Burd flies to the Western Wall for 40 days of prayer
Posted on May 22, 2008 • By Gil Zohar
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: Batya Burd, Jerusalem, prayer, Western wall | Leave a Comment
According to a kabbalist tradition, God answers the prayers of those who visit the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days. But not everyone lives in Jerusalem, and even denizens of the Holy City find it a challenge to visit the Old City shrine daily for nearly six weeks to avail themselves of divine intervention. Recognizing this need, in 2004 Jewish Quarter resident Batya Burd, 33, established Western Wall Prayers to say proxy prayers at the Kotel for those unable to be there personally.
The requested donation? Just over $2 per day, or $90 for heavenly help, smiles the petite brunette - who was a corporate lawyer in Toronto, Canada before getting into the God game. Read more»
The President’s Conference: facing tomorrow both good and bad
Posted on May 19, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: events, Jerusalem, The President's Conference 2008 | 2 Comments
Last week, I attended The President’s Conference, which was titled “Facing Tomorrow.” For the uninitiated, The President’s Conference was a two-and-a-half-day gala affair where leading Jewish and non-Jewish thinkers, politicians, and moneyed men (yes, 9.9 times out of 10 they were men) got together to ponder the future of the Jewish people, both in Israel and in the Diaspora.
The conference was organized by The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute (JPPPI), a Jerusalem-based think tank that was commissioned by Israel’s President, Shimon Peres, to put the whole thing together. Read more»
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