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Diplomats volunteering their time |
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The Embassy of Israel in Nepal continued its volunteering work at the Child Protection Home at Siphal, Kathmandu in March. 
Like in previous years, Israelis living in and travelling to Nepal participated in this activity together with the members from the “Shalom Club”, a club of Nepalese who studied in Israel and the staff from the Embassy. The main focus was given to repair and maintenance. Cleaning and painting walls of the rooms and building and installing a new drainage system along with new toilets. Delighted to help and join in with other volunteers, Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel to Nepal said, “This children’s home belongs to all of us, Nepalese and Israelis together. I am proud to participate in this activity to help those who need our involvement.” Free health care checks for the children living at the home was also organised. Please login or register to see the full article |
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Family fun day for Israel’s Anniversary |
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On 21 April, for the third consecutive year, Hong Kong Jewish Tzofim (Scouts) Group organised an event to celebrate Israel’s 65th Independence Day. This year the concept was entitled, ‘An all Israeli family beach day’ held at Palm Beach, Lantau Island. 
More than 150 people participated and enjoyed a lovely day with good Israeli music and fun beach activities. These included kite flying, matkot games, beach volleyball, SheshBesh tournament, sandcastle competition, and much more to cater for all ages. Food was plenty-some great falafel, ice cream and Israeli coffee were all included. To end with, some amazing prizes were raffled. Allthose that attended had a proper Israeli Independence Day celebration! Please login or register to see the full article |
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New locations for Israel’s ministries |
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A new consulate office in Mumbai was formally inaugurated on 20 March and a new location for Israel’s embassy in the Philippines was opened on 10 April.   The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai shifted to a new office at Marathon Futurex, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai. Amidst a recital of Jewish and Hindu prayers, senior government officials, political leaders, businessmen, diplomats, local Jewish community leaders and friends of the Consulate were present for the inauguration.
India and Israel established full bilateral relations in 1992. However the Consulate was established four decades earlier in 1953 to maintain Israel’s trade, tourism and cultural interests after it was established in 1948. After the establishment of the bilateral relations, the status of the Consulate was upgraded to “Consulate General”. Initially located in Kailash Building at Pedder Road, it was shifted to Nariman Point in 2000. In 2008, the Israel Trade Office started its work under the aegis of the Consulate. The growing staff numbers and workload required it to have a larger space and so the decision was taken to shift to the new business district of Lower Parel. Please login or register to see the full article |
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Ohel Leah Synagogue welcomes Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber |
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Hong Kong’s Ohel Leah community held a Scholar in Residence event in April. In attendance was Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber who was also joined by his wife and children for the weekend.  Rabbi Farber is an attorney and an activist who helps people navigate the legal side of Jewish life in Israel. He is the founder and director of ITIM: The Jewish Life Information Center, an organisation that aims to assist with the legal intricacies of personal status, marriage, divorce, conversion, and burial which are administered by Israel’s Ministry of Religious Affairs.
ITIM is an independent non-profit organisation, providing information and advocacy. It speaks to the Jewish world – religious and secular, old and young, from a variety of backgrounds. All of its services are free and guided by the principle that everyone deserves a sense of independence and dignity on their Jewish journey. In some extreme circumstances situations often leave families bewildered, overwhelmed, and resentful. Rabbi Farber is widely cited in the press on the politically fraught issues of personal status among Jews in Israel. He passionately believes that Orthodox Jews including the rabbinate and non-Orthodox Jews need to learn “to trust each other” sufficiently to work together on difficult issues of personal status. Rabbi Farber was ordained by Yeshiva University and holds a PhD from the Hebrew University. He is also an author of many books including An American Orthodox Dreamer. Please login or register to see the full article |
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ICCP appoints new president |
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The Israel Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ICCP) announced Ferdinand A. Sarfati, as its new President. He replaces Josef Gueta. Sarfati was previously Executive Director of ICCP.  The ICCP has a robust plan aligned to the vision of tripling bilateral trade between Israel and the Philippines over the next three years. The chamber will be focusing on travel and tourism, technology especially in the areas of agriculture, water, telecoms and energy.
Israel and the Philippines established ICCP in 2009 to encourage business-to-business networking within the Philippines and bilateral trade between the two countries. (Issue May 2013) |
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