ESRA Monthly e-Newsletter
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Welcome to ESRA's e-Newsletter for May 2012 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/may-2012  You are all invited to ESRA's ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING which will take place on Wednesday 23rd May 10:00 at Beit Fisher, 5 Klausner St. Raanana, followed by a Branch meeting. Elections will take place for Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Members of the Executive Board.An Extraordinary General Meeting will also take place on Sunday 6 May at noon, a procedural meeting to elect a new member of the control committee before the AGM. All ESRA members are invited. This month there are a wide selection of lectures and courses in our branches. You can find links to all our coming activities below, as well as links to some 'Good News' items to read about some of the more positive things happening in our wider ESRA family.  We offer an excellent opportunity to hear a visiting lecturer from the US. ESRA together with IBCA are hosting Professor Jonathan Schneer with new insight into 'The Balfour Declaration. Sunday 13 May in Kfar Shmaryahu. Tickets available from ESRA 09-748 2957.  Following the success of our first Senior Dilemma Forum we are following up with Part II on LEGAL ISSUES such as wills, apotropus and power of attorney. Tuesday 29 May 19:00 at Yad Lebanim in Raanana.Newcomers to Netanya (and old timers!) are invited to an INSIGHT into ESRA projects in the Hefzibah neighborhood at a Breakfast Social on Tuesday 8th May. Contact Gillian to register. Together with Yad Yaakov, we are once again offering a Shabbat Retreat on 11-12 May at the Blue Bay, Netanya with study sessions led by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Leibowitz. Join us for a stimulating and contemplative experience. Contact ESRA 09-950 8371 (08:00-15:00) for reservations.  There is still time to book for our two day trips in May - 'In the Footsteps of Heroes' in the Jerusalem hills on Wednesday 2 May; and a trip to Neot Kedumim the biblical nature park on Tuesday 8 May. Call Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 to reserve your place.  Make sure you receive your copy of the ESRA MAGAZINE. Become a member now by contacting ESRA 09- 950 8371 or clicking on this link to our membership page. New Immigrants within the first year of their arrival to Israel, are entitled to free membership of ESRA for one year. Magazine # 165 will be distributed in mid-June - for advertising please contact Caryn 09 956-5728 (May 23 deadline). Our very popular lecture series (in cooperation with Raanana Moadon Hazahav) continues on Monday mornings at 9am, now held at 'The Mishkan' Centre for Art and Culture, 2A Hapalmach Street, Raanana. The larger hall allows a bigger audience so all are invited. Entry at door: one lecture, NIS 21, both lectures NIS 32.  Golf Devotees - Watch out for ESRA's Annual Golf Tournament at Ga'ash on Tuesday 12 June in aid of ESRA projects.  This year, for the first time, ESRA will be running a table at the Jacobs Ladder Festival, Israel’s bi-annual musical and social event, featuring folk music from around the world. We'll be hoping to meet lots of ESRA supporters there (come and say hello), sell some of our wonderful Ethiopian gift items and cookbooks, and generally spread the word about ESRA. Thursday 3rd -Saturday 5th May at Ginossar on the shores of the Kinneret. You can view ESRAvision's latest community TV programme by clicking on  - watch articles on Ein Hod Artists' Village, Broadway Babes (Guild Theatre rehearsal), Comics Store, Dry Bones & JaffaWe wish all our readers a Happy Lag Ba'omer on the 10th, Jerusalem Day on the 20th and Shavuot festival on the 27th.  Click on and 'Like' us |
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Welcome to ESRA's e-Newsletter for April 2012 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/april-2012 You can find links to all our coming activities below, as well as links to some 'Good News' items to read about some of the more positive things happening in our wider ESRA family.  