Israel Solidarity Rally on Monday / Rabbi Elliott's Latest Blog Posts
07/20/2014 05:34:15 PM
Bnai Keshet, along with numerous other congregations and organizations from our area, is a co-sponsor of a rally at Metrowest in Whippany tomorrow in support of Israel, at which the speakers will include the Honorable Robert Menendez, United States Senator. We stand with Israel at this difficult time, even as we pray for peace and security for both Israel and her neighbors.
Please click here to go to the Federation website to register for the event and other info.
From Rabbi Elliott
Visiting the Greenhouse at Kibbutz Ein Shemer - July 20
The Greenhouse was started by Avital Geva. His story is... read more and see photos
Yihab and Yuval in Yaffo - July 18
I am touring Yaffo with Yuval, an Israeli guide who moved here during Oslo inspired by the hope at that time. His son goes to the Weizmann school in Yaffo, which is split equally Jewish/Palestinain.
Also with Yihab our Palestinian guide who was born here in Yaffo. His family has lived in Yaffo close to 600 years. But most of his family fled in 48 and now are scattered throughout the Arab and Western world.
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We spent an afternoon in the region of Gush Etzion. This is part of the land that was occupied after 1967 and is called Judea by its supporters. Historically it includes much of the territory included in biblical Judea. This term might also be applied to Jerusalem. This is part of the most dense areas of Jewish settlement outside the 1967 borders and is widely considered an area that even in a land for peace deal would be...Read more... and see photos