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Supporting lone soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—those serving without immediate family in Israel—has never been more crucial. These soldiers face challenges such as language barriers, adjusting to a new culture, and coping with the emotional and physical demands of service, all while navigating feelings of loneliness, especially during holidays.  This Thanksgiving, hear from lone soldiers Kerren Seidner and Nate LeRoy about their experiences and how they support fellow soldiers through Ach Gadol (Big Brother), an organization dedicated to helping those serving without family support. Resources: Ach Gadol: Big Brother Organization for Lone Soldiers Be Kind As Omer Balva Instagram page Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: with Hen Mazzig, Einat Admony, and more. 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And it may come as no surprise that lone soldiers also experience loneliness, especially on holidays celebrated back home. For two decades, AJC Jerusalem has held a special Thanksgiving dinner for lone soldiers. But after the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, 2023 as many lone soldiers were dispatched across the country, AJC sent boxes of sweets and other Thanksgiving delicacies to 48 lone soldiers deployed at different bases.  Here to talk about why they served as lone soldiers, and the unique way they have volunteered their services since October 7, are two former lone soldiers, Kerren Seidner and Nate LeRoy.  Kerren, Nate, welcome to People of the Pod. Nate LeRoy:   Hi, thank you for having me. Manya Brachear Pashman: Kerren, I'll start with you, if you wouldn't mind sharing with listeners your back story. You were born in China, and then an Israeli couple living in the United States adopted you. Kerren Seidner:   Correct. So I was adopted around 11 months old, both my parents, my Israeli Jewish family, my parents, they were living in Los Angeles, California at the time. They adopted me. They went to China to come adopt me, and I have an older brother who is biological to my parents. And then I grew up, my entire family, in a Jewish Israeli home. Manya Brachear Pashman: And so had you ever been to Israel? What inspired you to go to Israel for the first time and then later to serve? Kerren Seidner:   For me, I always grew up in Israeli household. Growing up with the Israeli culture. I heard Hebrew every single day in my life. Although I did not learn Hebrew, my parents did not teach me.  I think the first time I went to Israel was for my brother's Bar Mitzvah when I was six years old, and so ever since then, we would always go to Israel for the summer vacation. So I always grew up going to Israel. I've always been in touch with all my family and cousins, aunts and uncles that I have here in Israel.  But I never thought I would ever come to Israel to serve until the age 18, where you grew up in American house, like in the American lifestyle, where at age 18, you need to decide if you want to go to college or university, or figure out what you want to do in life. So then I started thinking, You know what, maybe studying in Israel might be an option.  But then my older brother, decided that he had just decided to draft to the army. So I thought maybe that might be a possibility for myself. And then overnight, it just kind of happened that I wanted to make Aliyah and draft to the army. My mom said, you know, you should be a combat soldier. It was very new at that time for girls to be in combat. Manya Brachear Pashman: So why did she encourage you to do combat? Kerren Seidner:   Growing up, I've always done sports. I played soccer for 11 years. So I was always active. And I think my mom knew, coming from my dad, because most of the time I would spend with my dad, my mom in our household was different, where my mom was out working and my dad was a stay at home dad mostly.  So I was always with him, and I always heard the stories of him being an officer in combat, and then right at age 16, my brother had just drafted to Said Golani. So hearing all these stories, my mom just knew it was very fitting for me to go to combat as well. Manya Brachear Pashman: Nate, you grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and did you first come to Israel on a gap year, or had you been before? Nate LeRoy:   So my first trip to Israel was actually with my Jewish day school. We have a small, strong Jewish day school in Charleston called Addelstone Hebrew Academy. Every eighth grade there does each year, does a trip. So that was my first experience in Israel. I came back with Young Judea on a summer program before senior year of high school, and then lived here on my gap year, Young Judea Year Course immediately after high school as well. Manya Brachear Pashman: And then what drew you to serve as a lone soldier? Nate LeRoy:   I think a huge part of it, like Kerren was talking about, was growing up with, for me, it wasn't an Israeli family, but a really strong, close, tight knit community in Charleston. And I have to give a lot of credit to Young Judea as well, especially to Camp Judea, where I grew up in just an extremely Zionist, welcoming, loving environment. And we had dozens of Israelis working on our staff every summer.  So having that kind of constant flood growing up of Israelis each summer, even if it wasn't in the house. Camp is really that home for a month each year, especially later on in high school, working there, and ultimately the gap year as well. Being here, living here for a year, being able to experience Israel, really feeling like you get kind of absorbed into society, was a huge part of it.  And I kind of looked around at the time, at Israelis my age, and felt okay, I'm 18 years old. They're 18 years old. We hear all the time that Israel is the Jewish nation, the Jewish state. We never hear that it's the Israeli nation, the Israeli state. So why do only the people who are born here have to serve?  And I kind of felt like, for me, the best way to do something and to serve the Jewish people and the Jewish state in Israel was through the army. And kind of like, my service for myself was also mandatory, and that was the path I chose, was to serve through that way. Manya Brachear Pashman: And what year did you serve Nate? Nate LeRoy:   I drafted in 2020. Manya Brachear Pashman: In 2020, and then served until when? Nate LeRoy:   I served until the end of 2021, through the Machal program. Which allows you to draft before you make Aliyah, so you do a shortened service of 18 months. Manya Brachear Pashman: And then, Kerren, when did you serve? Kerren Seidner:   I drafted December 2019. Manya Brachear Pashman: And served for how long?  Kerren Seidner:   Until August 2022. Manya Brachear Pashman  And so you said, Kerren, that you wanted to be, you sought to be in combat. Did you see combat as an IDF soldier? Kerren Seidner:   Yes, I was in Ariot Ha'edan. It's a coed unit in Israel. It's a regular reconnaissance unit, like Golani, Tzanchanim, but coed, and we're just mostly on the border, so the main underneath the unit Kchi Gvulot, so that translates to Border Patrol. So there's other units like Caracal, which was very much known in the recent war, and Bardelas, they're on the borders, mostly with Egypt. I was on the Jordanian border within the West Bank. Manya Brachear Pashman: And Nate, how did you serve? Or where did you serve? Nate LeRoy:   I served in Golani, in dud chamishim v'achat. So the 51st brigade. And we serve kind of all around. We did our training in the Merkaz Israel, the middle of Israel, in the north, and then served on various borders, on Gaza and up north and throughout the West Bank as well. Manya Brachear Pashman: Now, are you both in reserves now? Nate LeRoy:   I currently serve in reserves. I'm not at this moment, I finished reserves in the summer. We were in Gaza for two months with my unit most recently.  Manya Brachear Pashman: And Kerren, how about you? Are you still a reservist?  Kerren Seidner:   Yes, from October 7. I served about two months, and then I got released for about half a year, and then I just did about two months in the summer as well. Manya Brachear Pashman: All right. And can you say where? Kerren Seidner:   They put me wherever they need. In the first part, I moved eight times in the span of two months. So wherever they put me. Manya Brachear Pashman: When you're not serving, when you're not fighting or seeing combat, you volunteer in a very unique way. Can you tell our listeners how you have continued to serve those who are in the IDF? Kerren Seidner:   For me, for us, we volunteer with Ach Gadol. It's a special program where people like us, who are post lone soldiers who, we have lone soldiers who are currently serving, and we mentor them throughout their entire service. I currently have three soldiers, and two of them are actually combat soldiers. Manya Brachear Pashman: And Nate?  Nate LeRoy:   Yeah. So like Kerren said, it's a great summary. Ach Gadol, which means big brother, can translate it to big sister as well. We both volunteer with the organization. I have the privilege of being volunteering in a lone soldier house in Tel Aviv as well. So it's just a place where lone soldiers can stay on the weekends when they're off base, if they don't have a place to go, or some of them who might do kind of daily jobs where they go to and from their army service each day. If they're in intelligence, they can stay there as well if it's closer to base. So I volunteered there a little bit, and have a little brother.  It's funny to say, because he's my age. We actually both overlapped at Tulane University in the States for a year, but didn't meet each other, and so we got here and got matched through the organization, so he's my one little brother right now, and it's been great. It's a great way to have a connection with someone.  I personally received a lot of help from the generations before me. And I think most lone soldiers did because you really can't do this by yourself. As funny as that is being called a lone soldier, you really can't do it alone. And it's just great. It felt definitely like the right thing to do, to turn around and give it to the current generation and future generations. Manya Brachear Pashman: What do lone soldiers need now, that's different from when you served? Nate LeRoy:   I think a lot of the challenges stay the same. In terms of, you encounter adulthood all of a sudden, when you get here, in terms of finding an apartment, figuring out how to live your life by yourself, figuring out all that sort of adulthood stuff. And on top of it, you have the army, which is a massive thing to navigate, a massive language issue.  And I think right now I'll speak personally with my own relationship with the person I volunteer with, with Josh, when you throw war on top of that, which by itself, is more than enough to deal with, you know, how can you figure out your apartment in your contract when you've been in Gaza for the last two months? How can you figure out, you know, you have to leave combat in a war zone and go back and do your own laundry? And it's those little things that really make a difference. Where someone who is Israeli and has a family here and has the support they need, you know, they go back and they're in that support circle.  And no matter what you come back from, even if you come back from, you know, when I was serving just the most regular week in the army, when you come back and you just want to check out for the weekend and be with your friends, and you have this kind of list of errands piling up, it's difficult.  And coming back from combat, from war, from fighting, from losing friends, you know, it just 100 times more difficult. I think it's super important to make sure people have the support they need in all of those things, and also know that they have the space to talk about stuff and to share things that are difficult for them, and to reach out to someone who's going through similar things. Kerren Seidner:   For me, it's a very deep question, but I think that, like how Nate said the whole thing about being a lone soldier, no matter times of war or normal times. We like to say normal times, but it's still hard. You need the support no matter what I think, especially just during the times of this war, and in any war, just the mental because I feel like, having to have been in miluim, I also struggled with it as well, going to miluim, being in the duty of being in the Army and that mindset as a soldier, and then coming home to civilian life, it's very different.  Especially then you come to civilian life, and I'm here, like in Herzliya, and you also don't feel necessarily safe, because you have also rockets all the time, like I had one this morning as well. So it's really can be scary at times, but I think what's so special about Israel, we have the support from one another, not just from people like me, who was a lone soldier trying to help out with other lone soldiers, but just random civilians on the street, really just uplifting.  Manya Brachear Pashman: Can you kind of describe what you're talking about? What do you mean by that? Kerren Seidner:   I think for me, ever since I moved to Israel, I say, Israel is definitely home, the people here are very different. I grew up in the Los Angeles area, so I really feel like there was very materialistic. But I think there's so many people that just want to help one another. And I really seen that a lot throughout the war, even through my service, being a lone soldier, people would just hand me money left and right. People constantly are asking, Do you have a place for Shabbat to not feel alone on Shabbat, which means a lot. Manya Brachear Pashman: And what about Thanksgiving and other holidays that you traditionally celebrated in Los Angeles or in Charleston. How have you been able to mark those occasions in Israel? Nate LeRoy:   I think for me, in going off of a big thing, Kerren spoke about. I also lived in Herzliya during my service, and there's a fantastic self made group of just moms and dads and everyday people from the community there of Israelis who, whenever we'd go home, especially on holidays, Rosh Hashanah and stuff, people would either volunteer to host us, or a lot of times we just receive Friday afternoon, someone would come by. They have a list of all of our addresses, if we're in this group chat, and they just drop off home cooked meals and say, you know, this Friday night, you and your roommates, have this Shabbat dinner. Enjoy. Don't worry about cooking. And having that home cooked meal, even if it's not my mom, you know, mom's cooking. It's a great feeling and a great experience.  And another thing that I've had, and I've been super fortunate to and I know a lot of us do as well. A lot of lone soldiers. Is in the absence of your immediate family, your friends really become your family. And I'm still lucky to this day to have people who I met during my time in the army and I served with who, we're still in touch. We still hang out together, and some of us, Thanksgiving specifically, you know people who can get home, and it works out with work, they go, and I'm jealous of them. I wish I could as well, but we do our best to cook a great Thanksgiving dinner. And turkeys are a little hard to come by here, but we get a couple of rotisserie chickens, and a bird's a bird, and we try to do the best we can to have this sort of family experiences and family holidays. Manya Brachear Pashman: Kerren, how about you? Do you mark Thanksgiving in any particular way or other holidays? Kerren Seidner:   For me, Thanksgiving, honestly, I don't think I do, only because for me, every Friday night is like Thanksgiving to me. For me, yom shishi, the arcuchat shihi is super important for me. I because we are lone soldiers. I always try to make sure I spend it with friends who how, like Nate said, it's become like family. So living here in Herzliya, there is a big community of people, olim like myself. So we became like a little family of our own. So I would always do Shabbat together, or I am in touch with, when I moved here and did the army, I had a host family. So I am still in touch with my host family from the army. And I see them. They just live in the north in a moshav. So it's kind of hard for me to get there all the time, but I try to celebrate the Hebrew holidays, the Jewish holidays, mostly.  Manya Brachear Pashman: Do your families get to Israel throughout the year? Have they traveled there to see you, even if you aren't able to get to, back to Los Angeles or Charleston to see them? Kerren Seidner:   For me, my dad was really nervous when the war first broke out and Nefesh b'Nefesh opened up flights for one parent to come to Israel for lone soldiers. So he was able to get one of those flights and was able to see me during the war. And then my mom came not too long after that for a wedding, our cousin's wedding was canceled throughout the war, so it was postponed, and so she came for our cousin's wedding. But I haven't gone home in a year and a half, so I'm luckily going back in February to visit.  Nate LeRoy:   My family was able to come to visit at the end of my service, which was really important for me, for them to be able to see me. I guess we both, you drafted just a few months before me, but we both served during COVID. Kerren Seidner:   Yeah. Nate LeRoy:   Which is just also just, I mean, now, nothing compares to serving now, but it was a super weird, wild time of all sorts of closures and rules and different things. So for my family to be able to come after the kind of general lockdown and everything of COVID was really great for them, to be able to be here while I was in the army, and they haven't been able to come visit since then, but they still want to, and still will. I think sometime in this coming year, my parents may be able to come out to visit. Manya Brachear Pashman: And when was the last time you went to Charleston?  Nate LeRoy:   I was lucky enough. I was able to go back a few months ago, when I finished my reserve service, over the summer, I went back for a little bit to see my family and see some friends. Manya Brachear Pashman: What did you gain from serving in the IDF? Nate LeRoy:   I think it's kind of immeasurable to an extent. I think that the person I was when I went in, it's still very much the person I am now. But you experienced so much, and you changed so much. And I drafted at 21 years of age, but growing so much over those kind of really formative years, but I think that I learned more about myself than I ever expected to. I learned about the importance of commitment to other people and the reaffirmment of committing to the greater good.  And I think something I learned about people is just always, always to give people the benefit of the doubt and to know that people usually do try their best and they have their best intentions in mind, and to give them the space to be able to show that, improve that, you're in a lot of really just within your team and people you're shoulder to shoulder. You know, you never get a minute by yourself, and it gets very intense. A lot of situations with you or the people you serve with.  But just learning to kind of give them that space and trust people and know that they want what's best for you and you want what's best for them, no matter how much each moment might get kind of chippy at certain points. It's something that you can only really experience through those tougher, tougher ordeals. Manya Brachear Pashman: Kerren, what did you take away from your service in the IDF? Kerren Seidner:   I think for me, it was really hard. I was going through a lot. I also, when I first moved to Israel, I was 18, and I didn't necessarily want to leave LA at that moment, I was finally in a friend group where I felt like I belonged. So it was really hard for me to have just decided to move across the country or the world, not the country, and I didn't really know the language.  So it was still hard, which is always going to be a little hard, but then getting put somewhere in the middle of nowhere, not knowing anything. I think I definitely change in a way that I've opened up a lot more. I was very closed off. And I tell people all the time, like my friends today, they didn't know me when I was 18, and I was very closed off. I don't even think I would be doing something like this even today. And in the army, you're just put with a bunch of girls, and you don't know the full language, but you just got to get to know them. And I even tell my friends today that the girls who are with me in the army, who are my best friends today, hang out with them all the time.  And they will even say that the first year, I did not talk to them, and I think because we were stuck in quarantine for two weeks, we were forced to spend time.  I had to just open up and actually get to know them. And I regretted not getting to know them earlier, and I'm so much happier that I open up and reach out. And that's something with Ach Gadol, where you just kind of maybe need to make that extra step, the first step, because there's new lone soldiers today who are just maybe scared to do that first step because they're in a new country, and we've been there before.  Manya Brachear Pashman: I asked you both what you gained from your time in the IDF, but it is a sacrifice. For which we are very grateful that you made. What did you lose by serving in the IDF? What did you sacrifice? Nate LeRoy:   I think, without the risk of being overly cheesy, I feel very lucky to have had a great service and to have experienced the army in a I got lucky, and I had a great service. And there are a lot of people around me who weren't so lucky, and kind of you know, things didn't fall their way, and they had a less good service or a bad service to a certain extent. So I'm very fortunate. That I can say I didn't lose anything that I wasn't willing to and I didn't know I was going to sacrifice beforehand. I did a year at Tulane before, and chose to leave that behind and come and do the army, and knew I had finished my studies at some point, which I'm doing now.  And I guess I lost, you know, two or three more years of partying in college in the States and a lot of experiences with close friends, who I'm fortunate to still be close with. But that's a decision and choice that I made, and knew I was making when I came over here. And, you know, a couple of Mardi Gras would have been great. COVID softened the blow a little that it, you know, they were canceled or didn't happen to the full extent. But again, I'm just fortunate to have. You know, only missed the experiences that I thought I would be able to miss. Kerren Seidner:   Yeah, I honestly, I think I lucked out, that I really enjoyed my service, and I don't regret anything about it. And I always say that I'm, I'm going to stay here in Israel forever. This is home. I always say, like to my friends who are drafting now and to my soldiers now that: I'll support them no matter what. If they have any regrets, or if they went to combat and they regretted that decision, or any other decision.  I really do believe God has a path for every single person, and I think that we make mistakes, we have to learn, and we may regret some things, but I think that doing the army was the path that I was meant to do, and I don't regret any of it. Manya Brachear Pashman: One more question for you both, and that is, I asked you, what you lost from serving in the IDF, but so many people lost loved ones and friends on October 7. Did you lose anyone, or know anyone who was killed or kidnapped on October 7? Kerren Seidner:   For me, not on October 7. I have a friend of mine. His name is Omer Balva. They actually have an Instagram page called Be Kind as Omer. And we did Garin Tzabar together. He was in the Moshav next to me. And he actually started university with me at the same time, so that was really hard for me. And I was able to go to his funeral. That was the first time I was out of miluim.  And then throughout, after I got released in July, my mifached, unfortunately, was killed in a motorcycle accident, and he did miluim and everything. It was just very unfortunate to have lost him in such an unfortunate way. And then a far relative cousin on my dad's side is actually kidnapped still to this day. Manya Brachear Pashman: I want to let listeners know you are referring to your cousin Tzachi Idan. Kerren, I hope you don't mind me sharing that his 18-year-old daughter Ma'ayan was murdered in their home on October 7 before her father was taken into Gaza. In fact, she was helping her father hold the door to the safe room closed and she was shot through the door. It is a horrific story.   Thank you, Kerren, for sharing that about your friend and your cousin. Nate? Nate LeRoy:   So I was fortunate to not have anyone that I was close with who passed away on the seventh. There were several people I served with kind of an extended, extended relationship with, or distant relationship with, who passed away fighting in the Kibbutzim in the south and about a month after the seventh, someone in my extended family, one of my cousins, a lone soldier from Atlanta, Rose Lubin, was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, and actually, this coming week is her the yard site for the first time. So a lot of the family, a lot of family on her side, live here in Israel. So everyone's kind of has a fantastic week of really meaningful, important events taking place. Everyone's coming over for it from the States as well, so it'll be a really meaningful, moving week to remember her. Manya Brachear Pashman: Thank you both so very much for your service, for all you've done to and you're doing to support the soldiers, especially at this time. Thank you both for joining us. Nate LeRoy:   Thank you. And just one last thing, anyone who's interested in Ach Gadol wants to find us online. I'm sure there'll be a link somewhere with this podcast, but feel free to search us on Google or wherever Ach Gadol or in Hebrew, Ach Gadol L'Ma'an Chayalim Bodedim, and thank you so much for having me on the show.  Kerren Seidner:   What he said. Thank you. Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, tune in for my conversation with Belle Yoeli, AJC's Chief Advocacy Officer, about the International Criminal Court's charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. She explains why regardless of political views about this Israeli administration, the charges tied to Israel's defense operations in Gaza are unjust.   