The wider English speaking public is invited to our very popular lecture series (in cooperation with Raanana Moadon Hazahav) now that it has moved to larger premises. From the beginning of April 2012 ESRA College lectures are held at the 'Mishkan for Art and Culture', 2A Hapalmach Street, Raanana. Lectures are held on Monday mornings at 9am. Entry at door: one lecture, NIS 21, both lectures NIS 32.Do you want to re-activate the life & work skills you have acquired and learn how you can help your community? ESRA is running two Interactive Workshops in Raanana, led by professionals, on Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 16th May. More info from ESRA Beit Fisher 09-748 2957. Newcomers to Netanya will have the chance to get to know ESRA projects in Hefzibah at a Breakfast Social on Tuesday 8th May. Contact Gillian to register. Once more we have a great choice of day trips coming up. Watch out for our trip 'In the Footsteps of Heroes' in the Jerusalem hills on Wednesday 2 May; and a trip to Neot Kedumim the biblical nature park on Tuesday 8 May. Call Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 to reserve your place. ESRA MAGAZINE # 164 was distributed at the end of March, as usual full of interesting articles and useful information. You can give a gift of an ESRA Membership to family and friends in Israel and abroad. Contact ESRA 09- 950 8371 or click on this link to our membership page. Don't forget that New Immigrants within the first year of their arrival to Israel, are entitled to free membership to ESRA for one year. ESRA's Annual General Meeting this year will take place on Wednesday 23rd May 10:00 at Bet Fisher, 5 Klausner St. Raanana, followed by a Branch meeting. There will also be elections for Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Members of the Executive Board. Please submit nominations for all members of the Executive, together with the Nominee's signature, before 17th April to fax: 09-954 3781.This year, for the first time, ESRA will be running a table at the Jacobs Ladder Festival, Israel’s bi-annual musical and social event, featuring folk music from around the world. We'll be hoping to meet lots of ESRA supporters there (come and say hello), sell some of our wonderful Ethiopian gift items and cookbooks, and generally spread the word about ESRA. Thursday-Saturday 3rd - 5th May at Ginossar on the shores of the Kinneret. Finally, you can see ESRAvision's latest community TV programme by clicking on this YouTube link - articles on Ein Hod Artists' Village, Broadway Babes (Guild Theatre rehearsal), Comics Store, Dry Bones & Jaffa We wish all our readers a very Happy Independence Day Click on and 'Like' us |
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Welcome to ESRA's e-Newsletter for March 2012 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/march-2012 We have a busy month of activities ahead of us, including the fun festival of Purim next week, and our office staff and volunteers at Beit Fisher are gallantly dealing with the multitude of requests that come in. It will quieten down somewhat in April as we approach a natural break around Pesach time.  Tickets are selling fast for our special fundraising evening 'It Sounds Better in Amharic' on Thursday 29th March at the Mishkan in Raanana. In his one man hit show Yossi Vassa traces his long, arduous journey from his home village, mixing nostalgic memories of life in Ethiopia with hilarious perspectives on adjusting to modern-day Israel. Not to be missed! Tickets available from ESRA Beit Fisher 09-748 2957.  You are also invited to a Wine Tasting at the Carmel Winery in Zichron Yaakov on Tuesday 20 March (7pm for 7.30pm). The evening includes a tour of the winery, tutored tasting and talk 'How to Enjoy Wine at Home' with international wine expert and writer Adam Montefiore. Entrance NIS 45 (ESRA members NIS 35) includes light refreshments with a pre-Pesach 10% reduction on all wine sales. Reservations: Contact Jane 054 740 5047  Our day trips are proving to be most popular and our next Trip to Beit Guvrin is no exception. There are only a few places left so call Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 to book soon if you want to go.Our Beit Fisher volunteers are also taking bookings now for a round trip bus excursion to see the spectacular Israeli Opera production of Carmen at Masada, for our week's China Getaway in May, and for our Theatre Trip to London in June. A new 2-day Training Course for Befrienders is starting on March 20 for anyone who would like to join our team of volunteers who reach out to those who are ill or housebound, or who just need a friendly ear. Ideas for Pesach Gifts:
