Shoshana McKinney

Israel expands quota of foreign agricultural workers

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 21 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli Cabinet raised the quota of foreign workers for the agricultural sector by 10,000 on Sunday. Israeli agriculture is facing staggering losses in production and manpower. Before October 7, Israel had 29,900 foreigners, mostly Thais, working in farms, orchards, greenhouses and packing plants. Nearly […]

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Israel’s Bell Pepper Crop Picked by International Corps of Volunteers

Mojja joined a group of 22 Jewish volunteers from a diverse group of countries including Brazil, France, Uruguay, Spain, U.S, Germany and Argentina. The volunteer experience really brought them together as friends. “Most volunteers knew English but we taught some to whoever didn’t know.” Mojja recalled with a laugh, “Even the Russian and the Ukrainian got along well!” [Shoshana McKinney]

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Ugandan-American Tells of Fateful October Visit to Israel

Then, the first siren rang. We were bewildered and befuddled but the amazing hotel staff shuffled us into the basement along with the other hotel guests.  In my imagination, this was just another one-day scuffle. Such is what passes for “peacetime” in this part of the world, I thought. [Shoshana McKinney]

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Speaker Tells of Life Among the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda

McKinney and Rabbi Marko renewed their friendship over the August 11-13 weekend, when McKinney served as Tifereth Israel Synagogue’s scholar-in-residence. She outlined what Jewish life is like in the Abayudaya villages, covering Jewish holiday and life cycle observances, and told of the efforts the foundation she heads is making to help impoverished families and children with disabilities. (Donald H. Harrison)

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