This week on Israel Hour Radio, it's the return of MY ISRAELI PLAYLIST...where our listeners share their favorite Israeli songs of all time! This time, please welcome Debbie Corwin of Mahwah, NJ! Debbie first visited Israel was with her family on a two week vacation when she was 10 years old. She then spent 7 1/2 weeks in Israel with a ZOA program, 'Summer in Moshav', when she graduated high school. She's been back to Israel 11 times since then, most recently this past March. Since 2011, she and her husband, Jan, have been involved with Zahal Shalom, a non-profit organization that brings 10 wounded Israeli veterans to live with host families in Northern New Jersey. They now serve on the Executive Board. The 2024 Zahal Shalom delegation just returned to Israel, and Debbie and Jan were honored to have hosted their 8th veteran. Debbie graduated University of Delaware as a music major and had an eleven year career in the music industry in New York. She worked for Tony-award winning playwright Rupert Holmes, serving as the production coordinator, script editor, musical supervisor and orchestrations assistant for three Broadway shows written by Rupert. The highlight of her music career was working with Barbra Streisand in 1990. She then went on to have a successful 20-year career in senior living, before working as the Director of Israel Engagement at the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. While working there, she met and began working with Israeli musician, Gilad Segev. Debbie is thrilled to share her favorite Israeli music this week on Israel Hour Radio! (Original Air Date: July 21, 2024) Full playlist at https://www.myisraelimusic.com/episode1197 Love the show? Please help us grow by becoming a member of MyIsraeliMusic.com: https://myisraelimusic.com/membership Join the Israeli Music Community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IsraelHourRadioFans/