 ESRA MAGAZINE # 164 will be distributed from March 27. Be a Volunteer Postman - we need offers to help distribute the magazine in all areas either on a regular basis or as a substitute. Contact Nanci at 09- 950 8371 if you can help. Special Offer for New Immigrants: From February 2012 all new OLIM (within the first year of their arrival to Israel) are entitled to free membership to ESRA for one year. Submit the membership form or contact the ESRA office 09-950 8371 with your details. Local artist Darius Gilmont will be giving a weekly Art Inspiration Class at Beit Fisher, Raanana starting on Thursday evening 15 March. Discover your latent talent and sign up with Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 now! ESRA's Annual General Meeting this year will take place on Wednesday 23rd May 10:00 at Bet Fisher followed by a Branch meeting. We wish you all a Happy Purim Click on and 'Like' us |
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ESRA e-Newsletter for January 2012 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/january-2012 Welcome to ESRA's January Newsletter,  We are happy to announce the winners of our ANNUAL RAFFLE and are grateful to all those who have bought tickets, and to all those who donated prizes. The monies raised go towards maintaining our ESRA Projects in the community. THANK YOU ALL.Click here to see a complete list of winners. The Senior Dilemma Forum, held at Beit Issie Shapiro on Dec 8th was an eye opener. The feedback forms were a great source of information and we are already planning the next forum to be held after Pesach which will concentrate on legal issues. Participants of the forum who would like guardianship (Apotropus) forms sent to them should contact the Gan Rashal office : 09-9508371. Read an account of the evening here. Ingrid Gvili, our secretary for English speaking activities, is leaving after 5 years. We wish her all the best in her future ventures. We enjoyed having Ingrid in our ESRA family and thank her for her contribution. We would like to welcome Nanci Schwartz who will be taking over, and wish her luck. ESRA's Projects develop from strength to strength - you can read about some of the wonderful activities and developments by following these links in our News section: A French Bar Mitzvah boy who invited the Hephziba Dance Troupe to his celebration in Jerusalem; our special needs children who participated in the National Riding Competition at Kibbutz Maggal; You can also view a video of ESRA's Rishon Lezion Branch whose Knitting Club distributed sweaters at Chanuka Parties at eleven Afterschool Clubs for needy children in the town - what an achievement. Check out more ESRA NEWS items or click on the links below.A new ESRA Branch in Bat Yam is being formed. The preliminary meeting is on Tuesday 3rd January. Contact Susan O'Neil for more information. See other Branch events below, or click on Special Events. Another Coffee Afternoon for new and recent Olim will take place on Wednesday 4th January in Raanana. Four new courses are starting soon - check out the followings links: a new Creative Writing Course on Tuesday 3rd January; a new course From Kabbalah to Hassidut on Wednesday 11th Janary; a second Netanya College Course on Tuesday 17th January; and an ESRAvision course on Cinematography on Friday 3rd February. ESRA MAGAZINE Issue 163 will be coming out at the end of January. The deadline for advertising material is 5th January. Contact the ESRA MAGAZINE office 09-956 5728 After a long break, and due to popular demand, ESRA is planning overseas trips - 8 days/7 nights to China in May and 7 days/6 nights London Theatre Trip in June. Contact the ESRA office at Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 for more information. Please note that Membership Rates will be going up as of March 1, 2012. Take this opportunity to become a member now, or to renew your lapsed membership at the old rates. Remember that membership of the ESRA organisation ensures that we can continue to provide all our activities and services and make sure that our projects run efficiently and smoothly. Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a fulfilling 2012. |
