Vision for Israel is a humanitarian aid organization to help Israelis with food, clothing, and supplies. Barry and Batya Segal have been serving the needs of Israelis for many years here in Jerusalem, but their beautiful music is known all over the world. They hosted the Sukkot festivities, and on the last day, we marched as […]
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After the parade, we headed to the Old City, to the Kotel (the Western Wall)… and then had a great Shabbat meal at the Armenian Tavern with Paul and Jan. Technically, the evening and the morning are the next day, but our feet weren’t hearing that… parade, Old City, then sleepy time…our feet insisted.
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An amazing rooftop breakfast, a Mediterranean splash, and dinner at Tel Aviv Port with two innovative professors! From the beach, to the pier …. for a fabulous fish dinner Rozalie smiled and told Dr. Hily Rosenblum and Dr. Sharon Azariah our plan, “We’re gonna bribe you with a good meal.” After talking, dreaming, and planning
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A day full of flying! Houston to Istanbul, Istanbul to Tel Aviv… Sam sat with us on the flight from Houston to Istanbul. Born in Syria, he lives in Turkey where he is a surgeon. His wife and children live in Texas where he hopes to relocate his practice. Sam loves the arts and listened to Rozalie’s spiritual
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The Nazi campaign was a vile machine fueled by deception, and the efficiency with which they drove men into bondage is both undeniable and surreal. It was a farce from the beginning that was engineered to operate on the vulnerabilities of mankind. Hitler and his henchmen found their power in the manipulation of words to
Janusz Korczak, Stefania Wilczynska, and the other directors of orphanages in the ghettos will forever be my heroes. In the Warsaw Ghetto and even at the transport, Januscz would never forsake his orphans whom he loved with the tenderness and compassion that God honors. As an acclaimed author and pioneer in children’s education, this man,
Do you ever wonder, what is memory? Why do we seek to remember, to hold in reverence the things that have past and gone on when we live in a brief, transient present? I can never forget the voices of the victims expressing their anguish, fear, and hopelessness that resound through every writing, diary, letter,
As I read The Kristallnacht by Werner Weinberg, I cannot help but imagine myself being there. Hearing the echoes of SS boots marching endlessly down the streets, the shattering, not only of glass, but also of my and my family’s dreams, and seeing the fires of hate engulf the synagogue where I had prayed with
This whole month G-d has been putting on my mind the different aspects of His love and how Elul is the time for us to reflect on it. Elul is the third period of time which Moses spend with G-d on Mount Sinai,“during which time He obtained G-d’s whole-hearted forgiveness and reconciliation with the people
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I was feeling overwhelming fatigue in the beginning and then after soaking and healing room, I began feeling great and the the joy of the Lord is my strength. -Valli Ann (4-5-16) “And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.” Luke 17:19 KJV
