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July 5, 2010
Tammuz 23, 5770
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"E-Ring" (Employment Related Information and Networking Group) provides information, opportunities for networking, and emotional
support to those engaged in the job-seeking process. It is open to
all, free of charge, and provides speakers from local organization on
topics related to job-seeking and training. Last meeting took place on June 18th and featured Employers' Relation Coordinator for Vassar College, Susan Smith, will do a workshop on Interviewing Skills. The meeting for July will be on Friday, July 23 at 1.p.m. For further information, please contact Linda Tafapolsky, Psy.D., Director of Jewish Family Services at 845-471-9817 or jfs@jewishdutchess.org.
E-Ring is a program of Jewish Family Services, a division of the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County |
| Israel Beyond the Conflict |
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A new battery from Israel lasts thousands of hours and its non-polluting silicon energy source reverts back to sand when it's depleted.
The research was conducted at the Technion - Israel Institute of Science and recently published in the journal Electrochemistry Communications.
Being small and portable (the battery ranges in size from less than a third of an inch to an inch or so), it could replace the batteries used in hearing aids. Thinking ahead, this technology could replace the two-to-three hour battery lifespan of laptops, allowing them to run for hundreds of hours on a single charge. And it could ultimately evolve into a new kind of battery for electric cars and solar panels, or a power source for space stations on the moon.
The technology could be used in small devices within a couple of years.
Always a battery man
Ein-Eli started working with batteries decades ago, and was raised he says, as an electrochemist. "When I did my PhD in this area it was not so popular - first I worked on lithium metal batteries and then changed to lithium ion in 1993," he recounts.
Regular zinc batteries, like the ones Duracell makes, are made from two electrodes, a cathode and an anode, which are separated by ions in liquid. But in Ein-Eli's new solution, only one electrode is needed, which means there's more power. In his battery, the oxygen inside passes through a membrane to interact with oxidized silicon. This stable, inert, light and non-toxic material is high in energy and reverts to sand after the fuel is depleted.
For now, the battery is not rechargeable, but the fact that it can last thousands of hours makes it attractive to companies in the small electronics market. One example is MEMS - small electric machines that need their own energy source.
Ein-Eli is currently working on boosting the battery's energy output even further. He believes that in three or four years it will be rechargeable. It's a dream, he says, but "dreams may come true if you work at them."
Source; http://www.Israel21c.org
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Opportunities for Jewish Activities
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Thursday, July 8th - Torah Study at Schomre Israel
Sunday, July 11th - Jewish War Veterans Annual Installation Luncheon
Monday, July 12th - JFS Bereavement Group
Monday, July 12th - Adult Hebrew Classes at Schomre Israel
Tuesday, July 13th - PJ Library Summer Storytelling
Wednesday, July 14th - JFS/JCCDC Lunch and Learn
Thursday, July 15th - Yiddish Group at the JCCDC. Call 471-0430 for more information
Thursday, July 15th - Torah Study at Schomre Israel
Sunday, July 18th - Class on Tisha B'Av at Schomre Israel
Monday, July 19th - JFS Bereavement Group
Monday, July 19th - Adult Hebrew Classes at Schomre Israel
Tuesday, July 20th - "Mourning the loss of communities" video at Schomre Israel
Tuesday, July 20th - PJ Library Summer Storytelling
Tuesday, July 20th - TISHA B'AV
Wednesday, July 21st - JFS/JCCDC Lunch and Learn
Thursday, July 22nd - Yiddish Group at the JCCDC. Call 471-0430 for more information
Thursday, July 22nd - Torah Study at Schomre Israel
Friday, July 23rd - E-Ring (Employment Resources and Information Group), a service of JFS
Monday, July 26th - JFS Bereavement Group
Monday, July 26th - Adult Hebrew Classes at Schomre Israel
Tuesday, July 27th - PJ Library Summer storytelling
Tuesday, July 27th - JFDC Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 28th - JFS/JCCDC Lunch and Learn
Thursday, July 29th - Yiddish Group at the JCCDC
Thursday, July 29th - Torah Study at Schomre Israel
Monday, August 2nd - JFS Bereavement Group
Monday, August 2nd - Adult Hebrew Classes at Schomre Israel
Tuesday, August 3rd - PJ Library Summer storytelling
Wednesday, August 4th - JFS/JCCDC Lunch and Learn
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Daniel Chejfec
Executive Director
Jewish Federation of Dutchess County
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