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ESRA e-Newsletter for December 2011 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/december-2011 Welcome to ESRA's December Newsletter, Our first major event of the month is on December 8th at 7pm. Our Senior Dilemma Forum at Beit Issie Shapiro in Raanana will bring together several experts in the field who will address the issues and choices as our aging loved ones can no longer take care of themselves. The Senior Dilemma Forum is to allow you to learn about the system here in Israel before you need it!! Join us!  The Fashion Show held in November to raise money for a Student Scholarship was a resounding success. Many thanks to our hostess, to all those who attended, and to the Fashion Houses that took part. You can read more details in Glenis' report click here. Our Annual Raffle Draw will take place at the end of this month. Prizes include a 3 night holiday in Amsterdam; 2 nights at Spa Club Hotel at the Dead Sea; a fun day at the Carmel Forest Spa; a night in the Sharon Hotel Herzliya; treatments at the Ronit Raphael Spa, and many more.... Contact our Gan Rashal office if you want more books to sell to your friends and family, and don't forget to return all stubs and monies by 28th December.  Several trips are planned including a day trip to Yad Mordechai and Sderot on Thursday 15th December, a Chanukah hike to Ramot Menashe on Wednesday 21st December, and a 3 day trip to the Dead Sea on Tuesday-Thursday 10th-12th January. Book early to avoid disappointment with our ESRA office at Beit Fisher 09-748 2957.  Nina Zuck, ESRA's Project Coordinator, has updated us on several of our ongoing projects read more here . The Kfar Shmaryahu Center for Handicapped Youth have started activities this year and desperately need volunteers once a week. Please call Noga at 054-772 1773 if you are interested.  Can you sew? We are still in need of volunteers for the Ethiopian Handicrafts Project to help with sewing the embroidered designs on to the finished products so that the continuous demand for items can be supplied on time. Please contact Phyllis if you can help. Hannah's ESRA Nursery in Ein Vered - Available now, a few camelias, some Grevilleas, low shrubs, and bigger ones suitable for pruning into small single trunked trees up to 3 metres, Callistemons, and a number of ground covers, both for sun and shade. At the nursery you are guaranteed honest advice. Call 054-848 4601 to make sure Hannah or Rina will be there to help you. All monies raised from sales goes to ESRA. Special Chanukah Sale of Ethiopian design items; Notecards: 1 for NIS 10; 2 for NIS 15; Gift cards: 1 for NIS 15; 2 for NIS 25; Calendar: NIS 20; Playing cards: NIS 25. For orders call Gan Rashal, Herzliya 09-950 8371 or Beit Fisher, Raanana 09-748 2957 . Click on the links to view the complete range of ESRA gifts and the complete range of Ethiopian products  Wishing a Happy Chanukah and Seasons Greetings to all our readers |
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ESRA e-Newsletter for November 2011 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/november-2011 Welcome to ESRA's November Newsletter, and to getting back to routine after the lengthy festival period.  In our sell-out fundraising evening with the British Ambassador, Matthew Gould shared his personal experiences with us in a fascinating and entertaining talk on being a 'Nice Jewish Boy in the British Foreign Service'. Click here to read an account of the evening.  ESRA's bi-annual Branch Forum at 10 am on Wednesday 16th November will update members on the wide ranging activities of ESRA Branches all over Israel. We extend an open invitation to anyone who would like to attend. Contact Judy at Beit Fisher 09-748 2957 to confirm your participation.  Our next fundraising evening is a Fashion Show (for women only) in Raanana on Tuesday 15 November starting with cocktails at 7:30pm. Proceeds from this evening will go towards a student scholarship for the Hefzibah 'Students Build a Neighborhood' project in Netanya.  November promises to be a busy and very exciting month at ESRA's numerous branches. Click on the relevant item below in the ESRA Upcoming Events section to see what’s happening in your area. Also, make a note of December 8th at 7pm for our Senior Dilemma Forum at Beit Issie Shapiro in Raanana - a chance for English speakers to address the issues and choices as our aging loved ones can no longer take care of themselves. All of ESRA's community projects will have started up by the beginning of November. Visits can be arranged to see any of these truly exciting projects throughout the country - click here to read about the projects.  Our new 'Students Build a Neighbourhood' Project in Nordau, Netanya, needs many household items, including fridges, hotplates, furniture, etc. to equip the apartments for the students in the project. Your help with equipment or funding would be most appreciated so that we can help our students to help their community! Contact Nina 054-430 5498. A new Support Group is starting on Wednesday 9th November for anyone who is going through a rough patch in their lives. Contact Susan 052-698 9088 for more information. Don't forget our Annual Raffle. A book of 10 tickets costs NIS 100. Prizes include a 3 night holiday in Amsterdam; 2 nights at Spa Club Hotel at the Dead Sea; a fun day at the Carmel Forest Spa and many more....The draw will take place at the end of December. To receive more books to sell to your friends and family please contact our ESRA offices |