The word לשבת means to sit, and there's a plethora of usages of this verb in Hebrew. We'll be talking about jails and cafes, dog trainers, Ottoman Jews, and restaurant hosts, all in the same episode! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Yoshev – Sitting – יושב Yoshev al ha-gader – Sitting on the fence – יושב על הגדר Yoshev alai bool – It fits me perfectly – יושב עליי בול Ze yoshev aleicha/alayich bool – It fits you perfectly – יושב עליך/עלייך בול Eich ze yoshev alai? – How does it look? – איך זה יושב עליי Lo yodea, ze lo yoshev alai tov – I don't know, it doesn't fit – לא יודע, זה לא יושב עליי טוב Efo atem yoshvim? – Where are you located? – איפה אתם יושבים Yoshvim shiva'h – Sitting shiv'ah – יושבים שבעה Efo atem yoshvim? – Where are you sitting? – איפה אתם יושבים Hu yoshev ba-kele – He sits in jail – הוא יושב בכלא Al ma hu yoshev? Al ma hi yoshevet? – What is he/she sitting for? – על מה הוא יושב/היא יושבת Yoshev/yoshevet rosh – Chairperson – יושב/יושבת ראש, יו”ר Yoshev rosh ha-opozitsya – The head of the opposition in the Knesset – יושב ראש האופוזיציה Ha-boss sh'li yoshev li al ha-rosh ligmor mashehu – My boss is pressuring me to finish something – הבוס שלי יושב לי על הראש לגמור משהו Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-rosh ba-byit – My parents are breathing down my neck at home – ההורים שלי יושבים לי על הראש בבית Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-vrid – My parents are breathing down my neck – ההורים שלי יושבים לי על הווריד Yeshiva – Jewish religious school (see more here) – ישיבה Hit'amloot be-Yeshiva al kise – Doing exercise while sitting on a chair – התעמלות בישיבה על כיסא Lashevet be-batei kafe – To sit in cafes – לשבת בבתי קפה Bo neshev al kafe, nedaber – Let's sit over coffee, we'll talk – בוא נשב על קפה, נדבר  Lashevet o lakachat? – Sit down or take away? – לשבת או לקחת Shev/shvi! – Sit! – שב/שבי Shev/shvi/shvoo bevakasha – Sit down please – שב/שבי/שבו בבקשה Shev shev – Sit down, sit down – שב, שב Lama ata lo yoshev? Shev! – Why aren't you sitting down, sit! – למה אתה לא יושב? שב Le'an ata rats? Bo shev daka – Where are you running? Sit down for a sec. – לאן אתה רץ? בוא שב דקה Yishuv – Village – ישוב Ha-yishuvim ba-tsafon – The places in the north of Israel – הישובים בצפון “Ha-yishuv” – Jews in Israel before 1948 (see more here) – הישוב  Moshav – Village (see more here) – מושב Moshava – Colony (see more here) – מושבה Moshav ba-matos – Seat on a plane – מושב במטוס   Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein – Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics) Shazamat – Yoshev Alai Bool (lyrics) Yoshev Rosh – Chairperson Shababnikim  Qigong be-yeshiva Ivri Lider – Batei Cafe (lyrics) Shev! Ha-yishuv Moshavim ba-matos – Seats on the plane Teapacks – Yoshvim be-beit cafe (lyrics)   Moshav in Wikipedia  Moshava in Wikipedia Ha-yishuv in Wikipedia

Why do we discuss the broken Luchos here? Why between the Parshiot that discuss the vision and then subsequent implementation of the Mishkan?

In this episode of the Z3 Podcast, Rabbi Amitai Fraiman, our host and head of Z3, is joined by Roger Studley, the founder of Berkeley Moshav, a growing Jewish cohousing community in Berkeley, California. Together they explore what are the essential ingredients of a thriving Jewish community and how to break down barriers to accessing Jewish life. Roger talks about what it's like to be building a new kind of Jewish village in urban America through the cohousing model, and about how members are partners in co-creating the Jewish life they want for themselves through shared responsibilities and community gatherings. They discuss how incorporating Jewish expression in your daily life is made much easier when it's already an integral part of your home and community, and share how Jewish tradition and cohousing share similar approaches to creating that shared community. All this and more in this episode. Meet Roger Studley: Roger is is the original convener of the Berkeley Moshav project. He is a certified cohousing consultant, trained by the 500 Communities program, and serves on the National Advisory Council for the Cohousing Association of the U.S. Roger also serves as a community advisor for Hakhel, the international incubator of Jewish intentional communities, and has contributed to all six of its Jewish Intentional Community Conferences. He is married to Rabbi Chai Levy of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, CA. Follow Z3 here: Instagram - instagram.com/z3project/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@z3project LinkedIn- linkedin.com/company/z3-project Facebook - facebook.com/Z3Project/ Twitter - twitter.com/Z3_Project Website - z3project.org/

