Our Mixup

A mixup yesterday reminded me how much we are cheered on by the gracious and loyal support of our donors. After the printer had put the printed newsletters in the mail, we were appalled to realize that we had reversed our list of donors with our list of deceased or...

Are you in Rotary Club? Do you Know Somebody Who Is?

While I was in Uganda, Aaron Kintu Moses and I spoke at the local Mbale Rotary Club meeting. They encouraged us to explore partnerships with Rotary Clubs around the world to support the Abayudaya Schools. If you are in a Rotary Club or have friends who are Rotarians...

Video of Abayudaya School Children at Kabbalat Shabbat

When I visited Uganda in January, I was thrilled to see the beautiful new Sarah Horowitz Memorial Library at the Abayudaya Elementary School. The building was built by Abayudaya engineer Israel Siriri with funds from American Jewish World Service through a gift from...

SK High Students Receive AFRIpads

Many African girls stay out of school because they don’t have sanitary pads. Kulanu congratulates Kulanu volunteer Lorne Mallin of Vancouver, BC, who raised funds from the University Women’s Club in Vancouver to buy re-usable Afripadsfor the girls who live in the...

Kulanu’s Winter Newsletter Is Now Online

The Winter 2011 issue of the Kulanu Newsletter is now online with full-color photos. You can read it at kulanu.mahoneywebmarketing.com/newsletters. The articles explore present and former Jewish communities in Suriname, India, Ethiopia, Zambia, Egypt, Tunisia,...

Help Feed Hungry Ugandan Kids

Dear Friends, I just returned home from three weeks in the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda. One of the most touching and instructive moments came when I was given a letter from Elifaz Balungi, a student at the community high school that Kulanu created and...