This past week the last scar from last summer’s war with Hamas was repaired and covered up. Today you would never know this building took a direct hit from a terrorist’s rocket. With a fresh coat of paint makes it looks like nothing ever happened; I wish we could say the something about the people […]
A Walk in The Field
I had the opportunity to go for a walk this past Shabbat, the weather was perfect. Looking outside my living room window, when the “Iron Dome” is deployed it sits up on a small hill. Today the “Iron Dome” is gone and the hill is a absolutely beautiful with its covering of green. It is […]
The Reality of Sderot Today
Reality shows are popular today on television, but I want to tell you about a real-life reality that has been playing out day in and day out for the past thirteen years. This month we had the chance to host three couples who wanted to come to Sderot to see firsthand the reality of life […]
Candy, Candy and More Candy
We received a phone call from one of the other organizations we work with here in Sderot. They told us that there were some Solders in town who were using a old apartment complex for training. He said in as much as it is the fifth day of Hanukah and that they put their lives […]
Where Did This Year Go?
It is hard to believe that 2013 is just about gone. Over this past year we have seen Enoch having a noon meal every other Thursday, I can’t tell you how many diapers you have bought this past year. We have kept lights on, paid rent, bought school books and paid tuition, help pay for […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SDEROT
Sderot has a reputation, she has a name that most people relate to being the bomb shelter capital of the world and the only city in Israel that has endured 12 years of Kassam rocket attacks from terrorists in Gaze, but she is more than that. David Farer not only a freelance writer and author […]
A Chicken In Every Pot?
The other day as I was in the market doing some shopping. I checked out and was on my way to the car, when a woman came up to me and started talking to me. Not quite sure of what she was asking I asked my friend who was with me to translate for me […]
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 by Kassam rocket attacks 165 […]
School Starts This Week
School starts this week, just like in the states. With old, unsafe schools and class rooms, Sderot Schools and local government officials have been requesting funding to build a new school complex for some time now. Money has been tight and it has taken some time to finally get this project underway; just like in […]
Tar Balls And Pot Holes
As I was reading today’s news about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico one of the paragraph’s caught my attention as I applied the sentiments to the people of Sderot and to the town it’s self. The question was asked… “Are people there worried about the media’s attention staying focused on the […]