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Tune in for a conversation with Yotam Politzer, CEO of IsraAID, a leading Israeli humanitarian aid organization and longtime partner of AJC, about the group's mission and the impact of sharing Israel's expertise and technology to help millions worldwide after crises hit. Yotam also shares his personal journey and how he found his passion for humanitarian work. Additionally, hear what our podcast community at AJC Global Forum 2023 in Tel Aviv had to say when we asked: why do you love Israel?  *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Podcast Listeners (2:47) Yotam Politzer Show Notes: Learn: Crossing the Red Sea: Israel and Africa in 2023  Listen: Israel's Reasonableness Law: What it Means for Israel's Democracy and Security Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, tag us on social media with #PeopleofthePod, and hop onto Apple Podcasts to rate us and write a review, to help more listeners find us. __ Episode Transcript: Transcript of Podcast Listener Segment: Manya Brachear Pashman:   This week, we bring you voices from Tel Aviv. I spoke with Yotam Politzer, the CEO of IsraAID, about the importance of sharing Israel's expertise and technology with the world's most vulnerable.  But first, hear from some podcast listeners who stopped by our podcast booth at AJC Global Forum 2023 to tell us why they love Israel. Listeners, the mic is yours.  Corey Sarcu: My name's Corey Sarcu, I'm from Chicago. Hannah Geller: My name is Hannah Geller, and I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Irvin Ungar: My name is Irvin Ungar. I'm from Burlingame, California, which is near San Francisco. Corey Sarcu: As for why I love Israel, there are so many reasons. I think, culturally, Israel is kind of a crazy place. Everyone is very welcoming. They're almost aggressively welcoming in a way, like one of the first things, they meet you for five minutes, and they're already calling you achi, which means my brother, it goes along with the whole theme that really the Jewish people, we're all one big family, and Israel is just the natural manifestation of that in the state. Hannah Geller: I love how in Israel, I can walk on the street, I can be on the bus with someone, and a stranger will invite me to Shabbat dinner. I love how the woman at the pool will just hand her baby over to me if she has something else to be tending to–and I've never seen her in my life. Irvin Ungar: The reason I love Israel is probably-I've been here several dozen times. And the first time I arrived, I do remember feeling like I was coming home, and I'm still coming home. The question is why I left if I'm still coming home, and I've been here that many times, but nonetheless, that's the way I feel. I'm with my people. I'm with my people when I'm not in Israel. These are like my brothers. So I'm here. That's why I'm here. ___ Transcript of Interview with Yotam Politzer: Manya Brachear Pashman:   Yotam Politzer joined IsraAID, Israel's preeminent humanitarian aid organization, in 2011. In fact, he was the NGO's second employee. Since then, he has flown on dozens of aid missions personally helping more than a quarter million people after some of the world's worst disasters. In 2017, he took over IsraAID as its chief executive officer and has since expanded the reach of Israeli disaster aid around the world. Earlier this year, he received the Charles Bronfman Prize, a $100,000 award given to a Jewish humanitarian under 50. Yotam is with us now, in Tel Aviv. Yotam, welcome to People of the Pod. Yotam Politzer:  Thank you. Thanks for having me. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So first, thank you for all that you are doing to quite literally repair the world. Tell us about your upbringing and what led you up that particular Jewish professional path. Yotam Politzer:  So, I wasn't thinking that I would end up chasing disasters around the world in places like the tsunami in Japan, or the Ebola outbreak, or most recently, Afghanistan, where we had a very dramatic operation. I grew up in a small village, in a small Moshav in the north part of Israel. My father is a social worker, my mom was a school counselor, and had a beautiful childhood. And before my military service in the IDF, I did something-it's kind of a gap, we call it in Hebrew Shnat Sherut, which translates to service year. And it's kind of a volunteering year before the military service. And I did that with youth at risk, many of them are from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Jews. It was an incredible year, probably one of the most meaningful years of my life and I kind of developed my passion not just for service, but also for working with people from other cultures, essentially, using humanitarian work not only to save lives, but also to build bridges. And I learned so much from the Ethiopians that I worked with at that time. And then after my army service, like every Israeli, I followed what we call the hummus trail. Which is this crazy phenomenon with about 50,000 Israelis every year are traveling, backpacking after the army to kind of clear their heads from the tension of the service. Most people go to India or South America, I went to India. And it's called the hummus trail because the locals are starting to make hummus for the Israelis that are traveling. So I was following the hummus trail- hummus was not highly recommended. In India it has a bit of a curry taste to it. But ended up arriving to Nepal. And I was planning to trek in the Himalayas. And I did that for a couple of weeks. And then I saw an ad that invited backpackers to volunteer with street children in Nepal, of all places. I thought well, it sounds cool. Oh, you know, I'll do it for a couple of weeks, I'll continue to Thailand or wherever I was going. I ended up staying there for three and a half years, really fell in love with that kind of work. I came back to Israel and want to start my life and two weeks after I came back to Israel, that was 2011 the tsunami in Japan happened. Mega disaster, more than 20,000 people lost their lives, half a million people lost their homes. And IsraAID, which was at that time, a tiny organization with basically one employee and a few volunteers, offered me to lead a relief mission to Japan. And again, I was supposed to go for two weeks and I ended up staying there for three years.  So that's how it kind of all started for me. And interestingly for IsraAID, it used to be a disaster response organization, and it's still part of our DNA, but in Japan we realized that for us our impact could be not just immediate relief and pulling people out of the rubble and giving them medical support, etc. Also we need to look at long term impact. In Japan, a rich country, the third-largest economy, they didn't really need our support with immediate relief. But what we supported them with was trauma care for children. Which, again, is an area that unfortunately, in Israel, not because everything is so perfect here, but because of our, you know, ongoing challenges from the trauma of the Holocaust to the ongoing conflict, we really developed this expertise to help children cope with trauma.  So that's all how sort of how I started. And then from Japan, I went to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which was terrifying. I remember every night I used to wake up full of sweat. It's one of the symptoms of Ebola, but thank god, I'm okay. And then I led a mission in Nepal, after the earthquake they had in there, we actually had a very dramatic search and rescue operation. And we found the last survivor of the earthquake, was a woman who was trapped under the rubble for six days without food or water.  And then I led a relief mission to Greece with a Syrian refugee, actually also in partnership with AJC's, some of AJC's team members actually joined me. And it was amazing, because these people were considered our enemies, and then all of a sudden, they receive support from us.  We can touch base on that later. But so basically, I was chasing disasters until 2017, when I was offered to co-lead the organization, first as a co-CEO, and then from 2019, as the global CEO. So now, you know, we started as employee number two. Now we have about 350 of us in 16 countries. And it's just an amazing privilege. And I'm still learning every day. That's what keeps me going. Manya Brachear Pashman: In 16 countries, how are those countries identified and selected as locations for IsraAID? Yotam Politzer: So, so for Israel, and it may sound bad, but for us, disasters are opportunities. And it doesn't mean that we sit down and wait for disaster to happen, they will happen, whether we like it or not. And it could be, you know, climate related disasters like a hurricane or tsunami, or earthquake, or manmade disaster, like what's happening in Ukraine, or in Afghanistan, when the Taliban took over, or it could be even a pandemic, like, well, we all just experienced a global crisis.  So whenever there's a crisis somewhere in the world, and it could be in a neighboring country like Turkey, where we just had an earthquake or in you know, the most remote places on earth like Vanuatu, near Fiji, we have an emergency response team that will deploy, many times in partnership with AJC. But we will send an emergency response team to essentially to do two things, one, to provide immediate relief, but to look for partners. And the partnership part is crucial, because we can't really do anything by ourselves. Manya Brachear Pashman: What about inside Israel? Yotam Politzer: So when you asked me how do we decide where to go, we decide where to go, where we have resources and partners who are interested in the type of expertise that we can provide. And this expertise is what we're bringing from Israel, whether it's water technology, trauma care that I mentioned, and other areas of response. We also know that so right now mentioned 16 countries, we have teams on the ground in Ukraine, actually responding to, you know, the bombing of the dam, just two days ago, our team was actually on the ground a few kilometers away from there. So thank God, they're safe. And but the good news is that we were able to respond immediately and we already have team on the ground. We have teams in Colombia supporting Venezuelan refugees. We have many teams in Africa, supporting the drought and some of the conflicts in South Sudan and elsewhere. The teams are not just Israelis. The Emergency Response Team deploys from here but very quickly, we identify local team members. So out of our 350 employees, many of them are actually local members of the communities that we train and support and they take the lead which is much more sustainable, because our end goal is not to be needed. Our end goal is to live the know-how and the capacity in the country, in the community, so they can support themselves. Manya Brachear Pashman:    What about inside Israel? Do you do anything– Yotam Politzer:  No, I mean, our mandate, IsraAID- it was established 22 years ago, actually by a group of activists and the vision was to bring Israeli expertise to the world's most vulnerable communities around the world, essentially saying, you know, Israel, again, not because everything is so perfect here, because of our challenges, we developed technologies, and techniques and methodologies that could and should be shared with disaster areas around the world. So many of the original members were actually  doctors and nurses, and people who were active here on a day to day basis, but wanted to share these know-how, and expertise with the world. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Why? Why not just keep it for yourselves? Yotam Politzer:  First of all, for several reasons, one, because we are global citizens. And we are influenced and influencing the world. And we should be a force for good. And it's really just the right thing to do. To that one, too, because we actually have an added value. We have unique expertise and unique experience that people don't have, everyone calls Israel, the startup nation, right. So we see ourselves as the humanitarian wing of the startup nation. And we also a little bit, South Korea says we think we should do more as Israelis and as a trade. So we're doing the best we can, we are reaching millions, but we should reach billions. So and the third reason, and that's also one of the reasons the organization is called East trade is that it's also an opportunity to build bridges. And I think that's where the agency partnership is crucial, because AJC is all about building bridges, right? Between the Jews and the world, if you will. And that's where I think there's such a beautiful alignment of values and of the mission and vision of how, again, terrible crisis and tragedies could be, could become a game changer in building bridges. And these bridges are, you know, could be built with Syrian refugees who are considered our enemies. I remember, I was called a Syrian guy, you know, after we pulled out his daughter, in Greece, and we treated her, she almost drowned. She told me my worst enemy became my biggest supporter, or a group of 200 Afghans that we pulled out that are now sending me Shabbat, Shalom every every Shabbat. So that's kind of the obvious, right? But, there's a lot of bridges that needs to be built also with our friends, you know, you know, whether it's in Guatemala, which is a country that's very, you know, supportive of Israel, but like, but we are supporting them. So our goal at Israel is not to, we're not here to do diplomacy work, or we're not dealing with politics. But at the same time, we do see ourselves as representatives of the Israeli civil society. And we do see how an added value of our work is these very strong bridges that are being built both on the high level and on the People to People connection. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Have you ever encountered people who are not willing to accept help from Israeli agencies? Yotam Politzer:  So honestly, it almost never happened. In 99.5% of the cases, people were very happy to receive support from Israelis, and from IsraAID. Sometimes people did not expect it. So I would say they were positively shocked to receive support. But, I think they were happy for several reasons. One is because it actually helped. Two is because we're not just there for short term, we're actually staying long, longer than most organizations. So we arrived in the first 72 hours, but we are typically, you know, staying at an average of five years, in an area. So we build trust. And, and people see that it's not just, you know, a token support.  Three, we have a very strong kind of multicultural team, right. When I mentioned the Syrian refugees, we had a lot of Arab Israelis, people who speak Arabic, who were able to provide the support. So it's not only professional, it's also a strong cultural understanding, and many of our local team members. The only cases I would say, which was a little bit complicated and challenging, was when we actually worked inside countries that don't have diplomatic relations with Israel. So when we worked with Syrians we didn't work inside Syria worked with Syrians who escaped. Same with Afghanistan. We help people evacuate from Afghanistan, but we didn't send our team inside. We did send our team inside Iraq, inside Bangladesh.  And for security reasons, mainly, our local partners knew where we were from, but the local government didn't. So we had to be much more careful in terms of our visibility. We couldn't wear our t-shirts and our logos and you know, mainly for safety and security reasons for our staff. That's that's obviously a challenge. I mean, politics is there, whether we like it or not. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So in those situations, do you feel like you make headway with the citizens with the public that you're helping, that may have a long term effect on how the governments consider Israel in the future? Or is that something that you care about? Yotam Politzer:  I mean, we do care, we are from here, and your organization is called IsraAID, and probably my life would have been easier if I would be working for the UN or working for Doctors Without Borders, or for other organizations that don't have any affiliation with Israel, right. So we do care, we do care about building bridges. And we do care about changing people's perspectives. One story that I have was from Sierra Leone, West Africa, during the Ebola crisis, we worked with the First Lady. And, she was shocked to receive support from the other side of the world, from Israel. She said, you came from Israel, all the way, I promise that, you know, when Sierra Leone will be Ebola free, me and my husband will come to visit Israel, and she actually followed her promise. So you know, that was like a very clear kind of diplomatic aspect.  Now, when we went to Malawi, also in partnership with AJC, following the terrible cyclone that they had, the President was the one who welcomed us and said, how excited he is for the support. When we talk about the Syrian refugees we have supported over the years, we worked there for six years, about 120,000 of them. So we do believe it goes a long way, right? It's not just one or two people. It's not just anecdotal. Whether it will lead to a political change in the Middle East, maybe hopefully, it definitely does change the perspectives of hundreds of 1000s of people. Manya Brachear Pashman:   What is the budget of of IsraAID? Yotam Politzer:  So this year, we're close to $23 million. Yeah. We tripled ourselves in the last two years. Again, not because everything is great, but because the world has gone mad. And it was a series of events that, you know, that we responded to whether it's, you know, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, of course, is an ongoing disaster and Turkey and others. So yeah, so we are in $24 million, we are growing, and planning to grow to $50 million in the next few years.  Which is really what we believe we need in order to continue responding in the countries that we are in have some kind of an emergency fund that enables us to respond to new crisis. By the way, I want to say that that's where AJC's has been an incredible partner, because AJC, I think, supported us in more than 20 countries over the last few years. And one of the main challenges is that there's a disaster in Country X, and we need seed funding, we need to be able to deploy immediately.  And that's typically what AJC provides. So and by the way, it's in places that are all over the media, like Ukraine, for instance, or in places like Malawi, that no one heard of. And that's crucial, because we know, unfortunately, that media attention equals to donor attention. So when things are in the media, it's much easier to raise funds, it's also limited, right? It's usually like a week or two, and then people move to the next tweet. When you're an expert, you probably know that.  But AJC has been there on both kind of the more high profile and low profile and really has been an incredible partner that really enabled us. Because once you're on the ground, it's not only that you're saving lives, which is, you know, our main goal, it's also you build partnership and relationship and you're able to communicate to the world that you're doing that so you can raise more money. So, so deploying quickly is important for several reasons. And AJC, you know, basically enabled us to do that. So that's huge for us. Manya Brachear Pashman:   If someone wants to volunteer for IsraAID, are there opportunities to do that? Yotam Politzer:  There are opportunities to do that, although I do have to say something because–we were based more on short term volunteers in the past. And there's a serious problem with that. Many people who come for a short term are actually doing more damage than good. I mean, they come with great intentions. But they start something that, you know, there's no continuation or if there's a lot of pictures with children in Africa, it's a very criticized field. Now, having said that, there are still people who have specific expertise–surgeons, for example, eye surgeons, you know, in a few days of volunteering, they could save people's lives, right. So, we're not against it, it needs to be people who are highly skilled, or people who can commit for long term. And we do take insurance, for example, college students, mainly graduate students, not so much undergrad, from specific fields who are looking for professional fellowships or internships in many of the countries. So there are definitely opportunities both for younger and for people who are young at heart. But the expertise or the long term commitment is crucial. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Responding to those kinds of crises, how does that reflect Jewish values? In other words, how do some of these crises contradict or violate Jewish teachings, Jewish values? And how much of a role does that play in you coming in to address it? Yotam Politzer:  So I think, you know, our team, just to clarify, is not just Jewish, right? We have Jews, Christians, Muslim, Buddhist, you know, other people. So it's a very diverse team, from any perspective, definitely, from a religious perspective. However, I think many of our team members are inspired by Jewish values. I mean, there's the obvious one of tikkun olam, which, you know, I think it almost became a buzzword, I heard so many people use it. So we almost don't use it because it became such a buzzword, but essentially, how we interpret this Jewish value is our responsibility to look beyond just our community. And to support the world's most vulnerable communities and really, literally repairing the world are supporting the repairment of the world. So that's kind of the clear connection, I don't I do think that everything that related to helping the strangers, right, people who are not just from our immediate community, is something that we strongly, strongly believe in.  I mean, there's a story that I always share about Ukraine. You know, if you're a Ukrainian Jew 80 years ago, you are-during the World War Two. You are at the bottom of the bottom of the barrel right? You're likely to be slaughtered by the Nazis or by their Ukrainian collaborators. And today in Ukraine, the Jewish community is a big Jewish community, they are receiving so much support, which is amazing to think about it from a historical perspective, they are entitled to support from the Israeli government and from the Jewish Agency. And from the JDC, from so many great organizations who are focusing on supporting Jews in Ukraine. I don't know if you heard that. But in the beginning of the war, when millions of people fled Ukraine, the Jews were told the Jewish refugees were told to put a sign with the letters I-L for Israel, and they were taken out of the lines, and prioritized.  So it's unheard of like, the tables have turned right. Which is amazing. However, what we take from it is that we have responsibility. And that's why it's so important that now Jews and Israelis show the world that we support everyone, not just Jews. And that we are different, and that we are there for everyone. And we are there even for people who are considered our enemies. Manya Brachear Pashman:   My last question is, I have to admit, every time you've talked about vulnerable people, I hear you say valuable, I just misheard you. But then I think, well valuable, vulnerable, one in the same. And I'm curious, what you have learned from the communities and people that you've served in this capacity, and also whether they have gone on to teach and volunteer and help and pay it forward? Yotam Politzer:  It's a great question. And I like it, I never heard this... But that's exactly how, not only me, but all of our team members feel like–vulnerable, our communities are also extremely valuable. And in many places, we see our role, not just in bringing the expertise and know-how but actually, in a way putting a spotlight on local expertise and local know-how. And that's how, in many of our countries of operation, now, the people who are leading the response are actually local members of the community, who received some training and support from us, but actually bringing their own cultural expertise.  And we've been learning so much from these people, again, from languages to cultures to how you find very innovative solutions when there are very limited resources. It's a really two way street, of learning. And now, many of our team members on the regional level, actually, when there is a crisis in a neighboring country, together with our team from Israel, they respond.  So now in Malawi, for instance, we sent a team from Israel and Kenya, together, when there was another crisis in the Caribbean, we sent a team from Dominica. So, because they know they're there, so practically, it's much quicker and they understand the local culture and context. So, definitely a big part of our role is to build this global team of disaster responders who can respond to disasters, both globally and locally and in the region. So we see how that becomes more of a bigger part of our strategy now to utilize local and regional resources, to support communities at risk. So it's not only, we're coming from the west, sort of with this know-how, we're combining that with local know-how and expertise. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You're not just parachuting in and imposing your solutions. Yotam Politzer:  Exactly. We co-create solutions. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Yotam, thank you so much, I really appreciate you sharing this time with us. Yotam Politzer:  Thanks for having me. And thanks for a wonderful partnership with AJC throughout the years. Manya Brachear Pashman:   If you missed last week's episode, be sure to listen to AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson break down last week's passage of Israel's Reasonableness Standard Law and what it means for Israel's democracy and security.  

