Please attend this meeting if you think you might be interested in traveling to Israel with Rabbi Jonathan in late 2025.
In these difficult and dangerous times, there are still good people everywhere steadfastly shining their light into the encroaching darkness. In Israel, Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians, religious and secular folks, artists and doctors and activists from all walks of life courageously continue to reach out across barriers of mistrust and support each other. Their efforts do not make the headlines, but their work continues.
As our focus on this trip to Israel, we will meet some of these organizations, offer our interest and support, and make some new friends and be inspired in return.
We will also meet with survivors of October 7, and bear witness to the suffering of this war. We will meet with leaders of Israel’s pro-democracy movement. We will be briefed on current events by trustworthy experts, and hear from multiple points of view. We will celebrate Shabbat in Israel. We will enjoy the gorgeous sights and delicious food of the region. We will show up, because we care.
Before we firm up any plans, we want to gauge if there is sufficient interest to make this happen. If you are excited, interested, or just curious, we invite you to attend this exploratory Zoom meeting. We understand that you might feel hesitant or frightened about traveling to an area currently engaged in sporadic armed conflict. Rabbi Jonathan has traveled to Israel twice in recent months, and will be able to address your concerns. Your input will help us determine the best dates and length for this trip, and influence our planned itinerary as well.