{"id":31681,"date":"2013-03-21T16:19:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T16:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=31681"},"modified":"2017-06-04T05:20:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T10:20:31","slug":"fascinating-kibbutz-sarah-goldsmith-stephen-savitsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/fascinating-kibbutz-sarah-goldsmith-stephen-savitsky\/","title":{"rendered":"A Religious, Organic <em>Kibbutz<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Savitsky interviews Sara Goldsmith, tourism manager for a fascinating <em>kibbutz<\/em> (settlement)\u00a0in the Valley of Spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read about Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu at Jewish Action in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/jewish_action\/03\/2013\/on-and-off-the-beaten-track-in-kibbutz-sde-eliyahu\/\"><em>On and Off the Beaten Track in&#8230;<\/em>Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The prayer for the welfare of the State of Israel, like the country for which it is recited, is often at the center of controversy. In\u00a0<i>Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel<\/i>, Rabbi Steinberg presents a balanced, intellectually honest, fascinating analysis of the history and philosophy of the prayer.\u00a0Read the review at\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/jewish_action\/04\/2013\/prayers-for-the-welfare-of-the-state-and-for-the-welfare-of-the-state-of-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jewish Action<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and get your copy at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/oupress\/item\/100007\" target=\"_blank\">OU Press<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/series\/savitsky-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Savitsky Talks<\/a><\/strong><em>\u00a0is a weekly 20 minute audio program with interviews and discussions that probe and explore contemporary Jewish life. 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