Mission encre noire Tome 37 Chapitre 405. Cet exécrable corps, dissection de la grossophobie internalisée par Eli San paru en 2023 aux éditions Remue-ménage avec des illustrations de l'autrice. Si «ce corps me pousse à hurler», ce sont les premiers mots du texte, il permet aussi d'écrire sur la grossophobie ambiante. Il faut du cran lorsqu'on a mal à la peau, lorsque votre propre organisme vous dégoûte, lorsque votre morphologie devient une véritable prison, pour prendre la plume pour creuser plus profond. Tout en étant admiratrice de leur audace, et de la détermination du collectif, l'autrice avoue avoir de la difficulté à adhérer complètement au mouvement body positive, bien malgré elle. Aucune animosité à cela, de sa part, Eli San partage le même constat, les grosses personnes font l'objet d'une stigmatisation sociale omniprésente. La militante féministe et bibliothécaire montréalaise se met à nu, dans son intimité, dans son quotidien. Si personne n'ose vraiment le faire, l'autrice se réapproprie un champ d'expression de soi, au risque de déplaire. Parler de ses inconforts, des difficultés rencontrées dans sa vie amoureuses, de s'habiller à son goût, de monter des escaliers, bref, que ce soit dans la désinvolture ou l'aveu de faiblesse, Eli San est loin de vouloir se décourager, ni loin de vouloir blesser qui que ce soit. Ses confidences font mouche. Justement, parce que l'autrice s'y révèle vulnérable.Et dans ce miroir d'elle-même qu'elle nous tend, de toute cette haine de soi qui refait surface assurément, elle déclare la guerre aux préjugés: c'est le travail d'une vie. Pour en finir de vivre dans l'invisibilité j'accueille, ce soir, à Mission encre noire, Eli San. Extrait:« (Ce corps) Il détermine à quels stimuli je porte attention, partout autour de moi. Quand je vois une pub qui capitalise sur l'image de la femme, je tombe dans le piège des codes qui font vendre. Ma conscience féministe s'entre-déchire. J'observe les corps des mannequins, je suis appâtée par elles même si je songe au fait qu'elles pourraient casser en deux sous le poids d'un sac à dos. Je me surprends à rêver de me blesser de la sorte. J'aimerais avoir le luxe de choisir d'adhérer ou non à ces codes. Mais confinée à la marge, je jongle entre colère et envie. Vouloir le même corps qu'elles, mais ne rien faire pour y arriver. Vouloir que tous les corps aient leur place dans la société, mais encore ne rien faire, mis à part pondre quelques lignes revendicatrices pour apaiser temporairement ma rage. Je stagne parce que l'autodestruction est un pauvre vecteur de changement. La haine consume toute l'énergie dont j'aurai besoin pour me construire, me révolter - ou les deux.» La Revue Moebius 176, un numéro spécial 45 ème anniversaire intitulé « Quand nous nous voyons nous savons», une citation de Jean-Paul Daoust Tirée de «Mais cette lettre est une belle extravagance» datant du Moebius 120 de 2009. Joyeux anniversaire la revue Moebius! Crée en 1977 par Pierre Desruisseaux, Raymond Martin et Guy Melançon, la revue se veut être un laboratoire d'écriture, un foyer de culture qui valorise autant les formes et les genres littéraires les plus varié.e.s, que la mise en scène de la subjectivité et l'expérimentation. Passée de main en main, d'une direction littéraire à une autre, Moebius a su se renouveler et se révèle depuis, un creuset exceptionnel pour accueillir les nouvelles voix d'ici et d'ailleurs, pour désencastrer les imaginaires, dépoussiérer les héritages égarés. De cet esprit d'audace et disons le, de style, la revue vous donne bien souvent l'occasion de découvrir les premiers textes inédits d'auteurices confirmé.e.s, ou en devenir. Gérald Gaudet, Fiorella Boucher, Gabrielle Giasson-Dulude, Julien Guy-Béland, Sanna, Denise Desautels, Catherine Parent, Flavia Garcia, Louise Marois, Karianne Trudeau-Beaunoyer, Justice Rutikara, Jean-Paul Daoust, Caroline Dawson, Marie-Celie Agnant, Valérie Savard, Jeannot Clair, Nelly Desmarais, et Virginie Fauve , sous la direction éclairée de Nicholas Dawson et Alex Noël, toutes et tous se prêtent au jeu de la correspondance, à l'image de la rubrique culte qui paraît à chaque numéro de la revue, la fameuse lettre à …. Chaque voix s'élance fébrile ou assurée, traverse les genres et les générations «dans l'obscurité fertile de la littérature», comme annonce le préambule. J'accueille les deux chefs d'orchestre de ce bal d'anniversaire littéraire, à la baguette, ce soir, à Mission encre noire, Nicholas Dawson et Alex Noël sont nos invités. Extrait:« Je ne suis encore jamais allé voir l'océan des arabesques ni les champs de la Palestine pour me reposer à l'ombre d'un olivier un après-midi après une récolte. Je n'ai jamais couru un matin dans les rues de Londres ou parcouru les collines fraîches de Ramallah pour déguster un thé à la menthe en récitant les poèmes de Darwich. Je n'ai jamais surveillé l'horizon du Moshav de Kfar Malal avec un fusil allemand ni attendu désespérément le réveil de mon père tombé dans le coma. Et pourtant, je comprends ce que c'est d'être un enfant déraciné qui rêve en couleur de prendre sa place dans ce monde trop grand, mystérieux et souvent absurde. Né au Rwanda, à quelques mois de la tragédie nationale de 1994, je suis depuis un exilé de ces terres qui ont pourtant façonné des générations et des générations de mes ancêtres. Malgré cette perte, à une dizaine de milliers de kilomètres de ces mille collines, je songe et réalise des histoires cinématographiques qui m'aident à valider mes sentiments uniques et pourtant partagés avec tant d'autres individus de ce monde. Je comprends ce que cela signifie d'être un.e adulte au passé lié à la guerre et au déplacement et qui préfère poétiser ses tourments à travers des fictions au lieu de les reproduire fidèlement. Je comprends ce que c'est d'être un homme-enfant d'expatrié.e.s dont le peuple a été persécuté et consumé par la haine jusqu'à devenir prédateur d'humains.»

Mishkav and Moshav Stipulations | Metamme'ey Mishkav uMoshav 6:6 | Rabbi Eli Nosson Silberberg

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 5: Last Discussion of Moshav Leitzim, by Rav Gidon Rothstein Closing up our analysis of leitzim, with a few examples of how responsa brought up the concern.

Israel comparte con el mundo los secretos de sus políticas sociales y la forma en que ha logrado su transformación económica, a través de su estrategia de cooperación internacional. Consciente del potencial alcanzado en su país, y conociendo las necesidades de los países en desarrollo, Israel ha cooperado con países de África, Asia y América Latina, a través de su Agencia de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo: MASHAV. El objetivo de esta organización, creada en 1958, se ha centrado en capacitar a grupos extranjeros, compartiendo la experiencia alcanzada con sus originales estructuras sociales como el kibutz, la granja colectiva, el Moshav, los asentamientos cooperativos y las empresas económicas cooperativas de la Histadrut; mecanismos que ha creado para generar transformación social y bienestar colectivo. Son cerca de 300.000 personas las que han participado en los cursos de capacitación profesional en medicina, agricultura y tecnología. La lista de los aportes de MASHAV, incluye la capacitación en el aprovechamiento de los recursos hídricos e irrigación, agricultura en tierras áridas, lucha contra la desertificación, educación preescolar, desarrollo comunitario, salud pública y organización comunitaria en zonas de desastre. MASHAV también comparte la experiencia israelí en atención y apoyo a niños afectados por VIH/SIDA, desarrolla talleres para la generación de habilidades empresariales entre jóvenes como medio para aliviar la pobreza y desarrollo rural integral. MASHAV actúa en unos 140 países en desarrollo de todo el mundo, y cumple el rasgo filosófico-judío de “Tikún Olam” que significa: reparar el mundo.

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 4: Moshav Leitzim in Avot and Shulchan Arukh, by Rav Gidon Rothstein A further way to understand leitzim in general, from Pirkei Avot and the Shulchan Arukh.

At a young age, Gilbert Strang learned the importance of hard work. He became one of the most powerful demolishers in the moshav. Carlos, the moshav's owner, was always impressed by Gilbert's drive and dedication, and he eventually offered him the position of foreman. Soon enough, Gilbert had everything he ever dreamed of - a great job, a beautiful home, and a large family. But everything changed the day a freak earthquake struck the moshav. The homes started collapsing, and Gilbert was one of the only survivors. Now, years later, Gilbert is a broken man. He's lost

Establecida en el Valle de Jezreel al este de Haifa, Moshav Nahalal fue la primera aldea de trabajadores en Palestina; durante el periodo de la segunda Aliyah (1904-1914) fueron las primeras 80 familias en instalarse allí y establecer una comunidad. Este grupo creó la integración agrícola que integró los principios comunales del movimiento kibbutz con la oportunidad de poseer tierras de forma privada. Del mismo modo, Nahalal estableció el diseño físico para otras moshavim de allí en adelante. Diseñado por el arquitecto Richard Kaufman, el diseño estaba basado en círculos concéntricos, en donde los edificios públicos estaban en el centro, los hogares en el siguiente círculo y los espacios agrícolas en el círculo externo.

