Well...it's finally here!!!
It's June 4 and we're just a few weeks away from departure. I am beginning to put final touches on the details: The itinerary is set; our final meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00pm at the temple; and I've got my clothes and travel-accessories spread all over the guest-bed waiting for final inspection before going into the suitcase!
This is when the excitement really begins to build. And yet, there are those who have raised concerns regarding the violence that seems to be, again, escalating around Israel's borders. I certainly understand the concerns, the anxiety, and perhaps the second-guessing about traveling into a potentially dangerous region of the world. But this is Israel -- our Homeland. And this is not a vacation -- it is a Mission. We are traveling to Israel not only to learn, first-hand, about this great Land.... we are traveling to Israel as a show of support -- spiritually, emotionally, politically, financially, and every other way possible.
I am so greatly looking forward to eating falafel on Ben Yehuda Street (Mmmm, Melech HaFelafel is calling to me...), standing at the Kotel with my son, sharing in Shabbat worship on the beach in Tel Aviv, and so much more...
24 days, and counting....
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