Friday, August 21, 2009

Rachel is crying for her children - Prayer Elul!

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Yasher Koach to Evelyn Haies and the RCRF for a living presence in Kever Rochel.  Thank you Chana for sending.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: chana sokol <chanatovasokol2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Subject: from Chana Tova my Kever Rochel trip with lunch and Rabbi Leff & Prayer Elul
To: Robin Ticker <faigerayzel@gmail.com>




--- On Fri, 8/21/09, chana sokol <chanatovasokol2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: chana sokol <chanatovasokol2000@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Ched: my Kever Rochel trip with lunch and Rabbi Leff and prayer Elul Rosh Chodesh
> To: "Chedva Katz" <chedkatz@yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 3:54 AM
> to Chedva
> with Love
> enjoy photos
> holy and some shocking--since Kever Rochel is a fort hidden ( see photo 134)
> under three story stone fences and gunproof glass and metal
> window coverings.  This is what the Israeli government
> builds so Arabs can have rule 3 three miles outside of
> Jerusalem.  Shocking.  Thank G-d ladies have
> pushed to keep Kever Rochel opened for 12 years, including
> Evelyn Hayes.  Rabbi Leff spoke in the Bas Mitzvah room
> of the building next door to Kever Rochel.  Bonnie
>  and I are in one photo.  Lee was
> there,too. 
>      Thursday we went with a group and
> had pre-ordered lunch brought in from Israel Center caterer. 
 There is no place to buy water,
> fruit, anything--the area once had many Bethlehem Arab
> stores with flourishing businesses from Jewish praying
> people.  Then Arafat lead the Arabs to new politics
> that Arabs should not deal with Jews.  The Arabs with
> these politics became unemployed and blamed the Jews, when
> Arafat was the leading source only.
>      What was stores is now high walls
> to keep gunshots by Arabs in Bethlehem from Jews visiting
> Kever Rochel.  the three story walls protect nothing,
> because outside the walls are new Arab 5 story buildings including a hotel above the fenced in walls of cement.  So the Arabs can
> and do shoot from that new height.  Good question: why
> didn't the Israeli government stop the new buildings going
> above the protective expensive wall?
>     Better question: why do police harrass Jews
> who want Jerusalem to be a holy city sanctifying the
> Sabbath?  Wouldn't it be just the point that Sabbath be
> protected and not Arabs and anti-Sabbath observers.
>     This is the cry of Rochel.  She cries
> over these injustices.
>     see photos!  and email and put on
> facebook these above important messages, if you can.
>
>
>      


     

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