Berl Katznelson líder destacado del Movimiento Sionista Laborista, nació en Bielorrusia en 1887. A temprana edad, se involucró en las organizaciones sionistas laboristas locales y trabajó enseñando literatura hebrea e historia judía en una escuela para niñas de escasos recursos en su pueblo Bobiruisk. Cuando emigró a Palestina en 1909, quedó impactado al ver la pobreza en la que vivían los trabajadores judíos. Producto de su experiencia desarrolló una idea para reunir a terratenientes y agruparlos en pro del trabajo cooperativo, lo que luego se convertiría en el movimiento Moshav. Katznelson fue el fundador del Movimiento Laborista en Palestina que sirvió como núcleo para el partido político Mapai. También fue uno de los fundadores de la Federación Sindicalista Histadrut, el fondo de asistencia médica y el periódico laborista Davar, los cuales fueron importantes para la sociedad israelí luego de la formación del estado.

Duvid Swirsky is a member of the bands Moshav and Distant Cousins, among many other credits in a long career as a professional musician. He joins his bandmate Ami to discuss how he makes it through creative highs and lows to keep showing up. Skip ahead: 00:00 How pissed is Duvid that Ami started doing comedy? | 3:30 How Duvid takes ideas from thought to action 7:50 | Growing up on a Hippy Commune | 19:30 Taking music from hobby to profession | 31:15 Living in LA and feeling the press social pressure to make BANK | 39:00 When your friends become more successful than you | 55:00 Trey Anastasio sits in with Goose | 01:06:15 Has music lost its place in culture? As always, find us on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links Moshav: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FQxNniQ00e77TnPptdnXo?si=6VllYoOTTX6szbpKfawgKw Distant Cousins: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2K1qlqSkT0CWFKIr9EjDLb?si=DU3rbt8LQj-k3VLpfJ-VKA Mike's Newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com/ Ami's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy?lang=en

Avi Gabay joined Placer.ai in August 2020, as Chief Architect in order to help build a world-class Physical Market Intelligence Platform which helps businesses make data-based decisions. Avi was born and raised on a Moshav in the center of Israel, then moved with his family to Shanghai China where he spent his teenage years. In high school Avi became fascinated by computers, programming and technology. He later returned to Israel as a lone soldier and served in 8200 as a Group Leader of Intelligence Analysts. Avi is an experienced Software Engineer and Architect and has worked in many enterprises and early-stage startups. Avi holds a MSc in Computer Science and a Global MBA majoring in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from IDC Herzliya.

The Story of Rabbi Zev Leff - Moshav Matisyahu | Meaningful People #75   Rabbi Zev Leff is one of Israel's most popular Torah educators. He is the Rabbi of Moshav Matisyahu, a small religious community located in central Israel.  Rabbi Leff was born in the Bronx, where he attended public school before his family relocated to Miami, where he enrolled in a conservative school before subsequently transferring to a yeshiva. He received semicha from the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland Ohio, where he studied under Rav Mordechai Gifter. He married Rivkah Minkoff of Ellenville, New York. During a Pesach visit to Miami, Rabbi Leff stepped in to help the Young Israel of Greater Miami in North Miami Beach with some speeches. His talks were received so well that after Pesach, he was invited to apply for the position of rabbi. During a Pesach visit to Miami, Rabbi Leff stepped in to help the Young Israel of Greater Miami in North Miami Beach with some speeches. His talks were received so well that after Pesach, he was invited to apply for the position of rabbi. In 1983, Fulfilling a life-long dream, he moved with his family to Eretz Yisrael, eventually settling in Moshav Matityahu. Today, in addition to his communal duties, Rabbi Leff is also Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshiva Gedolah Matisyahu, and oversees the Kollel on the Moshav. In addition to the shiurim he gives seven days a week at Matityahu, Rabbi Leff is constantly traveling to speak at schools, yeshivas, seminaries, and events throughout Israel and abroad. He has been a featured speaker at the conventions of the Orthodox Union, Agudas Yisrael, and Torah Umesorah. In November 2018, a Sky News video of Rabbi Leff engrossed in a sefer at a Scotland–Israel UEFA soccer game, oblivious to the excitement in the stadium after Israel scored its first goal, went viral. Rabbi Leff and his wife had been visiting their family and accompanied them to the game. As he personally had no interest in the match, Rabbi Leff brought his Gemara along to learn. The sight of the rabbi enjoying his sefer during the game made an indelible impression upon millions of people worldwide. To connect with Rabbi Leff and his teachings, visit rabbileff.net where he expounds on current issues and timely topics. Subscribe to our Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2WALuE2 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39bNGnO Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/MPPGooglePodcasts   Or wherever Podcasts are available!   Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meaningfulpeoplepodcast Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/MPPonFB Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MeaningfuPplPod Editor: Sruly S. Podcast created by: Yaakov Langer & Nachi Gordon   For more info and upcoming news check out: https://MeaningfulPeoplePodcast.com   #jew #jewish #podcast #frum #rabbi #frumpodcast #meaningfulpeople #torah #mitzvah #hashem #jewishmusic #jewishpodcast #israel #kumzitz #nachigordon #yaakovlanger #jewishpod

There is a lot of ground to cover with the Hebrew root ע.ב.ר., so we will dedicate the next few episodes to it. This episode is all about its nouns. We talk about the weather, border crossing, chord transitions, allergies, airport transit, and even cover some history about immigrants from the 1950’s. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Avar – Past tense – עבר Hu avar – He passed, crossed – הוא עבר Maavar Taba – The Taba Crossing – מעבר טאבה Maavar gvul – Border crossing – מעבר גבול Onat maavar – Spring or fall – עונת מעבר Maavar chatsiya – Crosswalk – מעבר חצייה “Maavar dira be-click” – Moving apartments with one click – מעבר דירה בקליק Nos’im be-maavar – Transit passengers – נוסעים במעבר Moshav ba-maavar – Aisle seat – מושב במעבר “Efshar chalon?”, “efshar maavar?” – Could I have a window/aisle seat? – אפשר חלון, אפשר מעבר Maavarim – Passages, transitions – מעברים “Maavarim chalakim ve-neimim ve zormim bein accord le-accord” – Smooth, nice, flowing transitions between chords – מעברים חלקים ונעימים וזורמים ונשמעים טוב בין אקורד לאקורד Maavaron – Short clip between radio or television programs – מעברון Me’ever – Beyond, on the other side of – מעבר “Lif’amim mashehu tov yoter mechake lachem mamash me’ever la-pina” – Sometimes something better is waiting for you just around the corner” – לפעמים משהו טוב יותר מחכה לכם ממש מעבר לפינה Maabara – Immigrant camps – מעברה Maaboret – Ferry – מעבורת Avera – Criminal offence – עבירה Averot tnu’ah – Traffic violations – עבירות תנועה Avarayn, avaryanit – Felon – עבריין, עבריינית   Playlist and Clips: Maavar Taba Onat Maavar Maavar chatsiya Maavar dira Mazi Cohen – Maavarim (lyrics)  Maavar bein Accordim Me’ever la-pina (commercial) Maabara Averot tnu’ah Maabarot (Wikipedia)

Yup....it's not the episode you thought it would be, but it is coming soon.  Also, the new NWL2020 dictionary is now available.  Go and check it out!  | MARAKA  | MARKA | MAMBAS  |  | MACACO  |  | MACULA  |  | MAENAD  | ANADEM | MEDAKA  |  | MAZARD  |  | MEGARA  |  | MALATE  | MEATAL/TAMALE | MAMMAE  |  | MAGIAN  |  | MARGAY  |  | MAHANT  |  | MAYHAP  |  | MATSAH  | MATZAH, MATZO, MATZA, MATZOT | MAHUAS  | MAHWAS | MAXIMA  |  | MARKKA  |  | MANUKA  |  | MAKUTA  |  | MARRAM  |  | MAZUMA  |  | MANNAN  |  | MANATS  | ATMANS/MANTAS | MANTUA  |  | MOBCAP  |  | MANEBS  |  | MIHRAB  |  | MIMBAR  |  | MBIRAS  |  | MACLED  |  | MODICA  |  | MUDCAP  |  | MUDCAT  |  | MANCHE  |  | MARCEL  | CALMER | MACULE  |  | MUSCAE  |  | MANIOC  | CAMION/ANOMIC | MANTIC  |  | MYRICA  |  | MUSCAT  |  | MEDIAD  | DIADEM | MALLED  |  | MARLED  |  | MIGAWD  |  | MASJID  |  | MILADY  |  | MANTID  | MANTIS | MADTOM  |  | MAUNDY  |  | MADURO  |  | MANEGE  | MENAGE | MEALIE  |  | MAMMEE  | MAMEE MAMEY | MENSAE  | ENEMAS/SEAMEN | METEPA  |  | METATE  |  | MAIGRE  | IMAGER/GAMIER/MIRAGE | MASKEG  | MUSKEG | MALGRE  |  | MAGLEV  |  | MAUGER  | MAUGRE/MURAGE | MEGASS  |  | MAGUEY  |  | MAIHEM  | MAYHEM | MASHIE  |  | MAHOES  |  | MALLEI  |  | MESIAL  | EMAIL/MAILES/SAMIEL | MAVIES  |  | MAXIXE  |  | MENSAL  | LEMANS | MAMMER  |  | MAMMET  | MAUMET | MYASES  |  | MEATUS  | MUTASE | MEZUZA  |  | MAFTIR  |  | MASSIF  |  | MANFUL  |  | MUGGAR  | MUGGER | MUGHAL  | MOGUL, MOGHUL | MAGLIP  |  | MORGAN  |  | MAGNOX  |  | MAGOTS  |  | MIKVAH  |  |   |  | MARISH  | IHRAMS | MOKSHA  |  | MOLLAH  | MULLAH | MOSHAV  |  | MAHZOR  |  | MURRHA  | MURRA | MUTHAS  |  | MAJLIS  |  | MALKIN  |  | MISKAL  |  | MALOTI (NO S!) | MANITO  | MANITU | MIZUNA  |  | MAYVIN  | MAVIN | MAISTS  |  | MAMLUK  |  | MALLOW  |  | MALTOL  |  | MORULA  |  | MAMMON  |  | MYXOMA  |  | MARRON  |  | MOVANT  |  | MAYPOP  |  | MUDBUG  |  | MILNEB  | NIMBLE | MOBLOG  | 

Shavit was raised on a jewish Moshav in Israel and knew from an early age that he preferred men. When he came of age, his dad took him on a week-long road trip in Europe in order to have “the talk.” The week ended in a Roman hotel room with access to porn. But even though sex wasn't stigmatized in his communal community, being gay was definitely not embraced as an option.  Fortunately, Shavit’s parents shipped him off to Jewish camp in the states every summer during his high school years. This "saved his life" as Shavit describes it. He bought gay porn in Penn station on his way to camp and, once there, no one was older than 25 and there was very little supervision. Soon, he told his girlfriends he was gay and even hooked up with a fellow camper when he returned home to Israel. Once graduated, Shavit moved to NYC and eventually travelled the world and met his first love while on a hike in the Himalayas. Currently, he is dabbling in DIY porn and continues to travel and have sexy adventures including visiting Dore Alley and Seattle's TRC campground (pre-COVID).  Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Fruitbowl is an official sponsee of Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum. Find out how to become a Fruitbowl underwriter - either as an organization or as an individual sponsor. All contributions are 100% tax deductible. Write dave@fruitbowlpodcast.com for more information. https://nwfilmforum.org/education/artist-services/nonprofit-fiscal-sponsorship-filmmakers/fiscal-sponsee-fruitbowl-oral-history-queer-sex/ Or become a sustaining donor through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/fruitbowlpodcast  Please give us a rate & review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fruitbowl/id1468574292  Subscribe to our YouTube video channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjuUDG5nTc6x0oZtL0guPiA FRUITBOWL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fruitbowlpod  On iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fruitbowl/id1468574292  On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3LVzFe2HSEWCcWtP9OvSbQ?si=aopBYD9oTOqdXKZ7ZZCmXg  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fruitbowlpodcast/ The official website: https://www.fruitbowlpodcast.com/ Fruitbowl’s fruit artwork was created by Patrick Stephenson of Bearpad! Check out host Saira B’s awesome podcast about erotic fan fiction, FREAKY TALES 4 U!

