Help the Victims of Expulsion Now -
The Israeli Government Isn't

The state controlled Israeli media wants you and me to believe that each expelled family has received up to $500,000 in compensation and will enjoy hotel accommodations or "caravillas" till new residences are readied. That is patently false. No one is receiving any money. We know this from regular contact with expulsion victims. And many families who were put up in hotels are being told they must leave now. Those "caravillas" are tiny two room sweat boxes compared to the normal homes the people had just a few days ago. Furthermore, most families with children have no idea where to send their kids as the new school year opens.

When the Jerusalem zoo was moved recently due to agitation of the animals by shelling from Beit Jallah near Bethlehem, the process took a year. When fish ponds in Eilat were relocated, the process took two years so as not to overly excite the fish. The government of Israel has had over 18 months to prepare for for the relocation of 10,000 people. It appears that monkeys and trout have greater value to the government than the brave Jews that endured over 5,000 rocket and mortar attacks in the last four years. Mind you, these are the people that Mr. Sharon recently called "the heroes of Israel".

On my Internet radio program tonight, I called for financial assistance, no matter how small, to be sent immediately to help families in need. Here are two addresses to which you can send funds. 100% of the monies go to aid these distressed people. I know both agencies personally.

1. Zo Artzeinu, PO Box 244, Cedarhurst NY 11516 (Check memo: Relief Fund)

2. American Friends of Torat Hachayim, c/o Dov Hikind, 1310 48th Street, Brooklyn NY 11219 (This fund supports two hundred families from the yeshiva in Neve Dekalim.)

This is an extreme emergency. Please respond kindly and quickly.

How Do You Recognize A Beginning?

by Gavriel Aryeh Sanders

The great sage and commentator Rashi remarks on Exodus 19:5: "Kol hatchalah qashah" - every beginning is difficult. I heard a marvelous commentary on this famous phrase, though I can't recall who said it and regret I'm not able to credit the speaker, but here 'tis: "Keyn, kol hatchalah qashah, v'im einah qashah eiynah hatchalah!" (Yes, every beginning is difficult - and if it's not difficult, it's not really a beginning!)

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A Tale of Two Tragedies -


By: Eli E. Hertzeli@mythsandFacts.org
August 18 2005

On April 2, 2002 armed Palestinian terrorists forced their way into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

On August 18, 2005 unarmed Jews entered peacefully into N'evi Dekalim's synagogue in Gush Katif.

On April 2, 2002 the world was watching a group of Palestinian terrorists desecrating the Holy Church and refusing to surrender their positions and arms.

On August 18, 2005 the world was watching a group of unarmed Jewish pioneers pay respect to their synagogue refusing to surrender their legal rights, homes, liberty and freedom.

On April 2, 2002, Israel Defense Forces, for a period of 39 days, prevented the destruction of the Christian shrine.

On August 18, 2005, Israel Defense Forces desecrated and destroyed the synagogues in Gush Katif - in just 1 day.

By May 10, 2002, 39 days after the Nativity siege, 39 terrorists were set free; 26 where bused to a Gaza hotel, and 13 were flown to Cyprus and settled at the Larnaca hotel.

By end of day on August 18, 2005, after just one day of siege, thousands of Israeli heroes became the new Jewish refugees in the State of Israel.

Spiritual Response to A Physical Dilemma
by Gavriel Aryeh Sanders

Much has been written on the unfolding drama, pain, and conundrum of Ariel Sharon's unilateral expulsion of Jews from their homeland. There is no precedent for this in any other democratic country.

It is not my place to do an analysis of all the issues. I actually went to Gush Katif in early June and I can simply say that the part of my heart I left there is in unquenchable agony. I know many people there. I hurt for and with them.

It's not a sad news day. It's a black day in Jewish history as democratic principles prized in the West are trampled underfoot in the only "democratic" country in the Middle East. And that's only a piece of this bizarre puzzle.

How to respond? Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu asks that we repeat Tehillim (Psalms) 20 and 91 as often as possible, especially with a group. Fasting is recommended tomorrow (Wed. Aug. 17). There are many other suggestions as well as up to the moment news at www.israelnn.com.

G-d help us to learn what we must, to change what we can, and to humbly trust in His guidance.

HaShem oz l'amo yiten - HaShem y'varekh et amo b'shalom.

My Network Is My Net Worth
by Gavriel Aryeh Sanders

Years ago, a friend told me "In five years, your income will be the average of your five closest friends." I was startled. Then I remembered that people are creatures of affiliation. Our lives reflect our social associations - in attitudes, values, habits, speech patterns, and lifestyles. So, my net worth will be a direct reflection of my network. I realized it was time to make some changes. Today I enjoy the wealth of a wonderful new network of friends and influence brokers. They challenge me to grow, to strive for greater good and greater achievement. I'm not the same person I was when my friend shared this principle. It has helped me at many significant levels.

Another nuance of this principle is that one's net worth is proportionate to one's net work. There is a baseline of measureable, cumulative activity which produces a financially fruitful outcome. Steady, regular plodding toward a goal will bring better and more consistent results than fleeting heat-of-the-moment bursts of inspiration.

Musings from My Mentor #1
by Gavriel Aryeh Sanders

(Note: A wise soul has patiently poured his insights into me for over 12 years. I've seen him only three times; yet we've shared hundreds of hours on the phone. Companies reward him well for his time. Money cannot measure the worth of what he's invested in me. In gratitude, I freely offer you what he's freely given.)

Knowing Your Real Competition

What if you could discover that your real competition is not the person, shop, or website that offers your product or service for less somewhere else? What if you could grasp the key to obtaining marketshare? Consider this.

Before attaining marketshare, a purveyor of goods and services must obtain mindshare. Mindshare enables marketshare. That's your real competition.

So - how does a business obtain mindshare? What three elements inhibit a customer or client from becoming your customer or client?

1. Ignorance - You may sell the best whatever; you may be the finest healer in your specialty; you may be an awesome forensic accountant. But if no one knows how you provide benefit, no one benefits - least of all you. People today are overwhelmed by weapons of mass distraction. The first step in sales and service is the elimination of ignorance, the greatest of all distractors. Become aware. Knowledge of your product or service is a small part of the awareness quotient. Knowledge of how you can enrich another through it is the main element. Eliminate ignorance for your prospect by focusing on what's in it for him or how she will benefit.

2. Habitual behavior - People practice patterns. These patterns may be inefficient, unconcious, and even costly. People need help to assess the balance sheet of their actions. Much of what passes for laziness is really the tenacious grip of fear of change. Touch the emotions. Help people feel the positive benefits they'll acquire through the new patterns you suggest.

"People buy on emotions, and justify on the numbers." - my mentor says

3. Change management - Have you ever resolved to stop smoking, lose weight, clean out the basement, pay off the debts, save for a vacation, or get back to the gym you joined four months ago? What happened? You started in earnest, right? But change resistance (unconcious habit) cancelled out the new behavior. While this quirk of character helps sports clubs and weight loss clinics profit handsomely, it's a prescription for personal and corporate impoverishment. People need help to evolve from not knowing, to desiring to know, to actively working to know, and finally to knowing. It's in the process of change that most fail. Managing that process, whether integrating a new software package , adopting a new personnel policy, or integrating a new habit, is what makes the difference.