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costa rica
Honduras detains 5 Syrians said headed to U.S. with stolen Greek passports
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2015
Honduran authorities have detained five Syrian nationals who were trying to reach the United States using stolen Greek passports, but there are no signs of any links to last week\’s attacks in Paris, police said.
At Passover, let my people go south
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2012
Passover celebrates the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, their wandering in the desert for 40 years, and their ultimate deliverance to the Promised Land.
Israelis seek promised wave in Costa Rica
Orit Arfa
April 6, 2011
Zula is a delightful beachside restaurant where you can breathe in the salty air as Eyal Golan songs play in the background. It also advertises the best falafel in town, made with local garbanzo beans.
An organic, self-sustaining farm in Costa Rica where faith and hope are cultivated
Orit Arfa
April 5, 2011
Earth Rose Farm in Costa Rica is situated on a remote hillside between the villages of Santa Fe and Esperanza, or “faith” and “hope.”
Enjoy Wedded Bliss in Lotus Position
Alison Ashton
November 13, 2003
Not every couple\’s notion of the ideal honeymoon entails a hedonistic beach resort and lots of fruity drinks garnished with umbrellas. Some want to begin married life with yoga.
Some couples pursue tantric yoga, a form that includes a tranquil sexuality, in hopes of creating a powerful union of mind, body and spirit. The Institute for Ecstatic Living — (877) 982-6872; www.ecstaticliving.com — organizes tantric vacations to Costa Rica, Hawaii and cruise getaways.
A Mixed Multitude
Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
February 24, 2000
I am writing this column while sitting in an Internet cafe in San Jose, Costa Rica. This Shabbat I will be officiating at the bar mitzvah of Eduardo Lev, a 13-year-old Costa Rican Jew whose parents are members of Congregacion B\’nei Israel, the only liberal synagogue in the country.
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