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Boaz Meir: JNF's Mission Circa 2013 Includes Desalination and Desert Reclamation

Published: June 30, 2013, 1:36 a.m.

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Come October 25, 2013, the eyes of the Jewish world will be focused on Denver, as the Mile High City hosts the annual\\xa0Jewish National Fund\\xa0national conference.\\xa0
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JNF, which is also known by the initials\\xa0KKL\\xa0(for its Hebrew name -\\xa0Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael), is one of the largest and most prominent Israeli environmental groups, tracing its origins back to the days of\\xa0Theodor Herzl\\xa0and the Zionist Congresses (during which time it was tasked with buying land in Israel).
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Today, JNF is mostly often associated with reforestation efforts in Israel (planting 250 million trees in the last 100 years). \\xa0But JNF is also deeply involved with other missions crucial to Israel and its people.
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Boaz Meir, the recently-appointed director of JNF\'s Mountain States region (encompassing Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho), joins us in the studio to discuss what JNF looks like today; the work of its Mountain States regional office; and what we can expect at the national conference this October.
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One of the most exciting endeavors that Boaz discusses with us is the work that the Mountain States office is doing to lend its support to JNF\'s campaign to populate the desert regions of Israel. \\xa0
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This week\'s show is the final episode of our first season. We began broadcasting\\xa0Radio Chavura\\xa0on Sunday, July 1, 2012. \\xa0Our program airs weekly on\\xa0990 KRKS AM.\\xa0
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For more information on JNF, contact Boaz and the Mountain States offices of JNF at \\xa0303-573-7095.
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Radio Chavura\\xa0is co-hosted\\xa0Maxwell Rotbart\\xa0and his father,\\xa0Dean\\xa0\\u2013 both homegrown members of the Denver Jewish community. \\xa0The program is broadcast each Sunday at 6:30 pm on\\xa0990 KRKS AM\\xa0in Denver.

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Do you want to suggest a potential guest for the show or learn how to become a sponsor? Call Dean & Maxwell at 1-855-JEWISH-4 or email them at\\xa0radiochavura@gmail.com.\\xa0For more information, visit our website: www.Chavura.com.

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First Broadast:\\xa0\\xa0June 30, 2013
Photo:\\xa0Boaz Meir, JNF\\xa0

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