International Peace Day 2006

What a joy is to share this report with you!

International Peace Day (IPD), September 21st happened this year a day
before the Hebrew New Year begins and 3 days before the Holly Month of
Ramadan starts so it was double/triple reason to celebrate, especially after
extreme hectic summer we all experienced only short time ago.

Bridges of Peace open IPD events earlier that week with the NIR Elementary
school pupils. The members of the school Peace Committee declared the whole
week to be a week of peace, no fights, no violence - verbal nor physic. 32
pupils of six to twelve years old promote the idea in over than 20 classes
in the school, also spoke to other family members. For the whole week they
committed themselves to promote the idea, knowing that peace is something we
all have in our hearts. September 21st was a full success, no fights and
high awareness of what is taking place in the school yard, pupils realized
there are other ways to communicate rather than violence. I believe former
habits are still stronger but as the whole idea of IPD - one day at the
time.

On September 20th I was invited to talk about IPD and present Peace Pole
Project in Rosh Pina. That was very emotional time for us all as during last
summer events I spent time with the town children while horrifying rockets
falling around, loud blood freezing sirens sounds, we stayed in the
shelters; some of the kids remembered me - this time it was happy re-union -
out of the shelters. During the ceremony I was pleasantly obliged to deliver
1000 Paper Cranes folded by the children in my home town Kiryat Ono for the
children of Rosh Pina. During the summer the kids in my neighborhood heard
about the visits with the children in the shelters, as they couldn't join me
they decided - all by themselves, to take action come folding together 1000
paper cranes devoting them to the children in the shelters. What a beautiful
way to express empathy! Don't you think?

September 21st, IPD, I woke up very early knowing that special opportunity
was given to me to meditate and perform the Sacred IN's as well as Encoring
the Ultimate Light, along the border between Israel and Lebanon, things are
not yet quite peaceful in there, not yet anyway.I drove along the border to
stop in several spots are more sensitive than others. As you may guess, this
special mission is very demanding; on one hand it is full healing and great
comfort, same time it drains energy emotionally and physically so I needed
to revive myself somewhere. The perfect place was at the most beautiful park
along the Dan River where fresh water runs - what a healing! Great
opportunity to express infinite gratitude to the water! While quiescent on
the grass, grounding my 'whole' self, I received special blessing visit; a
group of thousands of cranes, (no paper! the real thing ;-), landed in close
by filed, it is now this marvelous time in the year when they stopover here
during immigrating, escaping European winter to Africa warmth.

Later in the afternoon we had our special ceremony, again in Rosh Pina,
planting Peace Pole and having all nations Peace Prayers Ceremony with the
flags of all nations. Over than 40 people came together from different parts
of the country to commemorate the day, knowing the magnitude of celebrating
peace at this place, this special time and together with the entire humanity
in nations all around Mother Earth.

Still IPD festival didn't over as yet. few days ago the students of Kiryat
Ono High School planted tens of beautifully decorated Pin Wheels in the
school yard. It was directed by the English teaching and as part of the
teaching. the students wrote prayers, blessings and wishes in English,
decorated it and planted it in the central school square for everybody to
see it. So you see, even teaching 'foreign' (for us in here.) language can
be used to promote peace!

I leave you for now with the Hebrew traditional blessing for this time of
the year and towards the Yom Kippur (Atonement Day) "GMAR HATIMA TOVA",
remembering it is soul research time when we judged for our deeds to be
signed in the book of life or the other one. and for our brothers and
sisters are celebrating the Holly Month of Ramadan I wish Ramadan Karim! May
all children of God able to celebrate together any day, any place for the
purpose that brings us together - the Universal Peace Annunciation! Imagine
it happens! Right here! Right now!

 Here are some beautiful pictures from this day