Year: 2011

How is it to live in Rocket City?

Open Letter to Mainstream Media

By: Noam Bedein Director of The Sderot Media Center Noam Bedein, Director of The Sderot Media Center, has issued a call to mainstream media from the citizens of Sderot. Arutz Sheva has decided to publish it for our readers and hopefully, the mainstream media to whom it is addressed. A.
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Who’s On First

Remember the Abbot and Costello skit, “Who’s on First”? “Who” is on first, “What” is on second and “I don’t know” is on third. I feel like Abbot sometime when I sit and read the news. I listen to the political leaders of this world as they sit and carve.
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A Toy Story

Over the years we have made friends from all over the world; Many through e-mails, others through their support for Hope For Sderot and some we have met personally here. It has been over three years since we last saw David and Robin in Israel. We received an e-mail last.
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A Warm Sunday Afternoon

 By Linda Grant The quiet of a warm Sunday afternoon is broken by the cry of the local “watermelon man” as he drives his truck throughout the neighborhood. Repeatedly he cries out in quick succession, “A-vah-te-ach, a-vah-te-ach, a-vah-te-ach.” The familiar sound, reminds us once again that summer is here. As.
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Building A “Boom” Room

As many of you were celebrating the 4th of July we too were celebrating… but not for quite the same reason though. In January of this year I was told that construction on the three story bomb shelter to be built at my apartment would begin shortly. Sure enough material.
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The Word

Wait on the L-RD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the  L-RD       Psalm 27:14 Waiting, who likes waiting? Whether it is waiting in line at the store or at the post office or bank, I hate to wait. I have better things.
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2010 Recap

As we made preparations to file our 2010 tax report it was something to look back on what L-RD accomplished last year. Here is just a partial list. • Distributed food to 9100 families. (36,400 people) • Served 2180 lunch meals. • Held 3 Hanukah parties for: 100 adults injured.
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One State Solution Video

There is a lot of talk about a “Two State” solution. Give up a piece of land here and another piece over there. We can swap this piece for that piece and some how carve out two states from tiny Israel. There has been a banner on a apartment building.
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Meet Flora

Flora is a single mother of six children. Two of her children have been blind from birth and they now live in a home for blind children in Jerusalem. She makes the trip from Sderot to Jerusalem each week to visit them and to bring some of their favorite food.
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This Week In The News

This week’s headlines read like this…. “IDF to hold drill simulating mass missile attacks across Israel Home Front Command launches fifth major drill to prepare civilians in case of attack; sirens to sound across country on Wednesday, when citizens will be requested to retreat to nearby shelters.” “Palestinian President Mahmud.
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