On Wednesday I attended an extraordinary and sweet event at the Sindyanna of the Galilee Visitors’ Centre. Twelve women who have learned beekeeping from legendry bee keeper and community activist Yossi Aud were meeting for the final session of their beekeeping course. The course was facilitated by Sindyanna of the Galilee and MA’AN Workers Association.Continue reading “Cosmic Collaboration”
Tag Archives: peace with justice
Prayers of Lament & Hope
It is a tradition here in St Andrew’s Jerusalem and Tiberias to hold a service of worship on St Andrew’s Day and to invite friends and partners. The Scots House Hotel https://www.simplebooking.it/ibe2/hotel/9441?lang=EN&cur=ILS provides a wonderful buffet. Coming as it does, before Advent and the busy Christmas season, it is a staple of the ecumenical andContinue reading “Prayers of Lament & Hope”
Remember their names
Graham and Anne Bryce https://www.justgiving.com/page/brycesonbikes are cycling from Glasgow in Scotland, hoping to reach Bethlehem in the occupied Palestinian territory. They will pause in Greece and assess the current situation before deciding how to continue. As they cycle, each day they post a short reflection on Tiktok and Instagram where they read out the namesContinue reading “Remember their names”
Only Compassion…
This is Avi Dabush, executive director of Rabbis for Human Rights. On October 7th he and his family hid in their safe room in Kibbutz Nirrim for eight hours when Hamas attacked. He thought, ‘maybe this is the end’. A Guardian article says ‘he speaks with authority when he says the October 7th attacks haveContinue reading “Only Compassion…”
Shared grief; shared hope
Yesterday in Israel was Memorial Day. It is a solemn period of reflection, commemorating all Israelis who have died since 1948 whether in war or in the ongoing attrition that is ‘normal’ life here. Israelis are remembered, but Palestinians are not. Since 1948 the number of Palestinian dead has outstripped the number of Israeli deadContinue reading “Shared grief; shared hope”
Collateral Damage
Since this blog was written on Saturday 6th August, more children and women have been killed in Gaza and rockets fired from Gaza have reached the edge of west Jerusalem. More collateral damage. Five year old Alaa Qaddoum was killed on Friday during an Israeli assassination strike against a leader of Islamic Jihad. The GazaContinue reading “Collateral Damage”
Stepping out of the boat... 