April 16, 2012

 

Number 156 - 2012/16               April 16, 2012                            Nisan 24, 5772

Sefirat HaOmer

(Cantor Netanel Hershtick)

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Mitzvah Day is right around the corner, on Sunday May 20th.  Be a part of the Jewish community's efforts to make the world a better place right here in the Hudson Valley!  Check out the projects to find an activity that is just right for you.  There are more than fifteen activities to choose from, with projects in Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster Counties.  
 
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ISRAEL IS REAL

 

From potty to paper (Israel 21c)

 

Still inventing at 91 (Israel 21c)

 

Electro-pop TYP (Video) (Israel 21c)

 

The Israel National Museum of Science 

 

VentureBeat heads for Israel Innovation Marathon

 

Cleantech Co produces cheap electricity from sea waves(No Camels)

 

Want to have one cell phone with two numbers? Now, you can (No Camels)

 

Israel Advocacy

 

Passover terrorist attack prevented (YNet)

 

Canada lobbied hard against Palestinian Statehood bid at UN (The Globe and Mail)

 

UN Meeting equates Israelis with Nazis (National Review Online)

 

Palestinians admire Israeli Democracy (Michael Oren, Foreign Policy)

 

Using the Hagaddah to promote Palestinian agenda(Commentary Magazine)

Link provided by Ziva Dahl

 

Diplomatic solution on Iran acceptable for Israel (HaAretz)

 

Iran rejects West's "demands" before talks (Ahramonline)

 

Muslim Brotherhood: we will not put treaty with Israel to referendum (HaAretz)

 

Palestinians have little choice but  engage Netanyahu(Jerusalem Post)

 

Syrian forces using women and children as Human Shields(Christian Monitor)

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BLOGGING JEWISH IN DUTCHESS   
 

History has a way to keep reminding us of who we are- not just as a people, but as individuals. In Roman times, when a general came back from a war of conquest and began his Triumph through the streets of Rome, a person was assigned to ride with him in his charriot and whisper in his ear the words "remember that you are mortal". Jewish History offers us similar reminders. The Holocaust and the behavior of some leaders during those dark times are no exception...

 

 

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Monday, April 16

Jewish Federation Board Meeting

 

Tuesday, April 17

Learning the Talmud at Vassar Temple

Community Observance of Yom HaShoah



Wednesday, April 18

JFS/JCCDC Lunch and Learn

Medieval Jewish History at Vassar Temple

 

Thursday, April 19

Audrey Morgenstern Knitting Group

Vassar Temple Sisterhood Book Club

ACTUAL DAY OF YOM HASHOAH

 

Sunday, April 22

Rummage Sale at Vassar Temple

Yizkor Yom HaShoah Service at Beth-El Cemetery

 

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