Polling stations for disabled voters for Israel elections.
Hebrew: קלפיות מותאמות למוגבלים בניידות
Provision has been made for disabled voters in the upcoming Israel elections – voters will be able to exercise their right to vote at a polling station that has access for the disabled.
According to Israeli law it is required that:
In each district, there be at least one polling station with easy access for the disabled.
In a district that has more than 20 polling stations, at least 2 of them must have easy access for the disabled.
How do I know if my polling station is disabled friendly?
In the last few weeks, you should have received a pink voter’s information slip in the mail. In addition to your personal information and the address of your polling station, the slip should indicate if the station is disabled friendly.
If you are disabled you are entitled to vote at any polling station in your district that is disabled friendly. If the disabled polling station nearest you, does not suit you, you can then cast your vote at any station which is suitable.
Mix yeast with sugar until melted, add water and enough flour to make a paste.
Cover and leave to rise until bubbly.
10 oz (about 250-300g) unsalted butter, melted
2 whole eggs + 5 yolks 1 cup sugar 1 heaped tsp salt 1 cup milk About 6 cups flour (I sometimes need up to 8 ) Beat eggs and sugar until thick and white. Slowly add butter, salt and milk. Add yeast mixture. Change to dough hook. Add flour 1 cup at a time kneading with the dough hook until dough is sticky when you touch it, but not so much that it goes all over your hand. Usually a thin, sticky film will stick to your hand. Turn onto a well floured board and knead a bit until smooth. Place in lightly oiled bowl, I put a piece of baking paper loosely on top, then cling wrap, then a tea towel, then a blanket. Allow to rise until doubled in size, then make shapes, then let shapes rise until they feel a bit spongey when you touch them gently, then brush with beaten egg and bake at 180deg until golden brown
Did you know that the word Adloyadah is the term used to refer to a Purim parade. The word is derived from the Hebrew phrase – Ad-lo-yo-day-ah – “until one no longer knows”. The name is derived from the rabbinic saying in the Talmud that one should revel on Purim by drinking “until one no longer knows” (ad de-lo yaday-ah).
These are just some of the Purim parades regularly held across the country:
Holon Adloyadah Purim Parade
The Holon Adloyadah Purim parade is one of the most impressive Purim parades that take place. It’s a massive carnival held in the city of Holon, south of Tel Aviv. The event is great fun for kids and adults alike.
The parade starts on Sokolov Street and ends at the corner of Weizmann and Golomb Streets. The Holon Adloyadah includes exhibits, dancers, bands, orchestras, drummers, street performers, acrobats and more.
Beer Sheva Old City Carnival
A street party in Beer Sheva – details not yet available
Tel Aviv Purim Street Party
The annual Tel Aviv Purim Street Party is usually held on Sderot Rotschild.
The central Purim festival is a huge party that takes place in Safra Square, Jerusalem. With kids in mind, there will be special activities and performances
Purim at Israel’s Many Museums
Many of the museums around the country hold special events for Purim. Lots of fun and hands-on activities for the kids. Treat your kids to an outing at the Bloomfield Children’s museum
Modiin Adloyadah
There are many Purim celebrations in Modiin this year and include a party for youth, a youth movement event, workshops, a girls only party and Megilah readings across town. See the Modiin Municipality’s ModiinApp for more details.
Herzliyah Adloyadah
An annual Adloyada is held in Herzliya in the town center.
Raanana
The Raanana Adloyada has activities for children of all ages and often includes a Capoeira performance
Purim in Haifa
Lots of Purim activities in Haifa every year. The main event are activities and a street market in the Hadar neighborhood on Herzl St. on Friday.
Does it pay to buy the supermarket’s house brand? A price comparison.
The Shufersal chain has a large house brand selection.
Over the past few months we’ve been researching and reporting on the shopping habits of the English speaking community in Israel and conducting price comparisons as well; fruit and vegetables, a family holiday, school supplies etc.
