[HANASHIR:4971] Re: Travelling Jews,

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

I would like to thank everyone who sent me information on travelling in
Germany/Prague.   I intend to follow through on most of it and my heartfelt
thanks go to each of you who took the time to answer.
Kol tuv,
Meris Ruzow
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lupert <Rick (at) PoetrySuperHighway(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 12:01 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:4965] Travelling Jews, Travelled Jew, Celebrate Series
Web Site


>Hi,
>
>A little more info on the "Jewish Travelers' Resource Guide"...I just
>picked up the 2000 edition in, of all places, Jerusalem where I spent
>the last couple of weeks as part of the Birthright 2000 trip as a
>staff member for the local Hillel I work at here in the San Fernando
>Valley (dude).
>
>It's compiled by Jeff Seidel's Jewish Student Information center and
>it features contacts for Jewish Hospitality around the world, e-mail
>address, websites, international 'Kosher Agencies', and more.
>
>I think it's free...at least my copy was and when I got a copy of it
>about 8 years ago in Jerusalem, it was also free...but don't quote me
>on that.
>
>ISBN 1-58330-409-6
>Distributed by Feldheim Publishers
>200 Airport Executive Park
>Spring Valley, NY 10977
>
>or you can e-mail Jeff Seidel at jseidel (at) netmedia(dot)net(dot)il
>website: http://www.geocities.com/athens/7613
>
>--
>
>The trip to Israel was amazing (as such things tend to be)...I had
>the opportunity to lead (musically speaking) Shabbat services in a
>Kibbutz in the north (the one where they invented the Epilady) and
>Havdallah in Jerusalem.
>
>I also had a great experience teaching my group this one niggun which
>we learned at Hava Nashira a couple years back...it's the one that
>goes 'ya la la la la'...you know...the one in the minor key...we were
>sitting at Nachal David near Ein Ghedi and across the road from the
>Dead sea by a waterfall were, apparently, King David wrote the Psalms
>before he was king.
>
>I also also saw a concert by Danny Sanderson of K'veret fame, of They
>Wrote Yoya fame and realized the last time I danced Yoya was when
>bunches of us were in the dining hall at OSRUI participating in our
>extended mega-mix of Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu.  Ahh memories.
>
>I also rode on a donkey.
>
>--
>
>There's a new website up for Craig Taubman's Celebrate Series
>featuring the first album in that series 'Celebrate Chanukah.'  It's
>complete with artist info, liner notes, and listenable Real Audio
>selections from all of the tracks on the CD.  It'll be updated with
>additional CD's from the series as they are published (Celebrate
>Passover is up next).
>
>Check it out at: http;//CelebrateSeries.com/
>
>--
>
>As my friend Janeen Kobrinsky says: "Only four and a half months left
>til Hava Nashira"
>
>xo
>
>Rick
>
>Lupert: It's The Website - @ - Poetry Super Highway
>http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/
>
>
>

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