Monthly Archives: December 2006

Asoro B’Teves Message

Message From the Mash By Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Blumenfeld, Yeshiva Neveh Zion, Israel   December 31, 2006 Dear Alumni and Friends, Today is Asara B’Teves.  We are fasting not only to commemorate the day when the walls of Yerushalayim were breached … Continue reading

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Arabs Prepare for Eid al-Adha

Palestinians Prepare for Feast Amid Fiscal Crisis People’s Daily Online, December 29, 2006 http://english.people.com.cn/200612/29/eng20061229… On the eve of Muslims feast of Greater Bairam (Eid al-Adha) which falls on Saturday (Dec. 30), a Palestinian woman in her 50s in front of … Continue reading

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Rocket Attacks Continue

How Far Can You Run in 10 Seconds? by Noam Bedein, Israel National News, December 28, 2006 The Tseva Adom (“Color Red”) siren went off at approximately 9:15 pm.I took out a video camera, donned press credentials and ran outside. Three seconds later, … Continue reading

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Israelis Help African Children

Ethiopian Israelis provide training for Rwandan youth village By Stephanie Freid, Israel 21C,   December 25, 2006 Jean-Pierre Nkuranga was twenty in 1994 when he hid in the bushes outside his home in Rwanda and watched helplessly as Hutu militiamen ruthlessly attacked … Continue reading

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Yiddish Proverbs

From the Yiddishe Velt Thanks to Fred Reifenberg for submitting these Jewish sayings that are so full of insight and wisdom Subject: Yiddishe ProverbsIf the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful … Continue reading

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Planning for Real Peace

Following the Golden Peacock A fictionalized story based on actual events By Israel Zwick Frustrated with the ongoing impasse in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the internal turmoil facing the people of Israel, my wife, Devorah, confronted me, “All of you writers … Continue reading

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Memory Loss Linked to Stem Cells

Stem Cell Loss in Aging Brain May Bring Poorer Memory Rat study also suggests new treatments for Alzheimer’s, experts say FRIDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) — Having trouble remembering things with age? A new study in rats finds that stem … Continue reading

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Violence Against Children

The War on Children Violence turns Israeli kids’ lives upside down By Stephanie L. Freid, San Francisco Chronicle, December 24, 2006  Thousands of students in Southern Israel have missed school this year because of the barrage of rockets near their homes. Half a … Continue reading

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