For the Kids
Abby Gilad
July 1, 2004
In this week\’s Torah portion, which tells the story of King Balak, the sorcerer Bilam and Bilam\’s talking donkey, we learn two important lessons.
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Community Briefs
Jewish Journal
July 1, 2004
Plaintiff Allen Estrin won a major victory in his lawsuit against 14 life insurance companies over their refusal to cover people who travel to Israel.
Fine-Tuning
Rob Eshman
March 25, 2004
\”I don\’t get it,\” one of them told me. \”Here this popular governor is going to Israel at a time when Israel really needs all the friends it can get, and people are turning it into an issue. I\’ve had it with the Jews.\”
This Year in Jerusalem
Rachel Pomerance
March 18, 2004
For the past decade, members of Shaare Shalom, a Persian synagogue in Great Neck, N.Y., have traveled en masse to Miami each Passover.
Missing Family
Jonathan Udren
February 26, 2004
I\’m so caught up in my dreams of being the first in my family to replant our roots back in Israel that I almost forgot that I\’m making this journey alone, without any family at all.
Friends Found a World Away
Rabbi Arnold Rachlis
February 5, 2004
Every other year, our congregation travels to a different part of the Jewish world to meet and, if necessary, help our fellow Jews. Having traveled to Israel, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union many times, as well as Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Argentina and Brazil, our experiences have mostly been with communities under political, demographic or economic siege. This trip was different.
Land of Milk, Honey and Seaweed Wraps
Keren Engelberg
February 6, 2003
Halfway through my 20-hour flight from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv, the man to my left said, \”I wonder if I will be able to stop myself from
kissing the ground?\”
United We Stand
Journal Staff
October 31, 2002
Nearly twice as many residents as last year intend to participate in the We Stand With Israel trip next month, Federation Executive Director Bunnie Mauldin said,adding that \”despite what\’s going on politically or war with Iraq on the horizon, our aim is the same.\”
The trip is an opportunity for people to show their support.
Give a Fig!
Janet Silver Ghent
May 2, 2002
One of the most memorable dishes I enjoyed in Israel was chicken-stuffed figs in tamarind sauce, at chef Moshe Basson\’s Eucalyptus restaurant in Jerusalem.
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