Super Raizy hosts Haveil Havalim: The Super-Hero Edition of the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival.
Ilana-Davita hosts the “Green” edition of the Kosher Cooking Carnival.
Speaking of green, I ask whether whether a traditional eastern European diet is “kosher” for your health on the Israeli environmental blog Green Prophet.
This website points out the lack of Jewish chaplains in the American military and suggests ways to help, such as hosting military personnel within your community.
And last but not least, a subject much on my mind but so depressing I have avoided writing much about it–Israel’s drastic water shortage. Here’s the money quote from Haaretz (emphasis mine):

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I’ve continued to update the list of injured soldiers and civilians. I hope that we can start removing names, instead of adding.

A father’s perspective: Ynet: Screaming babies ignored in Israeli maternity wards

How do some Orthodox women decide what is okay to wear? Exclusive: Official Haredi Guide to Modest Necklines

Another look at local fashion trends: Shoes and Fashions

Thanks to Ilana-Davita for a blog award!

Video for Libi, an organization caring Israeli soldiers

Book Review: Run by Ann Patchett

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In a personal column in the health section of Ynet, clinical psychologist Yair Tzivoni describes his experience in the hospital after his wife gave birth. While she went with a friend to the maternity ward, he brought the new baby to the nursery to await washing, blood tests and immunizations. His own daughter slept, but others screamed. The babies were supervised by one nurse, busy with her routine tasks. She completely ignored the crying babies.

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Amit Kadosh is a six-year-old girl from Kfar Saba with leukemia. She is looking for a match for a bone-marrow transplant. Testing sites set up in convenient places throughout Israel until 8 PM tonight. You must be between 18 and 50 years old. You only need to be tested once through a simple blood test. I know I am in the computer, as I was once contacted as a possible match. But a subsequent blood test disqualified me for that patient.
Click for a list of testing locations (Hebrew only).

Thank you to Ilana-Davita who awarded me the The Prémio Dardos Award along with seven other bloggers. Here is the description of the award:
“The Prémio Dardos is given for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing. These stamps were created with the intention of promoting fraternization between bloggers, a way of showing affection and gratitude for work that adds value to the Web.”
Ilana-Davita’s blog contains unusual photographs, book reviews, and commentary on education and Jewish life in her home in France and elsewhere.

Haveil Havalim #201, the I Love Nauru Edition, is being hosted by The Rebbetzin’s Husband.

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Haredi Guidelines for Neckline Tzniut

This document is entitled: “Common Pitfalls Regarding Necklines.” At the bottom (cut off) it reads: These pages have been viewed by Rabbi Nissim Karelitz Shlit”a and Rabbi Moshe Shaul Klein Shlit”a from the rabbinic court of Rabbi Vozner Shlit”a.*

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I am migrating my blog from Blogger to this address. An announcement will be coming soon.

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The other day I decided to go into town for some errands. My stops were:

• The tailor, to have a zipper fixed on a coat.
• The bookstore and toy store to buy gifts for a brit and a child’s birthday party.

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I was the only one in my book club not to like Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Since my taste is usually similar to at least some of the members I decided to give Patchett’s new book Run a chance.

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In an attempt to find illegal residents of the Palestinian territories sleeping in Petach Tikvah, a tunnel was exposed near the local shuk (open-air market) containing 47 scattered mattresses.

Source: Ynet

By Einav Yosef-Zadeh
January 14, 2009

Tunnels, it appears, are not only for Gaza: In a campaign to find illegal residents early Tuesday morning in Petach Tikva, a tunnel was uncovered behind one of the stalls in the local shuk (open-air market) containing no fewer than 47 mattresses side by side. It seems that the tunnel was used as a residence.

Because of the sensitive situation created by the fighting in the south, the police decided to arrest illegal residents including workers from the Palestinian Authority with a work permit in Israel, and return them to the PA’s territory. [MiI: As I understand, those apprehended have permits allowing them to work within the Green Line, but not to sleep over.]

Rafak Yaron Achrak, Lieutenant Commander of the Petach Tikva police station, told what led to the decision. “In the station there is regular activity to apprehend illegal residents. Unfortunately, the building boom in the city has increased their numbers, and because of the sensitive situation we have strengthened the campaign. [The illegal residents] see what is happening with the fighting and one can’t know what is going on in another’s head. In a crazed moment even someone without a criminal past could stab someone, and there have been many such cases.”

Members of the city’s committee for aesthetic improvement, headed by Tzvika Blumenshtik, helped the police with the campaign. Therefore, members of the committee joined the police in the campaign, that began with searches at 5:00 am, and helped them “shave” areas of growth that are used as hiding places.

“This was a joint action by the police, sanitation, and parks departments,” said Blumenshtik. “At five in the morning there was a raid in two main places: The shuk, where we found illegal residents going underground and hiding, and at the Geha intersection.”

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We’re approaching the time of year when parents make decisions about schools for their children. With the oldest, some parents believe they will find the perfect school. But it’s much more likely that they will have to make compromises. This post, geared toward choosing an elementary school, will help you think about the issues.

How to find information:

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