http://www.60voices.org Israeli and Palestinian Women Building a Sustainable Peace Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:20:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The work week ends on Thursday and there's a lot to finish up. I go to a Torah study class, then spend the night listening to favorite music and cooking. As usual, we expect a dozen guests for Shabbat. Tonight, my son-in-law Daniel Zamir and his jazz quartet are playing ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/12/04/barbara-thursday/ I was back at Hadassah Hospital last night for some family. The ophthalmologist I needed to see for something was unexpectedly busy. He had to rush to the emergency room where the neurosurgeon was working on the teen who had a cinder block thrown at his head. A Jewish teen, ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/12/03/barbara-wednesday/ Today I spent part of the day brainstorming with a mixed team of Israelis and Palestinians staff members about the best way to improve the experiences of Palestinian parents, (mostly mothers) who visit Hadassah Hospital. We have thousands of patients from Gaza and the West Bank, and many arrive without ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/12/02/barbara-tuesday/ Monday morning. In America, colleagues and friends are finding their way back to work after a long weekend. We do a briefer Thanksgiving here—turning it into a Friday night dinner with a proper turkey, cranberry-apple sauce and non-dairy pumpkin pie. This morning began with a brit milah, called a bris ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/12/01/barbara-monday/ My apologies to the avid readers of that blog, for skipping the yesterday one. Or maybe no one really noticed due to time differences. So what was there for me yesterday? Read an e-mail from Elana Rozenman that she sent a few days ago. She is the peacexpeace Israeli liaison. Than suddenly realized ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/12/01/nira-just-skipped-one/ Despite rising early, I barely made the 7:43 train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. No high speed train, this. The ride is notoriously long and winding through the beautiful Judean hills up to the coastal plain. I came prepared with my breakfast, (whole wheat toast, yogurt and a tangerine), two ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/11/30/barbara-sunday/ It's Saturday night in Jerusalem. For 25 hours, from Friday night until Saturday after sunset, I don't watch TV or turn on a computer, but tonight I've already watched the news on three different channels to glean whatever I can about the horrendous act of savagery in Mumbai, particularly at ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/11/29/barbara-saturday/ Saturday night. I took this Shabbat day off to rest, before I write this blog. The parents of the little baby who was saved in Mumbai, as well as the other Israelis kept hostage there are dead. I postpone thinking of that until evening news time. Can't contain this sadness now. Spent some time ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/11/29/nira-untitled/ Finally Friday. Blessed Weekend. Cried yesterday, watching the news and this morning, reading the paper. Makes it difficult to think of peace when 125, at least, killed in terror attack in India and hundreds more injured. Especially India. The place on earth where I found quiet and quite a lot ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/11/28/nira-friday-night-is-gonna-be-alright/ Main thing that reminds me of Washington now is the jet-lag and not being able to wake up in the morning. Not quite just that. Actually, the pics that keep coming in, now from Patricia, make everything live again. Everyone is admiring the women's beauty and energy coming out of ... http://www.60voices.org/2008/11/27/nira-looking-forward-to-weekend/