AJWS starts line of kosher fair trade products http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ajws-starts-line-of-kosher-fair-trade-products/ The American Jewish World Service is partnering with Equal Exchange to create a line of kosher free exchange products. The line of coffee and chocolate products, called Better Beans will support AJWS’s Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up campaign. en-us jberkman@jta.org Copyright 2010 2010-04-21T;19:34:00-05:00 Comment by Hanah Ehrenreich hanahe@gmail.com Could we delete this comment thread then, Jacob? Could we delete this comment thread then, Jacob?

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by Jacob Berkman jberkman@jta.org “Namir” is a nuisance who has been blocked several times under different names. Until we figure out how to ban him/her/it permanently, all we can do is keep blocking it on a case by case basis. I apologize to anyone whom Namir has offended, and feel sorry that Namir lives in such a realm of hate and cowardice. It can’t even post under its real name. That should tell you all you need to know about Namir. “Namir” is a nuisance who has been blocked several times under different names. Until we figure out how to ban him/her/it permanently, all we can do is keep blocking it on a case by case basis. I apologize to anyone whom Namir has offended, and feel sorry that Namir lives in such a realm of hate and cowardice. It can’t even post under its real name. That should tell you all you need to know about Namir.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by Jeff Eyges jeyges@gmail.com “If Jewish generals would have scoured the world for modern arms of the day we would have one and the Temple would not have been destroyed. “ Namir Yaarot is obviously unbalanced. There ought to be a mental health requirement for posting in these forums. AJWS is a first-rate organization that consistently receives the highest ratings from monitoring groups such as Charity Navigator.  It embodies the highest Jewish ideals of compassion, tzedakah and being a “light unto the nations”. Ruth Messinger is a remarkable woman; she goes pretty much non-stop all over the world, fundraising and overseeing their many programs. Since she took over as director about five years ago, their endowment has gone from around four million dollars to approx. 39, and nearly all of it goes to their programs, which are designed to alleviate hunger and poverty all over the world. It’s an organization well worth supporting. “If Jewish generals would have scoured the world for modern arms of the day we would have one and the Temple would not have been destroyed. “

Namir Yaarot is obviously unbalanced. There ought to be a mental health requirement for posting in these forums.

AJWS is a first-rate organization that consistently receives the highest ratings from monitoring groups such as Charity Navigator.  It embodies the highest Jewish ideals of compassion, tzedakah and being a “light unto the nations”. Ruth Messinger is a remarkable woman; she goes pretty much non-stop all over the world, fundraising and overseeing their many programs. Since she took over as director about five years ago, their endowment has gone from around four million dollars to approx. 39, and nearly all of it goes to their programs, which are designed to alleviate hunger and poverty all over the world. It’s an organization well worth supporting.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by Norman Kabak nkabak@msn.com To: Namir Yaarot: You may not approve of Ruth Messinger, but she has done more good for the world at large than most people.  Hateful speech only displays your unfortunate mind set. One of the reasons the Temple was destroyed was because of speech such as yours. Shabbat Shalom N Kabak Kiwi Certified Quality, Ltd. “For food you can trust”. Wellington, NZ To: Namir Yaarot:

You may not approve of Ruth Messinger, but she has done more good for the world at large than most people. 
Hateful speech only displays your unfortunate mind set.
One of the reasons the Temple was destroyed was because of speech such as yours.
Shabbat Shalom

N Kabak
Kiwi Certified Quality, Ltd.
“For food you can trust”.
Wellington, NZ

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