http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress Seeing everyday America through African Eyes Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:50:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1908" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pousse-pousseurs et déchets"][/caption] Avec la fin, le jeudi 20 août 2015, du financement par l’Union européenne du projet d’assainissement de la ville de Kinshasa, une question demeure : les déchets seront-ils ramassés et que sera l’image de la capitale? Tous les éboueurs vêtus de salopette de ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1895 [caption id="attachment_1885" align="aligncenter" width="960" caption="Dr. Christian Ilunga, Marie-Thérèse Kamunga\'s son."][/caption] http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1886 It has been a long time since I last posted an entry on my blog.  I have been busy traveling, attending the High Holidays services and applying for a course at MUM. And now that I have a 6-hour layover in Minneapolis, I can finally rest. I am writing this blog ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1872 I went for a short walk.  It was a beautiful Autumn evening. Then for dinner, I sat outside on the steps of the Trailways bus station and ate my bagel with cream cheese, a banana and drank grape juice. Soon a fellow traveler joined me. "Hi I'm Lee!" Despite his name, ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1870 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK6nx8KvRR8[/youtube] I have spent the last two weeks at Bais Chana's Jewish Studies Retreat for Women in the Twin Cities. Being immersed in Jewish Learning has been an enriching experience. The women at Bais Chana are supportive of each other as we learn and grow together. I have filmed myself through some of ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1865 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W08_tr1H6k[/youtube] It's 11p.m. My Jewish Study class at Bais Chana just ended. We read the rebbe's diaries in Yiddish. We discussed the coming of the Mashiach (the Messiah) and why Chabad Jews go to all corners of the world to reach out to Jews. On our way out, we found a frog ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1851 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiudvu3yBl0[/youtube] During the Bais Chana's retreat, I got the honor to attend a Bris Milah, a Jewish circumcision ceremony performed on a 8-day old male infant. The circumcision ceremony took place in a synagogue on a Sunday. I barely got to see the circumcision itself since the baby was surrounded by his ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1833 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmF3NYi3z8A[/youtube] While immersed in Jewish studies at Bais Chana's retreat for women, a senator walked in. It was Senator Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN), who negociated the release of Ethiopian Jews in 1991 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Operation Solomon. One of the most daring missions in history. It resulted in the successful release of 14,000 Ethiopian ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1828 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFjbhQqmf38[/youtube] Brochie Kanelsky is a young Chasidic Jewish woman. She is 21 years old and passionate about serving G-d. I met Brochie at Bais Chana's retreat of Jewish Studies for Women. This was her 11th time at Bais Chana. In this video, she explains what it means to be a Jewish woman of ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1823 Dear Nesta. I hope all is well with you in Sargeant. I am learning a lot at this retreat of Jewish studies for women. There are women of all ages, who are all passionate about learning. Our classes start at 9 a.m. and end at 11 pm every night. I am barely getting enough ... http://kabuika.freehostia.com/wordpress/?p=1820