{"id":14206,"date":"2020-11-25T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?p=14206"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:52:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:52:17","slug":"keeping-up-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/keeping-up-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Up Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<table class=\"editor-image OneColumnMobile\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"mobile-hidden\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div>Even during the pandemic, the Jewish community in\u00a0Papua, Indonesia\u00a0is keeping their spirits high. Connecting through WhatsApp with Kulanu volunteer Nili Salem who visited several years ago, the community makes sure to wish her a \u201cShabbat Shalom\u201d and \u201cShavua Tov\u201d weekly, send updates on celebrations, and even pictures of baking challah.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The many boxes Nili recently mailed the community have arrived with hundreds of Jewish star necklaces and posters of the kotel, the famous Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Levana Yawang, pictured, shows off one of the posters received. She explained that everyone in her community was thrilled to receive these items from Israel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nili has been especially touched by their commitment and dedication to Judaism, even during these challenging times.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/communities\/Indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more about the community in Indonesia.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even during the pandemic, the Jewish community in\u00a0Papua, Indonesia\u00a0is keeping their spirits high. 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