My husband has been complaining that I save all the jars in our house…this is the perfect pattern to hide them put them to good use. The only problem is that I’d have to figure out the measurements…and that requires work. This would also work as well for covering cans, or anything. The danger of glass jars would be the three small children who live here.
I was having a conversation with my 99+ (may she live to 120) Great Aunt about these big companies which are failing and said but what about the tech companies that failed about 7 years ago? She didn’t remember what I was talking about.
Here is a nice video reminder…
In response to Blog Action Day, and their theme of poverty, I’m highlighting three Israeli organizations which deal with poverty, and the results of poverty. All of these organizations you can help from within Israel, and from abroad, and also they can be aided both financially and through action. I know many people, including myself, are in the position where they can give the time, but not the money, so here are some opportunities for you. (Note: Most Israeli/Hebrew websites don’t work so well in Firefox, so either use IETab, or a different browser.)
Carmei HaIr is a souped up soup kitchen. It functions as a restaurant, but there are no bills. People often go there for business meals and pay what they can. They are located near Machane Yehuda.
A quote from their website:
A unique enterprise feeds the soul, not just the body.Had I not been tipped off, I would have thought it was a regular restaurant. Beautifully decorated, with burgundy and white drapes, matching table covers, comfortable chairs with upholstered seats, bright watercolors adorning the walls, and upscale ceramic floor tiles, Carmei Ha’Ir vies with any restaurant in the market district of Jerusalem for tasty food and tasteful ambiance.
Only the omission of a bill presented at the end of the meal and the large wooden box near the exit, into which patrons may or may not drop their contribution (which often is a thank you scribbled on a napkin), hint to the truth: Carmei Ha’Ir is a soup kitchen.
Other activities they do include:
I’ll admit, I still haven’t eaten there, but their methodology is truly a model of caring.
Another organization that I am hoping I will have the opportunity to help is Table to Table. They are another organization which works to get food to the poor, although by different means. They have one program called “Project Leket” which takes the biblical command to leave the dropped food for the poor:
When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings. (Deuteronomy 24:19)
They take volunteers to go into fields around Israel and either pick the produce that is left behind, or to take whole fields and pick them to be given to a variety of organizations which distribute food to the poor.
Other programs they are involved in are “Food Rescue” where foods leftover from celebrations such as weddings or bar mitzvahs is collected and distributed to those in need. They also have a sandwich program for children which combines the food resuce and project leket to provide meals for school children.
Finally, I’d like to highlight a program which helps people from a different angle. Paamonim helps people who are impoverished to get back on their feet financially. Paamonim, which means bells in Hebrew is an inspirational organization. They work with families and individuals who aren’t making ends meet and teach them fiscal responsibility and how to work within a budget to overcome their debts.
They are primarily volunteer driven, and although they do give out loans, the loans are given with very specific requirements regarding repayment and how the money is to be used. They even have a program to work with new immigrants (even Anglos!) to learn how the system works in Israel.
Benji, stop doing this to me!!! I rarely mention other bloggers on my blog, and you get three mentions in a very short period of time!
I know that non-Israelis will miss lots of the references, but he is just too funny! And on the same day that he is in the Jerusalem Post!
I can’t wait until you move to Jerusalem.
Overheard in the office does it again….
2PM Your President Asked the Same Thing!
Teacher: This is David from Israel. Do you have any questions for David?
Senior student: Yes. Do you have air conditioning in your tents?
High School
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: IsraeliTexan
via Overheard in the Office, Aug 8, 2008
Even though I don’t always understand him, sometimes he is too funny!
11AM In the Meantime, Play Fetch with the Virtual Dog
Office lady on phone to son: I don't know, I think we have it on tape… on tape. Video tape. No, not DVD, video tape. It's black and rectangular, and you put it in the VCR to watch movies. The VCR?… It's… look, just wait till I get home, okay?
Picktown, Ohio
Overheard by: trying not to laugh
via Overheard in the Office, Aug 15, 2008
Thank you again Overheard in the Office. By the way, I work with even odder tapes… U-Matics, BetaMax and S-VHS.
If you have bothered to look at the URL of my blog, you will see that it is blogsome and not blogspot. I don’t use blogger for my blog. I’m not sure exactly why I switched, but I’ve been very happy with blogsome. I’ll admit, I don’t have the fanciest template, and it seems as though adding categories is a bit of a hassle, but it is good for me. Take a look!
(Benji says you need a catchy title to draw people to your posts)
Well, last night was the First(?) International Jewish Blogger Conference. They had a meat buffet, Bibi Netanyahu spoke, and a good time was had by most.
Some interesting points:
Please see some other blogs for a more detailed summary.
In conclusion, I enjoyed myself, and I hope this will inspire me to spend more time blogging.
Here is another video which I love…it definitely shows my age (it is from 1980).
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