- Through the untiring efforts of Judy Bar Lev and the Middle East Student Recruitment Team of Cecil Rimer and Sharon Benheim, the Arava Institute submitted 12 requests for permits for Palestinian students to study in the fall semester 2009. On Thursday, we heard from the Israel Defense Force that we recieved 11 out of the 12 requests!
- This week, the contractor almost completed the work on the expansion of Center for Sustainable Agriculture's new office. Dr. Elaine Solowey has already moved in and is working at her desk. The outside of the building has been covered with a dry mud exterior to match the outside wall of the institute's main office building.
- We received good news from the Tal Fund and the Narayever Congregation in Toronto. The Tal Fund granted the request to fund the Samar Sand Dunes Campaign of Sababa and the Narayever Congregation once again will fund scholarships for students from their Yom Kippur Fund.
- An article in the prestigious Israeli financial newspaper "The Marker" named the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies as one of the 20 best run non-profit organizations in Israel. See article in Hebrew
That is all for this week. Shana Tova and Eid Said.
David Lehrer
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