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Hour 1
Website Dapei Katom's goal is to help businesses in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, as well as the budding ventures of former Gush Katif residents. The fledgling on-line directory is the brainchild of Gedaliah Blum; his wife Elisheva joins Eve (her mother...) to explain how important this new effort is in helping Yesha community residents earn a living despite boycotts and other difficulties. www.dkatom.com

Laibl Wolf has devoted his life to providing a 'wholistic' approach for clarity of mind, balance of emotions, and strength of body, by drawing on ancient Jewish wisdoms and contemporary insights. He travels constantly around the world from his native Australia, teaching a blend of Chassidut, Kabbalah and modern understandings that can be applied to enhance every day life. Many Jews search other places for what is in our own heritage, not aware of the treasures that lie in our Torah and history, and that were almost lost. The Center in Melbourne is a paradigm for a creative and complete Jewish life- down to the food we eat. www.spiritgrow.org

Hour 2
Harold Rhode recently retired from the US Defense Department, where he was an expert specializing in Iran and Turkey. From his days as an American Jewish university student in Masha'ad during the Iranian Revolution till now, he has immersed himself in understanding and interpreting the history, culture, religion and mores of the Iranian people. He shares some of his vast insights and intellectual reasoning and thoughts with Eve. This man is a fabulous resource on a topic that is all too current- and all too misunderstood- by those of us in the West, who cannot afford to do so. The days of MAD are over. Listen and learn.

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