money will be used to pay for furthering her professional education
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by Nina Zuck
ESRA’s Right Track Centers in Netanya have been helping
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the kids from Netanya’s weaker areas to get the grades to succeed in their matriculation exams since 1998. Henry Ben Ezra has been our dedicated ESRA volunteer in these projects and is now handing over the reins to someone else
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by Brenda Katten
ESRA Netanya opened its lecture series with an address
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by Rabbi Dov Lipman on Religion and State. Brenda reports on the "outstanding and inspirational" lecture
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by Judi Argaman
Many Israeli preschoolers lack psychological and cognitive
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readiness for starting school, and also lack the money to purchase school supplies. Judi Argaman with twelve ESRA volunteers arranged a successful 12 day workshop to help such children in Netanya.
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by Hadassa Birnbaum
Hadassah describes how the extremely successful ESRA
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flagship project “Students build a Community” came into being. The project has been so successful that it has been copied in several other neighborhoods in Netanya, raising the educational levels of the children who are lucky enough to be afforded the help of their wonderful tutors.
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by Baruch Tanaman
The famous saying "If I am not for myself, who will
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be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, then when?" is attributed to Rabbi Hillel in Pirkei Avot. With examples from recent ESRA activities, Baruch shows how this is the very philosophy that drives ESRA
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by Miriam Crosbie
Harry Pose recently spoke to an ESRA group on “Courage
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to Care”, an education program which promotes respect for diversity and the importance of standing up to bullying and prejudice.
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by Mimi Tanaman
A report on the end of year celebration of contributors,
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students and families involved in the `students build a community' project one of the most successful of Esra's efforts to make a difference in our world, palpably evident by the educational successes annually recorded by both students and mentors.
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by Judi Argaman
Judi writes about her work of many years with ESRA's
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"Students Build a Community" program in Netanya and the pride, frustration, and passion she felt about being part of giving disadvantaged children a real chance.
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