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May 2003 Highlights

Hunger and Poverty in Israel

 Peter Edelman:
The Insidious Threats of Hunger and Poverty to Israel’s Future: The kinds of economic disparities that exist in both Israel and the U. S. call into question the claim of both societies that equality is a fundamental principle.

 

 Jenny Cohen-Khallus:
Penury and Hunger in Israel The tremendous growth of welfare organizations indicates the enormous increase of families where material support systems have totally collapsed.

 

 Eliezer David Jaffe:
Wealth, Poverty, and the Zionist Vision Social work services will always be needed but they are hopeless I government leadership cannot guarantee economic and political stability.

 

 Mark Talisman:
Hunger Is a Challenge Not a Problem - Solutions Abound What we all need is a call to action after digesting the facts and facing the human faces of poverty-- a monster with solutions within our grasp.

 

For Sale: Living Words V: A Source Book on Israel in a Time of Struggle


A timely resource for rabbis, educators, and families to address the crisis in Israel. Included are High Holiday sermons, new rituals for celebrating Israel's Independence Day, Responsa on the Prayer for the Peace of Israel, essays and resource materials to teach Israel in synagogues and schools.:

Available June 2003 www.Jflbooks.com
Foreword by Yitz Greenberg bookorders@JFLmedia.com.



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Given the critical issues of security and peace, should the American Jewish community address social-gap questions in Israel that are resulting in great disparities between communities and tremendous poverty? Why or why not?

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Quote of
the Month

"The tremendous growth of organizations that provide hands-on solutions to various aspects of poverty and hunger indicates the enormous increase in numbers of families whose material support systems have totally collapsed, including the governmentally funded welfare services that are colossally over-stretched." Jenny Cohen-Khallus