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Ron at 09:37, 19 December 2007

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Ron: New page: * Blog/December 2007/Dec 14th * Dichter [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull meHallel shabbat] to represent Israel

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New page: * Blog/December 2007/Dec 14th * Dichter [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull meHallel shabbat] to represent Israel

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* [[Blog/December 2007/Dec 14th]]
* Dichter [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull meHallel shabbat] to represent Israel

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	It seems that many in our gov't just don't "get it". Public Security Minister Avi Dichter had to have [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull a press conference on Shabbat], to represent Israel. Now, I know he is not a religious man - but perhaps he might pause to think one second, and realize that he represents not ''only'' the secularists, but also the religious. And that Israel is presumably a ''Jewish'' state, and it's in pretty bad taste to transgress Shabbat in order to brag about how "our hands and our power" defend us.		It seems that many in our gov't just don't "get it". Public Security Minister Avi Dichter had to have [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull a press conference on Shabbat], to represent Israel. Now, I know he is not a religious man - but perhaps he might pause to think one second, and realize that he represents not ''only'' the secularists, but also the religious. And that Israel is presumably a ''Jewish'' state, and it's in pretty bad taste to transgress Shabbat in order to brag about how "our hands and our power" defend us.

−	The funniest thing I heard this week was that Egyptians are learning Hebrew from the famous Israeli comedy troupe ~~[http://he.wikipedia.org/~~wiki~~/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8#.D7.A7.D7.99.D7.A9.D7.95.D7.A8.D7.99.D7.9D_.D7.97.D7.99.D7.A6.D7.95.D7.A0.D7.99.D7.99.D7.9D~~ HaGashash ~~haHivver]~~. Maybe they'll lighten up a bit after they laugh? Could be, could be ...	+	The funniest thing I heard this week was that Egyptians are learning Hebrew from the famous Israeli comedy troupe {{wiki\|HaGashash HaHiver}} . Maybe they'll lighten up a bit after they laugh? Could be, could be ...

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 Esther's father took a walking tour of the Jerusalem Old-City walls, and at the end of it was in the Arab quarter.  He didn't seem to be phased by that, and went in the shops and "hung out" there a while.  I guess we hadn't mentioned to him that would be a ''bad'' idea.  In any case, he emerged unscathed, B"H.
-I mentioned the Tenth of Tevet earlier; it happens to have been on a weekday.  It was very nice to attend synagogue ''at work'', and see people from the surrounding buildings come as well - the synagogue was overflowing into the hallways.  It seems that even though the other buildings also have synagogues, they don't have a Torah scroll.
+I mentioned the Tenth of Tevet earlier; it happens to have been on a weekday.  It was very nice to attend synagogue ''at work'', and see people from the surrounding buildings come as well - the synagogue was overflowing into the hallways.  Though the other buildings also have synagogues, they don't have a Torah scroll.
 It seems that many in our gov't just don't "get it".  Public Security Minister Avi Dichter had to have [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull a press conference on Shabbat], to represent Israel.  Now, I know he is not a religious man - but perhaps he might pause to think one second, and realize that he represents not ''only'' the secularists, but also the religious.  And that Israel is presumably a ''Jewish'' state, and it's in pretty bad taste to transgress Shabbat in order to brag about how "our hands and our power" defend us.

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 Hi again!
-* Work is going great
+The Aarons are making progress towards becoming true settlers; hopefully we will sign a purchase contract this coming week for the house we mentioned earlier.  For anyone who is considering moving here, ''now'' is the time to buy - prices are only going up, especially in the Jerusalem corridor.
-* School night
-* Dichter [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847344603&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull meHallel shabbat] to represent Israel
+Work is going great so far.  I've been put in charge of a project which involves lots of contact with customers - I don't know if that is the best job for me to be doing, but my employer seems to think I'll do ok.  Esther is still doing her doula course, and trying to educate her client.  Her ulpan is in danger of closing, because of budgetary problems.  That would be a real shame, since she is learning a lot of good stuff there.
-* Egyptians learn Hebrew from the [http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8#.D7.A7.D7.99.D7.A9.D7.95.D7.A8.D7.99.D7.9D_.D7.97.D7.99.D7.A6.D7.95.D7.A0.D7.99.D7.99.D7.9D Gashash haHivver]

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		+	* Egyptians learn Hebrew from the [http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%A9_%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8#.D7.A7.D7.99.D7.A9.D7.95.D7.A8.D7.99.D7.9D_.D7.97.D7.99.D7.A6.D7.95.D7.A0.D7.99.D7.99.D7.9D Gashash haHivver]