Please help get the truth out about Israel today.... please forward on this information to everyone that you know - so that they can learn the truth and not hear just the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas "slant" on the story.
- Mike Waterman
"The humanitarian aid flotilla was nothing more than a Turkish attempt led by PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to gain patronage over the Muslim Brotherhood and continue extending his Islamic influence throughout the Middle East. Israel made it clear several times over that all humanitarian aid to Gaza can be shipped through Ashdod and into Gaza under the watchful eyes of the the supposed 'humanitarian' activists. The reason for the blockade of Gaza is to halt arms, ammunition and other supplies which can be used for military purposes by Hamas against Israel. Instead Erdogan wanted a confrontation to prove his support for the international Muslim Brotherhood." - Yisrael Ne'eman, Mideast: On Target.
Project Reconnect has posted information in our Israel Discussion with more information on this topic.
Israel Internet Resource Guide
Produced by the USCJ Israel Commission & The Department for Zionist Activities, WZO
A resource list to help you in finding and developing meaningful Israel and Zionist programs.
Current Issue of "Today's Israel"
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The MAROM Sustainable Development and Environmental Justice Academic Program
The Conservative Movement presents....a new study abroad option! A special track at Ben Gurion University in Sustainable Development, presented in cooperation with the Masorti Movement. Click here for an application and details!
TODAY'S ISRAEL
It's here! Here's the third issue of our ezine, Today's Israel. It now has some new features that make it even more user friendly. For example, the table of contents has a brief description of every article and allows you to link directly to that article.
Click here www.uscj.org/todaysisrael to see the new issue and here http://todaysisrael.com/specialissue.php to see all three.
PROJECT RECONNECT PARTNERS WITH NEFESH B'NEFESH
Project Reconnect-Israel has entered into an exciting partnership with Nefesh B'Nefesh. Rabbi Joshua Fass, Nefesh B'Nefesh Director, shared with Rabbi Paul Freedman, International Liaison and Israel Regional Manager of Project Reconnect, the listing of new olim this summer from the six flights who indicated "Conservative" on their application forms. Each individual /family received a welcome letter and a number of the new olim immediately enjoyed the home hospitality of Rabbi Paul and Nina Freedman who extend an open invitation to all new olim. Information on the exciting programs which take place at our Jerusalem Fuchsberg Center was shared with all. Due to the relationship between Nefesh B'Nefesh and Project Reconnect, invited as VIP guests on the Nefesh flights were United Synagogue leaders: Rabbi Jerome Epstein, CEO of USCJ, Dr. Saul Shapiro, USCJ Vice President for Israel, Paul Kochsberg, Chair of the USCJ Council of Regional president, Steve Wolnek, past International USCJ President and Richard Moline, National Koach Director.
PLANNING TO VISIT ISRAEL?
Project reconnect is committed to bringing "neshama" to our movement and to truly making you feel at home in our spiritual Homeland. Alumni, friends of alumni or even acquaintances of alumni who are planning a trip to Israel should contact Rabbi Paul Freedman at rabbipaul@projectreconnect.org. Rabbi Paul and his wife Nina are committed to your not feeling like a tourist when coming to Israel but at home, amongst family, beginning with a visit to their home in Jerusalem (schedule permitting) and to our Jerusalem Fuchsberg Center, the home of the Conservative movement in Israel.
REACHING OUT TO ALUMNI
We are still enrolling alumni from USY, Atid, Nativ, Koach, and the Conservative Yeshiva who have made aliyah. Anyone knowing of someone, please send his/her name and e-mail to Rabbi Paul Freedman rabbipaul@projectreconnect.org. It is amazing how many of our alumni have made aliyah and we are now "reconnecting.
WELCOMING OLIM—SUPPORTING POTENTIAL OLIM OUR ZCHUT
At the very beginning, Project Reconnect-Israel adopted as one of its goals reaching out to anyone contemplating aliyah and to do whatever we can to assist them, in addition to the other agencies that do this. Recently, the Masorti Movement asked Rabbi Freedman to voluntarily serve as its Kesher for matters relating to aliyah and klitah (absorption). To this end, if you know anyone who is thinking about making aliyah please send his/her name and mail to Rabbi Paul (see above). Often an email from Jerusalem while the individual/family is considering aliyah as an option is especially welcome. The first communication will always contain an invitation to the Freedman's home in Jerusalem for some good food and good talk.
YELLOW PAGES IN ISRAEL
Please take a moment to click onto our Yellow Pages. If you find something there which interests you, please follow through. This is one way in which we can support those from our movement who have chosen to make their home in Israel.
A FINAL THOUGHT
We in Israel really want to hear from you in North America... and welcome any ideas, thoughts and suggestions you might have for how we can increased the relationship between our two communities. Just drop an email to Rabbi Paul at rabbipaul@projectreconnect.org
Shalom from Jerusalem