Now, we compared the prices of 26 different supermarket items; the house brand and the leading brand. What is the best value for money? How much can you save a month? We visited Shufersal in Kiryat Eliezer in Haifa, and these are the price differences we found on selected items:
It is clear that there is a lot of money to be saved by buying the house brand. We saved over 100 shekels on just 26 items. If you bought the house brand every time over the leading brand, you could save at least 400 shekels a month. 400 shekels a month is 4,800 shekels a year. 4,800 shekels a year is more than Israel’s minimum wage. With 4,800 shekels you can get 4 or 5 nights accommodation in a luxury zimmer or a few nights accommodation at an economy hotel in Eilat. Makes you think, hey!
We did not compare the flavor or nutritional value of the food items which may affect your final purchase decision.
Shufersal had no influence in this article whatsoever.
Post Aliyah: Doing things differently can lead to something exceptional
By: Our Facebook group members
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If you could make Aliyah a second time around what would you do differently? We asked members of our Facebook community for their input because we knew that the responses we would get, would give new and potential olim insight into some of the issues and problems related to Aliyah. Our insight and view of things after Aliyah is very valuable and so is the shared experiences of ‘vatikim’ – seasoned olim. We are not trying to put you off, we are only giving you this information so that you can fully understand, embrace and prepare yourself for some of the issues related to Aliyah.
We all know mistakes cost money and we cannot foresee everything but here are a few points to ponder (in no specific order). Remember that these are just public opinions and not necessarily the opinion of the website.
1. Choosing your Aliyah Community
“If I knew how cold it was in the Galilee in the winter, I would have gone straight to Eilat!”
“I would have done more research into the area I chose to live in.”
“Go straight to a Merkaz Klitah (Absorption Center)” – secure accommodation, no bills to worry about for a while and concentrate on learning Hebrew.”
2. Make Aliyah at an early age
“I should have made Aliyah as soon as I finished high school.”
“I should have come earlier so that I could have served in the IDF (Israel Defense Force) – this would have helped me integrate more.”
“Come without children.”
3 – Learn Hebrew
“Speaking the language well makes all of the difference.”
Be more conscientious about learning Hebrew, going to Ulpan and improving your Hebrew skills”
“Don’t rely on English”
“Integrate with Hebrew speakers or better still go live in a non-Anglo area.”
“If you don’t improve your Hebrew skills it puts you at a disadvantage in the job market. Any negotiations, large purchases, mortgages and dealings with public offices are best done in Hebrew”
“I would have made buying an apartment a priority. I have been paying rent for 20 years.” Buy whatever you can – you don’t have to live there, you can always rent out and live somewhere else. Get a foothold into the Israeli property market – it is one of the best investments you’ll ever make.
5. Bringing Appliances & Household Items in your Aliyah Lift
“Be qualified in something. Have some type of certification, diploma or degree behind you.” Don’t rely on experience alone. It’s harder to find work when you don’t have something concrete. “I can type, I can answer phones, I can do books, I can do and learn anything” and so can hundreds of others but the one who has the qualification to prove it will have more chance of getting the job.
“Speak up. Be assertive. Say what is on your mind.”
“It does not help to be shy or too polite”
9. Should I make Aliyah?
“Be 100 percent sure that making aliyah is what you want to do – your partner too.” Only if you are completely sure you can be completely committed to the process.
“Go with the flow! Try not to take things so seriously.” In Israel do as the Israelis do.
“Be prepared to compromise.”
12. Research Aliyah
“Do as much research as you can before you come.”
“Make a pilot trip if possible.”
13. Israeli Driver’s License
“Make sure you change over to an Israeli driver’s license.” Once your licensed has lapsed you have to take lessons all over again and then redo the test – a huge expense.
“Push yourself to do and achieve things – don’t just say it will all be okay.”
15. Making new friends in Israel
“We tend to create a social network made up of other Anglos or English speakers in Israel. Your friends might leave after a few years and that can be hard. Try to mix with Israelis and make Israeli friends.”
Bagrut exams, Israel matriculation, are written in Grades 11 and 12. Subjects are written in modules from 1 – 5. Once a module has been completed a student is required to write and pass an exam. Without a bagrut, your child will not be able to enter an Israeli university. Rewriting the bagrut exams or catching-up after serving in the army, can be costly and difficult.
Special accommodations and leniencies (hakalot) are made for new olim who are required to write their bagrut matriculation exams within the first 3 years of their Aliyah.
