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AFSI Chizuk Mission, Day 2 (See AFSI's website afsi.org for the complete itinerary.) At the end of a long first day on Wednesday, Chaim Silberstein, head of Keep Jerusalem, gave an inspiring talk on the need for Jerusalem to remain undivided. | | | Chaim Silberstein, head of Keep Jerusalem |
Early morning Thursday, the group went to the Kotel and ascended the Temple Mount, led by Yitzchak Reuven, an assistant to Rabbi Richman, of the Temple Mount Institute.
Following that early morning excursion, they met with Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King, head of the Israel Land Fund. They traveled with him around eastern Jerusalem, learning about the unique issues with which he deals on a daily basis.
Arieh led the group into the Nachalat Yitzhak neighborhood in Jerusalem to see a Jewish home attacked by Arabs throwing Molotov cocktails. | | | Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King |
Also in Jerusalem, Aviad Shinuell, a resident of the Old City, representing Ateret Cohanim, spoke to the AFSI group in the Ohel Yitzhak synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. | | | Aviad Shinuell, Ateret Cohanim Representative |
Through the efforts of Elad Asulin, Director of development, Panim El Panim, the group visited IDF Unit 636 at their base outside of Jerusalem. There, they had face to face meetings with the soldiers, and they brought with them items that the soldiers can use and which one of AFSI's members has donated for the purpose. AFSI also made a generous donation to the Unit and enjoyed a BBQ dinner with the chayalim. In the evening back at their hotel, they met with Shalom Pollak, a representative from Honenu, the national legal defense organization, led by Shmuel (Zangi) Meidad. As Arab terrorism increases, Jews are required to take self-defense measures more and more frequently. Often, criminal cases are brought against them as Arabs claim injury. Honenu attorneys are constantly challenged to defend against these charges and have the cases closed.
| | AFSI's Director, Helen Freedman and
Co-Director, Judy Kadish Freedman |
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Zev Brenner, of Talk Radio fame (Talkline Communications) is on the Mission and has been interviewing and recording many of the people. Tune in to hear what's happening:
Saturday Night: Midnight - 3:00 AM WMCA 570 AM WJPR 1640 AM - Highland Park & Edison NJ
Monday -Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 PM WSNR 620 AM Metro NY WJPR 1640 AM - Highland Park & Edison NJ
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Save the Date - Tuesday, November 17 Meet Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King
Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King will be the guest speaker at AFSI's November 17 meeting at the home of AFSI Chairman Mark Langfan.
Councilman King is well known for his tireless work on behalf of a united Jerusalem. He lives in eastern Jerusalem with his wife and children, experiencing Arab attacks on an almost daily basis. His report promises to be an eye-opener. Suggested minimum donation of $25 to Israel Land Fund, a 501C3 organization. |
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Thursday, November 05, 7:00-10:30 PM 10th Annual Dror For The Wounded Gala at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, honoring wounded IDF soldiers.
Sunday, November 8, 7:00 PM Israel Solidarity Forum At Temple Hillel, North Woodmere, Long Island Engage in conversation regarding the recent terrorist events, growing BDS support, and anti-Semitic events on college campuses in the tri-state area. Over 20 organizations including and synagogues representing, Conservative and Orthodox Jews, will gather for a night of conversation.
For more information and to confirm your seats, please contact Cindy Grosz at: Sunday, November 8, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Rally for Israel in Los Angeles, CA Federal Building 11056 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, November 11, 6:00 PM ISGAP Lecture: "Resentment, Anxiety and Careerism: Accounting for Antisemitism in the Academy and Among the Intelligentsia" Dr. Barry Kosmin Director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture Research Professor of Public Policy & Law at Trinity College, Hartford, CT Columbia Law School, William and June Warren Hall, Room WJ 107 1125 Amsterdam Ave. NYC www.isgap.org
Monday, November 16, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Cardozo Law School: "Jerusalem Passport" Case
Attorney Alyza Lewin addresses students at Cardozo School of Law on her work litigating the "Jerusalem Passport" case in front of the Supreme Court. Lewin is a partner in Lewin & Lewin, LLP, where she specializes in litigation and government relations. She is also President of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists ("AAJLJ") and has served on the Boards of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Tuesday, November 17, 7:00 PM Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King will be the guest speaker at AFSI's November 17 meeting at the home of AFSI Chairman Mark Langfan. Councilman King is well known for his tireless work on behalf of a united Jerusalem. He lives in eastern Jerusalem with his wife and children, experiencing Arab attacks on an almost daily basis. His report promises to be an eye-opener. RSVP is mandatory. Call AFSI at 212-828-2424 or email to: jonathan@afsi.org. Suggested minimum donation of $25 to Israel Land Fund, a 501C3 organization.
Monday, November 23, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM BETAR, Jabotinsky and the Shtetl Throughout the 1930s, Jewish political movements in Warsaw set out to transform the hearts and minds of Jewish youth in small towns across Poland. Among these urban activists were the leaders of Betar, the youth movement of Vladimir Jabotinsky's Revisionist party. Armed with longstanding stereotypes about shtetl life, Betar leaders were certain that bringing "modernity" and "progress" to these towns would mobilize their youth for the Zionist cause. Drawing on YIVO's collection of youth autobiographies from the 1930s, and previously unexamined correspondence between Betar's headquarters in Warsaw and its small-town outposts, Daniel Heller (McGill University) reveals the tensions that arose between these urban activists and the young Jews they sought to transform. Sunday, December 13, 3:00 - 5:00 PM The Tikvah for Israel Fund and Dr. Naomi Vilko present: World-Famous Cantor Joseph Malovany Cantor Malovany will be appearing with Cantor Bruce Rockman, The Sons of Tikvah Band, Makhelat Hamercaz, and Hazzan Sheldon Levin & Cantor Anna West Ott At Congregation B'nai Tikva/The JCC of North & South Brunswick 1001 Finnegans Lane North Brunswick, NJ
Hold the Dates! May 31 - June 8 Come to Israel with AFSI on our Spring 2016 Chizuk Mission. Celebrate Yom Yerushalayim in Israel with AFSI. Plan ahead!
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