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7 hrs. ahead, and
In Jerusalem |
From Sunday Night, April 20 (1st) thru Saturday Night, June 7 (49th)
The British Mandate Ends; The State of Israel is Declared
May 14, 1948
Table of Contents
- NEWS OF THE U.S. AND ABROAD
- NEWS FROM ERETZ YISRAEL
- OTHER NEWS SOURCES OF INTEREST
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
AMERICAN SYNAGOGUES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
- COMING EVENTS
- RECENT LINKS OF INTEREST
MAPS SHOWING BIBLICAL BOUNDARIES OF ISRAEL - NEWS FROM ERETZ YISRAEL
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Head Of Albert Einstein Academy Charged With Improper Relationship With Teen Boy
- Strengthening America's Enemies:
The ideological allies of a future Palestinian state -
30-page .pdf Report to Congress
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Obama: Jewish Homes in Yesha "Not Helpful" But Commitments to Israel Defense Are Steadfast
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Sharia Creep Around the World
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Princeton Grants Chabad Rabbi Chaplain’s Post, Second Simultaneously at Campus
- Immigration Raid At Troubled Kosher Slaughterhouse In Iowa Nets Hundreds
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Brandeis Study: Liberal Male Jews Abandoning Jewish Ties
- Maryland Court of Appeals Rules Islamic Divorce Procedure
Violates Woman's Due Process Rights
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Top 60 plus one Reasons I Love Israel
- Jerusalem Braces for PR Event of the Century
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Carolyn Glick - How Lebanon Was Lost
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Kabbalah Museum To Open In Jerusalem
- Hizbullah Redrawing Mideast Map
(Washington Times, May 12) Hizbullah's dramatic gains in Lebanon are just part of a regional process that began last year in Gaza and will continue in Jordan and Egypt, Sheikh Yazeeb Khader, a Ramallah-based Hamas political activist and editor, said in an interview. "What happened in Gaza in 2007 is an achievement; now it is happening in 2008 in Lebanon. It's going to happen in 2009 in Jordan and it's going to happen in 2010 in Egypt." "We are seeing a redrawing of the map of the Middle East where the forces of resistance and steadfastness are the ones moving the things on the ground."
His remarks highlight a growing alliance linking Hamas, Iran and Hizbullah. The notion of new countries falling under Islamist influence reflects a goal of Hamas' parent group, the Muslim Brotherhood, of replacing secular Arab regimes with Islamist governments.
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BRIEFLY NOTED: May 13 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States, Israel and Britain on Tuesday of being responsible for a mosque explosion in Iran last month that killed 14 Iranians.
NEWS FROM ERETZ YISRAEL
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Also on Monday, Palestinian terrorists fired two military-grade rockets at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, causing light damage but no casualties.It was the first time in almost two months that a Palestinian rocket salvo had reached so deep into Israel. It came as Egypt pressed the Olmert government to considr a truce with the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers.
Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo. The loudspeaker announces
that 'afternoon prayers are now being held near the elephants.'
U.S. President George W. Bush, former British prime minister Tony Blair and media mogul Rupert Murdoch are among the 13 heads of state, 14 former heads of state and a number of other distinguished guests that have arrived, or will arrive Wednesday, to attend President Shimon Peres' Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. The conference, which begins Tuesday, is being held in honor of Israel's 60th anniversary.
Bush will arrive on Air Force-1 with 15 journalists on Wednesday. On a separate plane there will be another one hundred members of the press. Bush and his wife, Laura, will stay at the King David Hotel. Former U.K. Prime Minister and Quartet envoy Tony Blair will be staying in a suite at the Inbal Hotel as will former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who asked for the penthouse suite.
In total, seven suites have been added to the 25 that already existed at the 5 star hotel.
All 250 Inbal hotel employees will be on call to cater to the distinguished guests that will also include former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, who will be arriving with his daughter and is the only Muslim invited to the conference.
