Anti-Zionism leads to more Jews in Israel

Since moving to Israel, I have met people from USA, England, France, South Africa and other countries. Many people have based their decision out of fear of the decline of tolerance for the Jewish Communities.

People often express concern about the level of danger living in Israel. With actions being taken with organizations like CUPE I can no longer comprehend how someone could feel safe living in Canada. At least when I see someone walking down the street carrying a gun, I know that person is looking out for my safety.

Toronto Rally

Date:	Sunday, January 18, 2009
Time:	1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:	Dundas Square
Street:	Yonge and Dundas
City/Town:	Toronto, ON

Bring Your Israeli Flags. Flags and posters will be handed out at the rally. The students of Hasbara Fellowships, Hillel of Greater Toronto and The Canadian Centre for Israel Activism present Toronto for Israel A student led rally that is expected to attract both student and community members in support of Israel. The rally will demostrate solidarity with the people of Israel who have endured over 10 000 Hamas terrorist missiles and mortar shells from Gaza for nearly nine years. Torontonians will send a clear and unequivocal anti-terrorism message as Israel continues to defend close to a million residents of southern Israel who have been targeted by Hamas missiles. The rally is organized by a cross section of univeristy and college students across the GTA through Hasbara Fellowships, Hillel of Greater Toronto and the Canadian Centre for Israel Activism, all representing Jewish and Zioinist students on campus. The rally is supported by larger Jewish community represented by B'nai Brith Canada and UJA Federation of Toronto Other sponsors: Stand With Us, Magen Boys Supporters: AEPi International, Birthright Alumni Community, Bayview Glen Day Camp, Beth Israel Synagogue of Edmonton, Camp Biluim, Camp Hatikva, Camp Moshava, Camp Northland, Camp Shalom, Camp Wohanowin, Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, Canadian Jewish Congress, Edmonton Jewish Community Centre, Evangelical Christian Church of Canada, Delta Pi, First Filipino Baptist Church, Hasbara@York, Hagshama, Jewish Federation of Edmonton, Magen Boys, McMaster Israel on Campus, Orthodox Union - Israel, StandWithUs, St. Joseph Worker Churches, Queens Israel on Campus, Young Judea Aleph Bet Judaica, Bistro Grande, Cafe Sheli, Dairy Treats, Golden Chopsticks, Grodzinskys, Hartmans, Israels, Kiva's, Kosher Second Cup, Levi's Catering, Me Va Me, Miami Grill, Milk and Honey, My Zaidy's Bakery, My Zaidy's Pizza, Oasis Cafe, Richmond's Bakery, Tom's Place, Tov-Li Pizza, United Bakery,Yehudales Falafel and Pizza

Thank You Canada

For having the courage to vote against the UN human rights council. In the end it did not help, but thank you for trying.

Yes, We know Harper called an election

Many people have asked us if we are going to be voting in the upcoming Canadian election. I have covered the topic on voting overseas and voter eligibility in my politics blog. I am following the election as carefully as I can from here and plan to keep the blog up and running. This will be a good litmus test to how the blog should be retooled for an overseas perspective.

Going into Shabbos

Friday was a quiet day. Channah had camp and we made preparations for Shabbos. This week we were staying in Kiryat Sefer, which is a neighbourhood in Modin Illit.

We were sleeping in the apartment above our hosts. When we opened the door the lock got a jammed and we could not get the door closed. After some wrangling by a number of people in the building, it was fixed so that the lock was permanently broken but the door could be closed. I hope the owners realize that we didn't do anything wrong to break there door.

It was nice to spend Shabbos with friends we have not seen in a while. On Shabbos afternoon another friend who lives in the neighbourhood stopped by for a visit. From the marpeset where we were sleeping there was a beautiful view of the Green Park construction just down the hill. These units made news recently when the Arab village two hills away filled a lawsuit with the Quebec Superior Court. They are demanding financial compensation plus having the units torn down on account of 'war crimes'.

When we started getting really busy with the move Boo starting having accidents. It was only once or twice a day and mostly when we were around. With all the upheaval in her life, we decided not to make a big deal of it for fear it would make her nervous and the situation worse. Just before Shabbos she had another accident. I explained the serious consequences she would face if she didn't put an end to this. I even threatened to start buying diapers.

Shabbos morning I came home from Shul and she had already had 3 accidents. The Israeli water had finally caught up with Boo. After accident number 9, I took her to the Shabbos doctor. I have never been to a doctor that did not examine their patient before reaching a conclusion. Even telehealth Ontario, always suggests that you go to the hospital "just in case". He concluded she has some kind of infection and we should ease up on her diet. 3 more accidents took us till the end of Shabbos. We had a rotation of 4 pairs of underwear and a pajama bottom that we would rinse and leave out in the sun. Everyone was frustrated as there was nothing we could do to solve the situation. Since we cut back on her food intake things have been much better.