July 3, 2025

Why am I going? Well, we were supposed to be in Israel as of last week. All 5 of us, all doing different things. But all of that changed for the obvious. But as soon as things opened, we were on the line for rescheduled plane tickets. In our family we never need a reason to be in Israel. In fact, we have lists. But once again, first and foremost, we want to go to our spiritual home when home has been in even deeper crisis than it has been. Our loved ones there have been through a new level of hell; almost two week of wondering if their home would be the next one hit. It may not have been probable for each one, but it felt way too possible. And so we want to go and hug them and remind them again and over of our connected solidarity. So, we will visit. And we will go places where we don’t know people and help do our part in helping to pick up the pieces, literally and figuratively. We will go and spread the resources so many of you have generously shared to help them rebuild. Displaced citizens, missing pieces of their lives. We want to help put the puzzle back together. Not the picture, the puzzle. A puzzle because it’s clear that the complexities have only become more complicated. And so we will listen to anyone and everyone who wants to share their disparate points of view….of course to be shared with you all.