Location: Israel is located in the Middle East, along the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. It lies at the junction of three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa.   Geography: Long and narrow in shape, the country is about 290 miles (470  km)  in length and 85 miles (135 km) in width at its widest point. Although small in size, Israel have the varied topographical features of an entire continent – ranging from forested highlands to fertile green valleys to mountains and deserts. Approximately half of the country's land area is semi-arid.   Technology: The creative and diverse Israelis have strong determination to push past the boundaries of possibility and facing challenges head-on. It is no wonder that Israel is now the world's leading innovation country with the highest number of startups in the world, earning it the title “Start-Up Nation”.   Religions: This is the center of the world's three great monotheistic faiths: The Promise Land of milk and honey to the Jews, the scene of Christ's Ministry, Crucifixion and Resurrection to the Christians, and to the Muslims, the site of the prophet Mohammad's night ascent to heaven.     Climate: Israel's climate is characterized by much sunshine, with a rainy season from November to April. Total annual precipitation ranges from 20-30 inches (50-70 cm) in the north to about an inch (2.5 cm) in the far south. Regional climatic conditions vary considerably: hot, humid summers and mild, wet winters on the coastal plain; dry, warm summers and moderately cold winters, with rain and occasional light snow, in the hill regions; hot, dry summers and pleasant winters in the Jordan Valley; and semi-arid conditions, with warm to hot days and cool nights, in the south.   Flora and Fauna: The rich variety of Israel's plant and animal life reflects its geographical location as well as its varied topography and climate. Over 500 kinds of birds, some 200 mammal and reptile species, and 2,600 plant types (150 of which are endemic to Israel) are found within its borders. Over 150 nature reserves and 65 national parks, encompassing nearly 400 square miles (almost 1,000 sq. km), have been established throughout the country.     Water: The scarcity of water in the region has generated intense efforts to maximize the use of the available supply and to seek new resources. In the 1960s, Israel's freshwater sources were joined in an integrated grid whose main artery, the National Water Carrier, brings water from the north and center to the semi-arid south. Ongoing projects for utilizing new sources include cloud seeding, recycling of sewage water, and the desalination of seawater.   Population: Israel is a country of immigrants. Its 9.1 million inhabitants comprise a mosaic of people with varied ethnic backgrounds, lifestyles, religions, cultures, and traditions. Today Jews comprise some 76% of the country's population, while the country's non-Jewish citizens, mostly Arabs, number about 24%.   Lifestyle: About 92% of Israel's inhabitants live in some 200 urban centers, some of which are located on ancient historical sites. About 5% are members of unique rural cooperative settlements – the kibbutz and the moshav. Moshav: A unique type of cooperative farmer's village invented in Israel in the early 1900s. The members of the Moshav enjoy relatively large economic autonomy while still benefiting from communal assistance. Kibbutz: A unique form of collective community based on socialist ideology and the promotion of the Zionist idea. Members of a Kibbutz are usually a close-knit group with shared property, labor, and the provision for all the needs of its members.     Main Cities: Jerusalem, Israel's capital (population 900,000), has stood at the center of the Jewish people's national and spiritual life since King David made it the capital of his kingdom some 3000 years Today it is a flourishing, vibrant metropolis, the seat of the government, and Israel's largest city. Tel Aviv-Yafo (population 440,000), which was founded in 1909 as the first Jewish city in modern times, is today the center of the country's industrial, commercial, financial, and cultural life. Haifa (population 280,000), a known coastal town since ancient times, is a major Mediterranean port and the industrial and commercial center of northern Israel. Be'er Sheva (population 207,000), named in the Bible as an encampment of the patriarchs, is today the largest urban center in the It provides administrative, economic, health, education and social services for the entire southern region.   System of Government: Israel is a parliamentary democracy with legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The head of state is the president, whose duties are mostly ceremonial and formal; the office symbolizes the unity and sovereignty of the state. The Knesset, Israel's legislative authority, is a 120-member unicameral parliament which operates in plenary session and through 15 standing committees. Its members are elected every four years in universal nationwide elections. The government (cabinet of ministers) is charged with administering internal and foreign affairs. It is headed by a prime minister and is collectively responsible to the Knesset.     Education and Science: School attendance is mandatory from age five, and free through age Almost all three-years-olds and four-year-olds attend some kind of preschool program. Israel's institutions of higher education include universities, offering a wide range of subjects in science and humanities, and serving as research institutions of worldwide reputed colleges providing academic courses and vocational schools. The country's high level of scientific research and development and the application of R&D compensate for the country's lack of natural resources.   Health: The National Health Insurance Law, in effect from January 1995, provides for a standardized basket of medical services, including hospitalization, for all residents of Israel. All medical services continue to be supplied by the country's four health care organizations. Life expectancy is 82.2 years for women and 78.5 years for men; the infant mortality rate is 4 per 1,000 live births. The ratio of physicians to population and the number of specialists compare favorably with those in most developed countries.   Social Welfare: The social service system is based on legislation which provides for workers' protection and a broad range of national and community services, including care of the elderly, assistance for single parents, programs for children and youth, adoption agencies, as well as prevention and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse. The National Insurance Institute provides all permanent residents (including non-citizens) with a broad range of benefits, including unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, survivors' benefits,     maternity grants and allowances, child allowances, income support payments and more.   Economy : GDP $354 billion   Exports, goods, and services $60.6 billion Imports, goods, and services $66.8 billion Industry: Israel's industry concentrates on manufacturing products with a high added value that are primarily based on technological innovation. These include medical electronics, agrotechnology, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, solar energy, food processing and, fine chemicals.   Agriculture: Israel's agricultural successes are the result of a long struggle against harsh, adverse conditions and of making maximum use of scarce water and arable land. Today, agriculture represents some 2.5% of GNP and 2.2% of exports. Israel produces 93% of its own food requirements, supplemented by imports of grain, oil seeds, meat, coffee, cocoa, and sugar, which are more than offset by the wide range of agricultural products for export.   Foreign Trade: Trade is conducted with countries on six continents. Some 49% of imports and 33% of exports are with Europe, boosted by Israel's free trade agreement with the EU (concluded in 1975). A similar agreement was signed with the United States (1985), whose trade with Israel accounts for 12.4% of Israel's imports and 38% of its exports.     Culture: With thousands of years of history, the ingathering of the Jews from over 70 countries, a society of multi-ethnic communities living side by side, and an unending flow of international input via satellite and cable – have contributed to the development of an Israeli culture which reflects worldwide elements while striving for an identity of its own. Cultural expression through the arts is as varied as the people themselves, with literature, theater, concerts, radio and television programming, entertainment, museums, and galleries for every interest and taste.   Gender: People in the Middle East often greet each other with a kiss – men to men and women to women, but rarely to the opposite gender unless they are family. Purity is highly valued. While most Americans are accustomed to hugging, this is rare in the Holy Land. Public displays of affection, in general, may be different or even non-existent. In some areas, men and women do not socialize publicly – making prolonged eye contact with someone from the opposite gender is even considered inappropriate.   Languages: The official languages of the country are Hebrew and Arabic, but in the country's streets, many other languages can be heard. Hebrew, the language of the Bible, long restricted to liturgy and literature, was revived a century ago, accompanying the renewal of Jewish life in the Land.   Israeli Cuisine: From European dishes to the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean, Israel's rich diversity is strongly represented by its cuisine as well. A big part of the daily meal includes delicacies such as locally grown fruits and vegetables, olive oil, hummus, tahini, and more.     Due to religious dietary laws such as the Jewish Kosher laws and Muslim Hallal laws, pork is not common in Israel (though it can still be found in more Christian or secular places). Kosher laws also restrict combining meat and dairy products in many restaurants and most hotels. Entertainment: Entertainment in Israel, much like its population, is very diverse, yet still manages to be distinguished as its own entity. From live music and concerts to operas, dances, and sketch comedies, it brings people from different backgrounds together. Theaters perform Hebrew remakes of world-famous plays as well as original content. Cinemas and TV enjoy Hebrew subtitles over Hebrew dubbing (unless for preschoolers). Creative Israelis also brought forth original movies and shows both in Hebrew and Arabic that are loved world-wide today.   Shopping: Shopping is a popular pastime in Israel from luxurious malls to crowded and lively marketplaces in every major city. We recommend visiting the Mahne Yehuda farmers market in Jerusalem for a local authentic shopping experience – welcome to the “Walmart” of Jerusalem! Bethlehem – the city of Jesus' birth – also has many souvenir shops. You can find everything from gold jewelry sets, to oil lamps, to olive-wood statues and other artifacts. Name any biblical character or animal, and there is an impressive olive-wood statue for you! Favorites included Samson pushing the pillars, David slaying Goliath and, of course, Nativity scenes of every shape, size and price—from a few bucks to a few thousand.     Sports: From skiing on Mt Hermon to scuba diving in the Red Sea, Israelis enjoy a variety of sports for hobbies as well as professions. Soccer (called Football / Kadoor Regel) just edges basketball as the most popular sport in Israel, with teams competing nationally as well as internationally. Most notable are Maccabi Haifa and Betar Jerusalem. When it comes to basketball, Maccabi Tel Aviv's very own Omri Caspi became the first Israeli to join the NBA. Israel also prides itself on its Olympic success, and even hosts its own version called the Maccabiah Games for Jews from all over the world every four years – one of only seven worldwide competitions recognized by the International Olympic Committee.   Soldiers: The IDF, founded in 1948, ranks among the most battle-tested armed forces in the world, having had to defend the country in six major wars. The IDF's security objectives are to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Israel, deter all enemies, and curb all forms of terrorism that threaten daily life. Compulsory Service: All eligible men and women are drafted at age Men serve for three years, women for two years. Deferments may be granted to qualified students at institutions of higher education. New immigrants may be deferred or serve for shorter periods of time, depending on their age and personal status on entering the country. Reserve Duty: Upon completion of compulsory service, each soldier is assigned to a reserve unit and may serve up to the age of 51. Career Military Service: Veterans of compulsory service meeting current IDF needs may sign up as career officers or NCOs. The career service constitutes the command and administrative backbone of the IDF. Graduates of officers' or pilots' schools or special military technical schools are required to sign on for periods of career service.

