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Ben-Gurion: Poll Reveals Support For Israel's Northerners
 Half of all Israeli households in the southern part of the country provided aid to their neighbors in the north during the Lebanon conflict, a new survey has revealed. The poll, conducted by the Israel Centre for Third Sector Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, looked into the various ways Israeli citizens reacted to the war. (Totally Jewish)
New in Tel Aviv: Secular Yeshiva
by Haim Levinson
Some 150 students are expected this week to attend the first non-religious yeshiva, which will open its gates in the holy city of Tel Aviv. It is an initiative of the BINA Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture, which has decided to establish a yeshiva in the heart of the big city that will combine Torah studies with military service and which is designated for the non-religious public. (Ynet News)
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Sharon's Condition Improves After He Suffered Pneumonia
 Ariel Sharon's pneumonia is less severe, and he has been taken out of intensive care but is still in serious condition, a hospital spokesman said last week. The former prime minister, 78, has been in a coma since he suffered the second of two strokes on Jan. 4. He has undergone extensive surgery to stop cerebral bleeding, in addition to other relatively minor procedures. (Houston Chronicle)
From Ethiopia to Intel
by Leah Granof
 Asher Elias' soft voice penetrates the stillness of the kibbutz as he lectures to a small group of Ethiopian students gathered around him on a rickety porch. Although the students are casually sprawled on the ground, they are giving him their rapt attention. These young men and women are part of a program set-up by Elias to prepare them for careers in the Israeli high tech field, but Elias isn't speaking to them about technology. Rather in casual jeans and a t-shirt, Elias is making clear to his students the direct correlation between hard work and future success. (Israel21c)
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