Year: 2011

How is it to live in Rocket City?

The Day Hell Froze Over

As the morning unfolded, the normal Wednesday issues came up. Wednesday is one of two days we give out food and there are always those that want food even though they are not on the distribution list. Sometime all it takes is a few moments to explain to them the.
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Happy Anniversary, Shabbat Shalom?

Today, April 16, 2011, is the ten year anniversary date of the first Kassam rocket that was fired at Sderot by Gaza terrorists on April 16, 2001. They set their sites on Sderot on Shabbat; A day of rest, a day to lay all your burdens and troubles down for.
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Substantial Increase In Rocket / Mortar Activity

By Linda Grant Since many of you had asked, I thought I would send a quick update on the recent increase in activity here. The past week has seen a substantial increase in rocket/mortar activity. Several times this week the IDF has advised those living in the vicinity of the.
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Hag Sameach Purim

As the celebration of Purim began Sunday night at sunset, it was time again to read the book of Esther one more time. Most of you know the story behind the holiday and how even today there are Hamans in the world trying to “wipe Israel off the face of.
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WAR BOXES

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is only pursuing his atomic ambitions for “peaceful” purposes; and the West believes him. The Muslim brotherhood says that they are “non violent” and once again the West believes them. Both have in their charters the goal of ridding the world of Jews and infidels, which.
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The Things You Don’t Read About

With the unrest in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and the list goes on, there is a story that is not getting much air on the evening news or press time in newspapers. As the Egyptian protests and rioting was taking place, many of you heard for the.
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Food Glorious Food

This past week we saw our list of families we help hit 291 with an additional 14 bags of food going to families with immediate needs. In total some 1172 people will eat from the food that was given out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Even though our.
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Our Friend In Roma

Most of us when we receive a letter from a lawyer we don’t know or whom we haven’t hired to defend us are a bit hesitant to open the envelope, fearing there is more then likely no good news inside. Last week I went to the post office to pick.
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