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ESRA e-Newsletter October 2011 If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/october-2011 Shalom ESRA friends, We are currently living through historical changes in Israel. It is to be hoped that the social democratic protest will bear fruit and that progress will be made towards true peace with our neighbours. ESRA plays its part in addressing the needs of disadvantaged sectors of our society and, with your help, will increase our efforts this coming year. One of our most popular ways of raising money is our Annual Raffle. A book of 10 tickets was sent out this month with the Rosh Hashana issue of ESRA MAGAZINE #161. Prizes include a 3 night holiday in Amsterdam; 2 nights at Spa Club Hotel at the Dead Sea; a fun day at the Carmel Forest Spa; a night in the Sharon Hotel Herzliya; treatments at the Ronit Raphael Spa, and many more....The draw will take place at the end of December. To receive more books to sell to your friends and family please contact our ESRA offices Our Branches have already started planning local activities for the coming season - you can see details by clicking on the links in the ESRA Events section below. We also have 2 exciting fundraisers coming up - Meet The British Ambassador H.E. Matthew Gould on Tuesday 11 October in Kfar Shmaryahu and a Fashion Show on Tuesday 15 November in Raanana. By popular demand we will be organising bus trips - to see Chorus Line at the Tel Aviv Opera on Monday 24 October; another visit to the ReNEWed Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Wednesday 2nd November; a trip to Yad Mordecai and Sderot in December; and a 2 night/3 day trip to the Dead Sea in January. You can read some recent happenings in the ESRA News section below. Maddy Levine reports that some exciting new developments are in the works for ESRAvision - a lecture series and workshops are being planned for November...so stay tuned for further announcements. Click here to see this month's ESRAvision programme. NEW Befrienders training session will start towards the end of November 2011 for both men & women in Netanya, Raanana, Herzliya and all surrounding areas. If you would be willing to befriend people who turn to us for help by taking them out for a coffee or just having a chat, contact Glenis Bertfield, ESRA Befrienders Coordinator 054-773 4392 Sewers needed for the Ethiopian Emboidery Project. Please help us keep this unique project going by working at home on items that will be provided by us. If you have a sewing machine, live in the Kfar Saba, Raanana, Herzliya and Netanya areas, and a have a few hours a week to offer please contact: Phyllis Bloch 09-767 6926 or Cecily Hanson 09-774 6238  We take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year. May this year bring good health, peace and prosperity to the family of ESRA, to the staff and helpers behind the scenes, to the volunteer distributors of the magazine, to the English tutors, and to the many volunteers who help in our projects in the community.  Our sincere wishes go also to our supporters, advertisers and donors, without whom ESRA could not continue to operate. Please remember that your donations are always welcome for tzdaka, to honour someone you love, or simply because you want to help.Shana Tova |
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ESRA e-Newsletter for September 2011 If you can't see this page properly please click here  We have chosen as our new Project of the Month a wonderful solution to help teenage girls from distressed families. Our two clubhouses in Netanya and Herzliya provide a 'home away from home' ('Bayit Ham') for these girls, with hot meals, social activities and counselling. Please help us to continue our work click here to donate.  