Monday, August 29, 2011

Some Links That Are Worth Seeing

1. Concise and clear definition of Reconsructionist Judaism - yay!
http://www.rrc.edu/resources/reconstructionist-resources/what-reconstructionist-judaism

2. This sight helps women in Israel who need gets, and is striving to make the marriage/divorce laws there more equitable: http://www.cwj.org.il/home

3. I usually try to keep this sight a-political, but here are some website related to Israel that are a bit "off the beaten path" - and therefore, interesting. Also, today is Gilad Shalit's 25th birthday - and I don't think it is too political to point out he is being kept in conditions that are not in keeping with the Geneva Convention - unless it's political to believe in a system of international law....

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/26/israel.dual.narrative.tours/index.html

This blog sums up recent news related to religion and state in Israel: http://religionandstateinisrael.blogspot.com/

This sight is a micro-finance sight: http://www.lendforpeace.org/userLend.php?mode=searchEntre&ent_id&user_type&user_id&searchtext&status=F&gender=M&sector=All&sortBy=Default&lend_amount_46=25

While we are on the subject: http://www.kiva.org/

10 ways you can help in the horn of Africa, currently undergoing a major famine: http://www.wfp.org/stories/horn-africa-10-ways-you-can-help

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