An interview with Wendy Goldstein, inspirational and enthusiastic leader of a group of women knitters in Raanana who meet weekly at the ESRA club to make beautiful items of comfort and necessity for institutions, hospitals and individuals.

Lynette Karp, a recent Olah from South Africa, muses on the effects of the World Cup on her beloved South Africa, as well as in our own region, where violence from the West Bank has even dropped. It doesn’t matter who wins, it’s the game that counts.

Ageing is a challenge, but to experience it with humor and with your spouse of over years 70 years makes it a privilege to experience. Moe Bergmann accepts that changes have to be faced, but with his sharp wit and wisdom, he can still laugh at the idiosyncrasies of being old.

An ESRA MAGAZINE Volunteer reveals how it's done. In How Many Hours, Lynette Karp explains how being one of those volunteers enriches her life and how the magazine enriches the lives of its readers, through its informative and entertaining articles.

Nonagenarian Sybil Shapiro was the ESRA Magazine distribution coordinator in Ramat Hasharon for over 30 years. Lynette Karp met her in her new home in Bet Protea and was impressed!

Through Maureen Hoch we discover a strategic and competitive world of national and international Scrabble competitions available to all serious players of this popular game.

Residents of Beth Protea in Herzliya have formed a small committee to assist in the sorting, addressing and packing of a few thousand ESRA magazines that cannot be hand-delivered.

The magical experience of sharing the wonder of the bi-annual bird migration that pauses in the Hula valley for our appreciation.