There is still time to send in your Rosh Hashanah Greeetings for inclusion in the next issue of the ESRA MAGAZINE. Click on this link and fill in the form on line, or contact the magazine office 09-956 5728. Greetings accepted till 31 August. The final booking date for the 2 night weekend cruise, Haifa to Cyprus on 2nd - 4th September has been extended to 28th August. Contact ESRA on 09-748 2957 - it's not too late to join us ! ESRA together with IBCA, invites you to an Any Questions forum with leading personalities, on the subject 'The Future Situation in the Middle East' Sunday 18th September in Herzliya. Reserve your place now with ESRA 09-748 2957. You may submit questions in advance by sending us an e-mail.Super Singles 55+ ESRA newest social group, is organising their first meeting at Beit Fisher, Raanana on Tuesday 13th September. If you fit the category, come along to find out more and input your suggestions. ESRA's Branch in Tel Aviv is organising another fortnightly group with popular American ordained Rabbi Arthur Fischer. You know all those questions that pop up -- why do the Jews believe or do this or that? All those things that seem to contradict each other or make no sense? What's the real scoop? About the commandments, mitzvot, women, the messiah... Click here for more details. Make a note in your diaries: H.E. Matthew Gould, British Ambassador to Israel will be speaking at a special fundraiser for ESRA on Tuesday 11 October in Kfar Shmaryahu. Topic: 'From Iran to Israel: Travels and Travails of a Nice Jewish Boy in the British Foreign Service'. We are looking for volunteers to help once every two months to pack and help deliver the magazine. If you are able to give a few hours, either delivering in your area, or coming to help at Gan Rashal, please contact Ingrid at Gan Rashal: 09-950 8371 Finally, congratulations to Mick Jaron and his committee at our newest Branch, ESRA North Coast - Nahariya, who hosted over 80 people at their kick-off meeting in July ..... and good luck to Marsha Ohayon in her quest to start a branch in the Haifa - Krayot area. |
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If you can't see this page properly please click on http://www.esra.org.il/july-2011 ESRA e-Newsletter for Summer 2011 As we are moving into a quiet period and many will be away on holiday we take this opportunity to update you on some of the events that are planned for the summer months. Several of our branches are having a summer break but others have some interesting and new activities.  Our Netanya Branch invites us to meet the author Barry Shaw on Thursday 30 June. Barry will talk about critical issues affecting Israel’s position in the world and how to counteract disinformation propaganda! On the same day ESRA Rehovot is holding its Annual General Meeting with a lecture on Al Jolson by ESRA Herzliya's own music maven Barbara Blum. North Coast, the newest ESRA branch (from the Krayot to Rosh HaNikra) is holding its launch event on Tuesday 5 July. Pass the message on to all your acquaintances who live in that area. Encouraged by the success of the ESRA Caesarea/Zichron brunches in popular local restaurants and cafes, the ladies of Kfar Saba and Hod Hasharon are starting a new Luncheon Club on Sunday 10th July. The next Caesarea/Zichron Ya’akov event will be at the Old Port of Caesarea in July - more details from Jane 077-550 3348.  You can click on each of the links below to see the other events; the Summer Programme at Beit Fisher, a BBQ in Ashkelon, our trip to Jerusalem on Sunday 17 July, and a Panel Evening with prestigious guests in September. By popular request the movie 'Strangers No More' will be screened again for our Cinema Clubs in Raanana, and Rishon Lezion, in September.  ESRA Magazine Issue 160 will be distributed at the end of this month. Don't forget you can renew your membership to ESRA online using a secure payment site, or give a gift membership to a friend. Would you like to post your 'New Year Greetings' in ESRA Magazine #161? NIS 25 for name/s only or NIS 50 for a greeting (up to 25 words). Please contact the ESRA Magazine office before August 7. ESRA Scholarships are awarded each month to needy students. You can read about the latest recipients, and other uplifting articles, in our ESRA News Section.  Our Campaign 2011 drive continues. Money raised in this campaign is used to make sure that all of our projects, major and minor, can continue to exist. Please consider making your next charitable donation to this project. Thank you in the name of the thousands of familes who will benefit. A new Support Group is being formed by our Counselling team. If you know anyone who may be in need of such a service please pass them this link Wishing you all Happy Holidays The ESRA Media team |
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