How it Works
Modules
Secondary education prepares students for the Israeli matriculation exams (bagrut). Subjects are studied in modules (yehidot limud) from one to five on an ascending scale of difficulty. Hebrew language, English language, Mathematics, Jewish studies and Literature are mandatory. There is also a selection of electives. Students with a passing mark on these subjects, who have been tested on at least 21 modules and also passed at least one 5-unit exam, receive a full matriculation certificate from the Ministry of Education.
In order to get your Bagrut certificate you need to pass a minimum of 21 modules as follows:
2 modules of Tanach (Bible study)
2 modules of History
2 modules of Lashon (Language)
1 module of Ezrachut (Civics)
3 modules of Maths and up to 5
3 modules of English and up to 5
2 modules of Safrut (Literature)
Sport (counted as 1 module)
You also have a choice of studying other subjects like geography, communications chemistry, biology etc. in which you need to get a minimum of 5 additional units.
Good bagrut results will impact your child’s future. In Israel, acceptance into elite military units, academic studies, and employment opportunities may be influenced by your Bagrut results.
The score/mark recorded for the pupil in each of the subjects, included in his/her Bagrut certificate, is a combination of the average of the grade fixed by his/her high school called the “magen” and the grade received on the final examination as set and graded by the Ministry of Education.
Vocational and agricultural high schools offer diplomas that allow you to continue in technical or engineering fields but without the matriculation exam.
A School Leaving Certificate
A school leaving certificate is awarded to a student who has completed 12 years of schooling but has not succeeded in passing the matriculation examinations
What happens if a student does not get a bagrut certificate?
There are many private colleges that offer bagrut courses. Courses can be taken one at a time or concurrently. This is a very attractive solution for someone who wishes to study part-time. Studying at one of these private colleges does not come cheap. Budget approximately 3,000 shekels per subject. The college may offer you a special deal and payment plans.
Giving gifts is a Purim tradition. Filling a Mishloach Manot basket with home-made goodies is sure to warm the heart of the recipient. These melt-in-the-mouth walnut biscuits are sure to please.
You can substitute almost any nut – chopped or slivered; almonds, pecan nuts, hazel nuts, pistachio or cashew
The most time consuming aspect of biscuit making is the rolling and cutting, but if you use our method, you’ll cut prep time down significantly.
This recipe calls for mixed spice. Note, mixed spice is NOT allspice. Mixed spice includes a balance of some or all of the following ground spices: cinnamon, coriander seed, caraway, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice, and mace. Herbs & Spices of the Israeli Kitchen…
If you are not partial to mixed spice, leave it out altogether and you’ll be left with a plain but flavorful butter biscuit.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice.
Cream butter and slowly add brown and white sugar, beating well.
Beat eggs with vanilla and add to butter mixture, then mix in the flour mixture. An small electric beater is great for the job.
Lastly add the chopped walnuts
Form dough into 2 long sausages, wrap in greaseproof paper and chill until the dough is firm enough to slice.
Cut into thin rounds and bake on an non-greased baking sheet (we recommend using baking paper for easy clean-up) at 180 C for about 15 minutes.
When done, remove from baking tray and cool on a cake rack.
Makes about 50 delicious biscuits.
Chef’s Tip
For added flavor, roast the nuts before you bake the biscuits. Place them on a baking sheet and put in a moderate oven until lightly browned. Watch them very carefully
Lemon, either the juice or the zest is always a delightful addition to any recipe. The flavor is intense and if you want that without the addition of extra liquid, lemon zest is the answer. This recipe uses both the juice and the zest for an intense lemon experience and poppy seeds add texture.
Preheat oven to 180°C . Bring lemon juice to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook until reduced by half. Add half the butter; stir until melted.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream remaining butter and 1 cup sugar on medium speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix in egg and lemon butter. Mix until pale, about 3 minutes. Mix in vanilla and 2 teaspoons zest. Mix in flour mixture and poppy seeds.
Stir together remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons zest. Roll spoonful’s of dough into 1 1/2-inch balls; roll them in sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Press each with the flat end of a glass dipped in sugar mixture until 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle with seeds.
Bake until just browned around bottom edges, 10 to 11 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.
