Ulla Hadar - Articles from San Diego Jewish World October 2008 - Sweetness of desert rains November 2008 - Ultra-modern, experimental machinery ply Kibbutz Ruhama’s wheat fields January 2009 - Hamas increases the circumference of danger with the firing of bigger rockets March 2009 - When the flowers come back to Kibbutz Ruhama Kibbutz Kfar Aza resident faces lung transplant operation - March 2009 Forest created for Zionist youth from around the world 2/3/2009 Private families to build homes on kibbutz grounds in new settlement effort in northwest Negev Desert Sha'ar Hanegev teacher lectures U.N. on human rights- Shlomtsion Cohen 30.3.09 San Diegans convene in Tel Aviv for 'Bike for Israel' Bikers for Israel reach starting point on Yom HaShoah April 22,09 Strong ties to Sha'ar Hanegev propel Lapiduses' bike ride 24.4.09 Bikers for Israel enjoy (and well deserve) Shabbat rest day 26.4.09 San Diego bikers reach Jerusalem for Yom HaZikaron False alarm for Kassam gives San Diegans taste of Sha'ar Hanegev danger at conclusion of BikeIsrael2009 trek Bike Israel 2009 concludes with a lap to Gaza border Transplanted Canadian Mitch Shack makes San Diego friends by joining fundraising bike tour for Israel Bikers for Israel ward off Tel Aviv drivers, enjoy Arab hospitality, and meet a government minister SDJA graduating seniors tell reactions to Poland, Israel - May 2009 Kibbutz emphasizes agricultural aspects of Shavuot Women adventurers discover the Balkans and each other June,2009 Top Israeli teacher demonstrates winning style in S.D UJF Women receive VIP briefings in Sha'ar Hanegev Sha'ar Hanegev opens rocket-resistant elementary school Historical center will tell story of first Jewish settlers of the Negev