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Intergenerational Activities at Reuth’s Subsidized Community Housing – Perach Zahav Matanel

Aging can be a painful process as seniors contend with retirement, loss of friends and loved ones, a decline in functional ability, and more. As a result, many experience debilitating loneliness, and subsequently, a dramatic decline in their mental and physical health. The vision of the project is to improve the quality of life of underprivileged seniors who are living in Reuth’s subsidized community housing.

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Arnon Stein about the Perah Zahav program in Mitzpe Ramon

Negev Rising- Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

A few days ago we had the most moving gathering of our volunteer students towards the end of the year. Not all the volunteers were able to come, but the majority made the effort and enjoyed an uplifting experience.

The volunteers shared with each other their touching stories and struggles from their experience in the “Perach Zahav Matanel” project and drew strength and ideas from each other.
It is apparent how meaningful the project is for the elderly and not less, for the students.
Some relayed that they are the only ones to walk into their elderly’s house! Besides for their visit during the week, the senior is all alone and eagerly awaits the students visit- almost the only time he’ll turn on the light in the house.

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Fille de Voix

Neri Segrè

Fille de Voix – Bat Kol en hébreu – serait ce qui reste du Dieu exclu par les maîtres du Talmud de leurs débats. On ne sait si c’est l’écho d’une voix éteinte qui continue de retentir dans leurs souvenirs ou d’une voix vive qui persiste à les inspirer. Ces variations talmudiques brossent les grandes lignes d’une théologie de l’abandon qui courait les monothéismes et guetterait les plus dessillés des disciples-de-Dieu. La présente étude s’articule autour de midrashim (apologues) talmudiques et mêle considérations psychanalytiques et considérations théosophiques. Elle ne réclame pas de connaissances rabbiniques préalables et reste accessible à quiconque est intéressé à s’aventurer, à ses risques et périls, dans l’univers talmudique.

The Saying of Matanel

One who lends money is greater than one who performs charity, and one who forms a partnership is greater than all.

Talmud Shabbat 63a