I fell in love with Afula-Gilboa
I'm back in Connecticut, sitting at my desk, trying to absorb the adventure of the past two weeks. I return enriched, energized and...
Creating a home in the valley
This morning, it all came together when we met with Shani Cabra Gerbak, the volunteer director of Makom B’Emek (Home in the Valley),...
Music and love to heal
Each story we heard at Emunah Sarah Herzog Children’s Center was more heartbreaking than the one before.... A family of seven children...
Making connections through music
We made a quick stop to the local community center in Afula, where Daniel, a leader in the Bnei HaMoshavim Youth Movement, took us on a...
We are all just girls....
“We are all just girls.” These words repeated in my head over and over when I left the Israeli Arab village of Mukeble, where, from a...
Building trust through animal therapy
At Beit Singer, a hamster, a rabbit or even a chinchilla can make a world of difference for a child suffering from abuse. Here at this...
A Very Special Connection...
The warm embrace we have felt from day one continued with our arrival at the Beit Alfa Absorption Center, which was marked with the Buna...
The “Me Too” Movement Resonates in Israel
It was another inspirational morning, with a visit to the Afula branch of the Haifa Rape Crisis Center. After a Tu B’shevat snack of...
A Kibbutz Tu B’Shevat
After decades of purchasing JNF Tree Certificates, I finally had the chance to truly celebrate the holiday with my own hands. Sharon and...
Turning Darkness to Light
‘We put light in the darkness so the darkness goes away.” When I heard our friends from Tarbut in Afula utter that line, it all...