Beatie Deutsch is an orthodox woman, mother of five children and a puppy, and loves to train on the Moshav that she lives on in Israel. Team Peri was fortunate enough to meet Beatie at the start line and run on the same course with her in the 2020 Miami Marathon (where she won!). As hectic as life is to be a mother, wife, and train for elite races, Beatie somehow juggles it all with the help of her family, coaches, and Instagram fans. Her goal is to run in the 2021 Olympics for Israel, and are rooting for her! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I love walking around my Moshav and running into the amazing people who live there. What one of them shared a secret to lifting yourself up when you are feeling down.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/avraham-venismach/message

Distant Cousins is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2012, the band is composed of Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky, and Ami Kozak. Rosenblatt and Swirsky are members of the influential Jewish rock bands Blue Fringe and Moshav. They released their debut self-titled EP on September 16, 2014, followed by a second self-titled EP in 2015. Several of their songs have been featured in film, television, and commercials. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It’s summertime and everybody is going somewhere for hofesh, holiday. That being the case, let’s talk about flights, package deals and checking-in –Hebrew style.   New words & expressions: Hofesh – Holiday –חופשHa-hofesh ha-gadol – The summer holiday –החופש הגדולHofesh ha-dibur – Freedom of speech –חופש הדיבורHufsha – Vacation –חופשהHufsha mishpachtit – family vacation –חופשה משפחתיתHofshi ze legamrei levad – To be free means to be completely on your own –חופשי זה לגמרי לבדLakachat hofesh – to take days off –לקחת חופשAni be-hofesh – I am on holiday –אני בחופשLatus, tisa – To fly, flight –לטוס, טיסהTisa haloch va-shov – A Round trip flight –טיסה הלוך וָשובHazmana – Reservation, booking, order, invitation –הזמנה"Chevrot hateufa zihu et ha-nekuda ha-regisha etsel ha-nosea ha-israeli, ha-chalom lehisthadreg le-machleket asakim."The airlines recognized the Israeli passenger’s soft spot, the dream to be upgraded to business class.חברות התעופה זיהו את הנקודה הרגישה אצל הנוסע הישראלי, החלום להשתדרג למחלקת עסקים.Shidrug – Upgrade –שִדרוגLeshadreg mishehu – To upgrade someone –לשדרג מישהוShudragti – I was upgraded –שוּדרגתיLehishtadreg – To be upgraded –להשתדרגHavilat nofesh – holiday package deal –חבילת נופשIchur, ikuv – delay –איחור, עיכובLinchot, nechita – To land, landing –לנחות, נחיתהLehmari, hamra’a – To take off, take off –להמריא, המְראהMoshav – seat –מושבLehazmin moshav – To reserve a seat – להזמין מושבKartis aliya la-matos – Boarding pass –כרטיס עלייה למטוסNose’a – Passenger –נוסעAni nose’a – I am going –אני נוסעAni Ha-nose’a – I am the passenger –אני הנוסעRishum la-tisa – Check-in –רישום לַטיסהKvuda, Mit’an – luggage –כבוּדה, מטעןMizvada – Suitcase –מזוודהTik yad – hand bag –תיק ידMa’avar – Transit –מַעֲברTisat hemshech – Connecting flight –טיסת הֶמשך   Playlist and clips used: Hava Alberstein – Shir Tishrei (Lyrics) Commercial – Hufsha Mishpachtit Yehuda Poliker – Hofshi Ze Legamrei Levad (Lyrics) Commercial – Haloch Va-shov TV2 Story – Shidrug, Upgrade Shlomo Artzi – Be-matos Silon (Lyrics) Express Check-in commercial

This episode is dedicated to the great Mr. Owain Phyfe, who has inspired me in so many ways since discovering his work now many, many moons ago.  The picture below is exactly how I remember him; the day I first plowed dreamy-eyed but determinedly through the VA Renaissance fair, to find out where that -enchanting- music was coming from.  And ever since, I have been positively captivated by his incredible voice, his passionate, unique creations, and his lyrical style.  To my knowledge, Mr. Phyfe was a self-taught musician, ancient & medieval linguist and surely, a scholar, and for that, he blows me away even more.Sadly, he passed this year due to pancreatic cancer, but his memory, through his artistry and pure, captivating music, will live on.  Thank you for your song, Mr. Phyfe.  You were the first and only real bard I think I've ever met, and you inspire me to this day.  ♥♥♥On a brighter note, I'd also like to give a shout-out to Madlenka, Bagoas, Mavi, Nina Amaya, and my other friends who're currently attending the Darbukastani Independence Days celebration this weekend. :D  I wish I could be with you all, but my hips are shimmying in time with your music and my spirit is with y'all, wherever we each may be. :) ♥♥♥..Now, on to the music! If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Click here to play in a new tab, or right click "Save As" to download the full show- for free!Band Names = Links to each band's official web site, where available).Song Names = Links to where you can BUY each musician's work- LEGALLY.  :DBackground Music:  Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra - Curry the Haggis1. The New World Renaissance Band - A La Una (Yo Naci)2. E Muzeki - Jeru3. Corvus Corax - Filii Neidhardi4. Shira Kammen- Son Ar Sistr5. Oum Kalthoum - Ya Bahjat El Eid6. Maya Naim - Laylat Hob7. Googoosh - Pishkesh8. Setrak - Habbeyna Habbeyna9. Haifa Wehbe - Sanara10. Moshav - Abba Shimon11. Rasheem - Agmal Ma Shafet Aien12. Hengameh - Doaa                        ♥This episode baaaarely happened, so I'm SUPER stoked that it's finally HERE! XD  (First I was having one HECK of a time w/choosing what songs should be played and where, and then we had three, count 'em, THREE power outages on the day the show was supposed to be done, so I was goin' NUTS!  *lol*)  But it's alll good now, and I hope you like the results. :)  (Which are alll work and kid safe, btw. ^_^)For those of you who like the more traditional style of bellydance music, this show is for YOU.  (Though there should be something for everyone here, thanks to the styles and artists featured. :D  So even if you're a Tribal goddess or Fusion fanatic, or if ya just prefer your music to have a more modern twist, there's something in here for you, too. :))This episode has something of a time-traveling theme, as it takes you from medieval and renaissance-inspired music from around the world, to "classical" Middle Eastern music (created in the mid-to-late 20th century), all the way up to discoteque tunes you might hear in the Middle East today. :)  We've got a little Corvus Corax, some of the great Oum Kalthoum, as well as a touch of the stars, courtesy of  Googoosh, Hengameh & Haifa Wehbe. :)  But no matter WHAT era the music is from, I hope it -all- inspires you, uplifts you, and makes you wanna dance (even if it's just in your mind, in your car, in your office, or in front of the stove while cookin' dinner ;)). ♥Yours Forever In Song,--DJ Selchie♥☼♥

This episode is dedicated to the great Mr. Owain Phyfe, who has inspired me in so many ways since discovering his work now many, many moons ago.  The picture below is exactly how I remember him; the day I first plowed dreamy-eyed but determinedly through the VA Renaissance fair, to find out where that -enchanting- music was coming from.  And ever since, I have been positively captivated by his incredible voice, his passionate, unique creations, and his lyrical style.  To my knowledge, Mr. Phyfe was a self-taught musician, ancient & medieval linguist and surely, a scholar, and for that, he blows me away even more. Sadly, he passed this year due to pancreatic cancer, but his memory, through his artistry and pure, captivating music, will live on.  Thank you for your song, Mr. Phyfe.  You were the first and only real bard I think I've ever met, and you inspire me to this day.  ♥♥♥On a brighter note, I'd also like to give a shout-out to Madlenka, Bagoas, Mavi, Nina Amaya, and my other friends who're currently attending the Darbukastani Independence Days celebration this weekend. :D  I wish I could be with you all, but my hips are shimmying in time with your music and my spirit is with y'all, wherever we each may be. :) ♥♥♥..Now, on to the music! If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Click here to play in a new tab, or right click "Save As" to download the full show- for free!Band Names = Links to each band's official web site, where available).Song Names = Links to where you can BUY each musician's work- LEGALLY.  :DBackground Music:  Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra - Curry the Haggis1. The New World Renaissance Band - A La Una (Yo Naci)2. E Muzeki - Jeru3. Corvus Corax - Filii Neidhardi4. Shira Kammen- Son Ar Sistr5. Oum Kalthoum - Ya Bahjat El Eid6. Maya Naim - Laylat Hob7. Googoosh - Pishkesh8. Setrak - Habbeyna Habbeyna9. Haifa Wehbe - Sanara10. Moshav - Abba Shimon11. Rasheem - Agmal Ma Shafet Aien12. Hengameh - Doaa                        ♥This episode baaaarely happened, so I'm SUPER stoked that it's finally HERE! XD  (First I was having one HECK of a time w/choosing what songs should be played and where, and then we had three, count 'em, THREE power outages on the day the show was supposed to be done, so I was goin' NUTS!  *lol*)  But it's alll good now, and I hope you like the results. :)  (Which are alll work and kid safe, btw. ^_^)For those of you who like the more traditional style of bellydance music, this show is for YOU.  (Though there should be something for everyone here, thanks to the styles and artists featured. :D  So even if you're a Tribal goddess or Fusion fanatic, or if ya just prefer your music to have a more modern twist, there's something in here for you, too. :)) This episode has something of a time-traveling theme, as it takes you from medieval and renaissance-inspired music from around the world, to "classical" Middle Eastern music (created in the mid-to-late 20th century), all the way up to discoteque tunes you might hear in the Middle East today. :)  We've got a little Corvus Corax, some of the great Oum Kalthoum, as well as a touch of the stars, courtesy of  Googoosh, Hengameh & Haifa Wehbe. :)  But no matter WHAT era the music is from, I hope it -all- inspires you, uplifts you, and makes you wanna dance (even if it's just in your mind, in your car, in your office, or in front of the stove while cookin' dinner ;)). ♥Yours Forever In Song,--DJ Selchie♥☼♥

Yehuda of the Israelii rock band, Moshav, and Chabad of San Francisco Rabbi, Yosef Langer, join Don Fass.

A short preview of the tracks, etc. to expect on the up and coming Shalom Radio station on Live365.com

Yehuda of the Israelii rock band, Moshav, and Chabad of San Francisco Rabbi, Yosef Langer, join Don Fass.

Raised on the Moshav Meor Modi'im, a musical village in the hills between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the four young men who make up the Moshav Band - Yehuda (vocals, persussion), Dovid (vocals, guitar) Yosef (Bass) and Meir (Mandolin Guitar) have learned and played music since childhood. The American parents of Yehuda and Dovid had come to Israel in 1972 - right before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur war. They settled on a Moshav - a similar lifestyle to a kibbutz but with more autonomy and independence for the family - where their children were born and raised. "When we were growing up," explains Dovid, "the only electrical appliance in the house was a record player. So, while American kids might be growing up watching television and playing video games, we were growing up listening to music." The music they listened to were the records their parents had brought with them - Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young - and that music, combined with the beat poets they read and embraced continues to influence their songwriting. The particular Moshav that was home to the members of the band had been founded by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, himself a musician, and the young men performed with Rabbi Carelbach as well as on their own. Performing with Rabbi Carlebach at his concerts as well as playing their own music brought the Moshav Band popularity in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. "As far as the music we were taught," explains Yehuda, "it was primarily music of our homeland. But the music we fell in love with was the popular American music of the past 40 years, and so our music is a blend of both cultures." Eventually, American students traveling in Israel heard them play and befriended the members of the band. Taken not only with the beauty of their music, but the band members' charismatic stage presence, these young kids from the U.S. went back to the States and raised the money to bring the Moshav Band to America for a short college tour in 1998. By 2000, the band had moved to Los Angeles, determined to make it in the mainstream pop world the way they already have in the Judaica world.