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Journey to Ma’ale Amos
post at its entrance. Not too long ago, at stone throwing and firebombs – Aryeh part time and is enough to keep her
3:00 a.m., Shoshana and the other and Shoshana own a car and confident- occupied. Shoshana maintains a close
women on the emergency committee ly come and go from the yishuv without circle of friends on the yishuv and gives
received an alert to make the rounds of restraint. Many residents take advantage a shiur in her home every Shabbos to
phone calls to the yishuv residents of the government’s offer of free stone- other English-speaking women. She
warning them to stay indoors and keep proofing on car windows, and recently, a also plays the flute and occasionally
their windows and doors locked until seminar was given on defensive driving joins other musical women to put on
further notice. They also carefully tactics to handle terrorist attacks on the performances on special occasions,
assessed each family’s emotional reac- roads. The Weinbergs are careful to say such as before Purim or on Rosh
tions. In that case, baruch Hashem, the tefilas haderech when they travel any- Chodesh. There are several shiurim
emergency ended up being theft and where. A few Sefardi men in the yishuv each week for women, with two given by
nothing worse. A soldier stationed on actually say birkas hagomel upon their Rebbetzin Charlop, who is Israeli but
the yishuv heard noise on the other side return each time they venture out of the speaks perfect English.
of a wall where construction of new yishuv. Aryeh assumes that they say the
buildings is taking place and saw some bracha to fulfill the condition of saying The community center in Ma’ale
Arabs leaving with construction equip- it after traveling in the desert. Although Amos offers exciting chugim (organized
ment loaded on a donkey. Shoshana it would seem that their security is com- activities), such as sewing, pottery, draw-
explains that the professional training promised, the residents actually feel very ing, dance, exercise, drama, and choir
she received on handling emergencies safe on the yishuv itself, and the chil- for women and girls. Young children are
helps her maintain her calm during dren play carefree on the streets. offered storytelling and a supervised
those stressful situations, so that she playroom. The boys have optional learn-
has the logistical and emotional ◆◆◆ ing groups after school and can take
strength to carry out her assigned tasks. chugim in woodworking and art. They
Over the years, Shoshana has been also play ball, ride their bikes, roller
Although security remains an issue – able to use her degree in mass commu- blade, and make amazing go-karts from
and there are occasional incidents of nications to take on freelance writing scraps of material. “That’s yishuv life,”
and translating projects. Her work is
Planning a
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post at its entrance. Not too long ago, at stone throwing and firebombs – Aryeh part time and is enough to keep her
3:00 a.m., Shoshana and the other and Shoshana own a car and confident- occupied. Shoshana maintains a close
women on the emergency committee ly come and go from the yishuv without circle of friends on the yishuv and gives
received an alert to make the rounds of restraint. Many residents take advantage a shiur in her home every Shabbos to
phone calls to the yishuv residents of the government’s offer of free stone- other English-speaking women. She
warning them to stay indoors and keep proofing on car windows, and recently, a also plays the flute and occasionally
their windows and doors locked until seminar was given on defensive driving joins other musical women to put on
further notice. They also carefully tactics to handle terrorist attacks on the performances on special occasions,
assessed each family’s emotional reac- roads. The Weinbergs are careful to say such as before Purim or on Rosh
tions. In that case, baruch Hashem, the tefilas haderech when they travel any- Chodesh. There are several shiurim
emergency ended up being theft and where. A few Sefardi men in the yishuv each week for women, with two given by
nothing worse. A soldier stationed on actually say birkas hagomel upon their Rebbetzin Charlop, who is Israeli but
the yishuv heard noise on the other side return each time they venture out of the speaks perfect English.
of a wall where construction of new yishuv. Aryeh assumes that they say the
buildings is taking place and saw some bracha to fulfill the condition of saying The community center in Ma’ale
Arabs leaving with construction equip- it after traveling in the desert. Although Amos offers exciting chugim (organized
ment loaded on a donkey. Shoshana it would seem that their security is com- activities), such as sewing, pottery, draw-
explains that the professional training promised, the residents actually feel very ing, dance, exercise, drama, and choir
she received on handling emergencies safe on the yishuv itself, and the chil- for women and girls. Young children are
helps her maintain her calm during dren play carefree on the streets. offered storytelling and a supervised
those stressful situations, so that she playroom. The boys have optional learn-
has the logistical and emotional ◆◆◆ ing groups after school and can take
strength to carry out her assigned tasks. chugim in woodworking and art. They
Over the years, Shoshana has been also play ball, ride their bikes, roller
Although security remains an issue – able to use her degree in mass commu- blade, and make amazing go-karts from
and there are occasional incidents of nications to take on freelance writing scraps of material. “That’s yishuv life,”
and translating projects. Her work is
Planning a
Simcha?
For cake, challah, cake platters,
herring and dips
443-529-0313
DISTRIBUTORS BBB Distributors, LLC ©WWW
58 All products are Yoshon and Pas Yisroel, under the
CRC of Brooklyn and the OK.
Minimum orders required.
u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
