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We in the United States talk about the attack of October 7th. But to the residents of Kibbutz Kfar Azza, the attack lasted 2 days through the morning of October 9th, and its effects continue into the present as they struggle with the aftermath of the attack. (more…)
Sarita Eisenberg and her team – Linda Ariel, Lou Hammerman, Sarah Steindel and Charles Steindel – cooked their last MESH meal of the year. (more…)
I recently returned from a conference in Barth, Germany organized by local volunteer historians to commemorate 80 years of liberation from Nazi rule. The conference lasted three days including a full day of presentations by descendants of prisoners and others, as well as trips to memorials and other excursions.
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How enriching to live by two calendars! However, it’s also confusing: try to explain the Jewish calendar and the secular calendar and their relationship to the moon and the sun.
Just as our two calendars are entwined, the stories of the U.S. and Israel share common points of contact. (more…)
On Monday night, May 19th, 11 members of the Shomrei Community worked at the Human Needs Food Pantry to sort countless socks donated by the socially action-minded Bombas company, for the biannual sock distribution that takes place at the Human Needs Food Pantry twice a year. (more…)
