Articles

• Village Elections 2007
  February 2007

  Elections for leadership of the community took place, for the first time according to a new administrative structure.

• Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam honors Ruth Dayan and Samih al-Qasim
  17 January 2007

  On January 11, Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam honored two veteran peacemakers, Ruth Dayan, and Samih al-Qasim, with the “Partner in Peace” award.

• Celebrating the Christian, Jewish and Muslim holidays
  22 December 2006

  Happy holidays - everyone! Jewish, Christian and Muslim children celebrate three festivals at the school.

• Prof. Stephen Hawking visits Neve Shalom - Wahat al-Salam
  12 December 2006

  The renowned physicist, in the framework of a speaking tour organized by the British Embassy, visits NSWAS and delivers an important lecture.

• Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam receives award of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee
  5 December 2006

  Deanna Armbruster of the American Friends of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam is honored with the Building Bridges Award at the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Annual Fundraising Gala in Dearborn, Michigan.

• Blindness is contagious
  24 November 2006, by Deb Reich

  A poem

• The NS/WAS Primary School in its Twenty Third Year
  24 November 2006, by Bob Mark

  Half-way into its 23rd school year, the NSWAS primary school remains as vibrant and dynamic as the children who populate it.

• In Profile: Naomi Mark - a daughter of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam
  24 November 2006, by Joanna Steinhardt

  Naomi Mark, age 20, tells us how growing up in NSWAS prepared her for her current national service at Physicians for Human Rights.

• Archeology project at the School
  19 November 2006, by Bob Mark

  NSWAS school children conduct an archeological and uncover a Byzantine period mosaic floor, just minutes away from the school.

• The mechanisms that caused the Israel peace camp to support the last war in Lebanon
  November 2006, by Abdessalam Najjar, Dorit Shippin

  On August 24, the Pluralistic Spiritual Centre hosted a well-attended lecture (followed by a discussion) by Prof. Bar-Tal. A summary of the main points is given here.

• Leil Shimurim - A sleepless night of sacred music, study meditation and prayer
  26 October 2006, by Dorit Shippin

  Doumia Sakinah joined "Abraham’s Path" for the vigil, which included performances by Yair Dalal and Mukhi Elbaghdadi, as well as interesting lectures, study sessions and meditations.

• Succoth Iftar Meal
  12 October 2006, by Dorit Shippin

  Doumia Sakinah converts its courtyard for the Jewish holiday of Succoth but, with an interesting twist, hosts there also an iftar meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

• Religion, social identity, and Jewish - Arab education: A lecture given in Japan
  11 October 2006, by Bob Mark

  Bob Mark gave a lecture in the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, in the framework of a course on Religion and Modern Society.

• People of the Wall: a lecture and discussion with Yoni Mizrahi
  9 October 2006, by Dorit Shippin

  Doumia - Sakinah conducted an evening program on the subject: “Walls and People in Jerusalem.": The lecture discussed the walls of Jerusalem over the ages until the present one and their influence on local culture and society.”

• Repentance and fasting in the Muslim and Jewish traditions
  29 September 2006, by Joanna Steinhardt

  This year, the holy month of Ramadan in the Muslim calendar coincided with the Jewish High Holidays. As fasting is an element in both periods, Doumia - Sakinah conducted a discussion of its meaning in the Jewish and Muslim traditions.

• International Peace Day
  21 September 2006, by Benita Hide

  The children of the Woodstock School in UK - which is twinned with the NSWAS Primary School - unveil a Peace Pole for International Peace Day 2006

• First day of the 2006-2007 school year in pictures
  3 September 2006

  For almost 200 children in the NSWAS educational system, September 3 was the first day of the school year.

• Calling All Semites
  3 September 2006, by Deb Reich

  Deb Reich argues for greater creativity in dealing with the Palestinian - Israeli conflict.

• Children of War at the Oasis of Peace
  14 August 2006, by Deb Reich

  The story of a week-long summer camp for children from Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank. The camp was held in Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam while the war in Lebanon raged in the background.

• See you at the demonstration
  5 August 2006

  As the war drags on, community members join another demonstration in Tel Aviv.