Other guests include at the Inbal are former Ukranian President Leonid Kuchma, who asked for special security, Albanian President Bamir Topi and his wife, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk and his wife and Latvian President Valdis Zatlerswho asked for five more rooms for his entourage.
The following provide a variety of perspectives on Mideast news:
Check these links for local and international Jewish news:
And here are some excellent websites on First Amendment issues:
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COMING EVENTS
KEEP CELEBRATING ISRAEL'S 60TH BIRTHDAY!
An extensive group of files related to history
and characteristics of Israel are found at this link.
Sunday, May 18, 12:15 p.m. LEAVE – 5:00 p.m. RETURN
Philadelphia’s Israel Independence Day Parade
Anyone in the Jewish Community is welcome to ride the bus from Wilmington’s Beth Emeth to the Israel Independence Day Parade in Center City, Philadelphia. Cost of the bus is $10/person, and $7 for each additional family member. Those under 8th grade MUST be escorted by an adult. Please RSVP at http://israel60.eventbrite.com/ as soon as possible! More info at http://www.jewishphilly.org/page.html?ArticleID=161135
Tuesday, May 20th: 6:00pm dinner, 6:30pm show
Beth Shalom Youth Present...Israel @ 60:
A Theatrical Spectacular!
The entire community is invited to join us for an evening of dance, of drama, of singing, and of celebrating Israel's 60th birthday!
For all ages - $25 in advance, $30 at the door per adult,
$20 children 12-18, and $10/children under 12
Mondy, May 26, 6:30 p.m.
CELEBRATE ISRAEL'S 60TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE AT "CAFE TAMAR"
Saturday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. services
12:00 Tribute, 12:30 p.m. Kiddush
EVENT HONORING RABBI AND PAULA DRESIN
Please join us for services and a Kiddush luncheon to honor Rabbi Sanford and Mrs. Paula Dresin for their contributions to AKSE and the Greater Wilmington Jewish community on the occasion of Rabbi Dresin’s retirement as spiritual leader of AKSE. Cosponsored by AKSE and the Va’ad HaKashruth of Delaware.
Sunday, June 1st, 9:30 a.m. LEAVE from Siegel JCC; RETURN at day's end
Yom Yerushalayim celebrates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967.
The Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Delaware will sponsor a bus to the Israel@60 event on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The bus will pick up passengers at the Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center at around 9:30 am and at a soon to be decided place in Newark. The event which features food and games and vendors selling Israeli products includes live music and dancing. There will be a charge for the bus; reservations are required. Contact Karen at Karen.venezky@shalomdel.org or 302-427-2100 x19 or Gina at 302-427-2100 x20.
Thursday, June 12,, 7:00 p.m.
Jewish Federation of Delaware’s 73rd Annual Meeting
At the Bernard & Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center
Special guest: Dr. Bernard Reich - "Israel - the Next 60 Years"
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Former Chairman of the Department of Political Science at George Washington University
Other Program Highlights Include:
Presentation of The Volunteers of the Year Award
& Election of the New Board and Officers
A dessert reception will follow the meeting. There will be no solicitation at this event.
RSVP to Mandi Heims at 302-427-2100, ext. 25 or Mandi@shalomdel.org by May 30th 2008.
Tuesday, June 17, 6:05 p.m. [check time]
GUYS NIGHT OUT WITH THE BLUE ROCKS BASEBALL TEAM
Come join AKSE's Rabbi/Cantor Joel for a guys' night out with the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Tickets are $9.00 per person. Please make your reservations and send your checks to AKSE by Monday, May 19th.
The section on Israel’s history has been upgraded to include links to Biblical History; the division of land among the 12 tribes is shown in several formats for the convenience of those who may wish to use these depictions in their own presentations.
There are also maps showing Israel up through the years of Roman control. These will be found on our “Israel and Jewish History” webpage; to go directly there from here, click on this link.
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