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This month (September) marks the beginning of Tikvat Israel's commemoration and celebration of "Israel @ 60," the sixtieth anniversary of The State of Israel. Many programs and events are in the planning stages for all our members (young and old) during the months ahead -- through the special March 2008 Strathmore Concert and the June 1st community-wide activities in recognition of Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Independence Day).
...(Posted Oct 17, 2007) [Click to read story]
I was pleased to learn at the end of August that our Religious School's special theme for this entire academic year is "Israel at Sixty." In connection with that theme, I'd like to share with everyone another true story that directly connects American Jewry with the State of Israel.
...(Posted Oct 17, 2007) [Click to read story]
Last month I mentioned Israel's 1948 "Declaration of Independence," probably more accurately referred to as the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. It was read and signed on the very same date that the British pulled out their last troops and officials from Palestine. I also talked a bit about an American connection with the new State of Israel, and the important role of Eddie Jacobson of Missouri, a Jew and former business partner of President Harry S. Truman. What I did not cover was the unique role of elder statesman (and scientist) Chaim Weizmann--and explain his mission in America.
...(Posted Oct 17, 2007) [Click to read story]
Washington Jewish Week's Oct. 25 issue opens its profile of TI member Janaki Kuruppu this way: "Take a nonpracticing American Anglican mother plus one nonobservant Sri Lankan Buddhist father and end up with a London-born Jewish daughter who leads a Buddhist-influenced meditation class at her Rockville synagogue." Read her profile at http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7854&TM=77919.92
...(Posted Oct 25, 2007) [Click to read story]
A varied array of presentations about Judaism, Jewish history, contemporary culture, immigration and the arts -- plus a three-night Israeli film festival -- comprise "Israel @ 60: Past, Present and Future" at TI.
...(Posted Oct 25, 2007) [Click to read story]
[#4 in a Series: for December 2007 TI Bulletin]
In last month's column I discussed briefly the content of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Our fifth graders already know the significance of the four dates (i.e., years) that appear in the text of the Declaration. If you do not, it might be interesting to refer to the copy on display in the synagogue lobby. Hint: One of the four years is in the 19th Century, and the other three are in the 20th.
...(Posted Oct 28, 2007) [Click to read story]
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