Today was a very emotional day, one I knew from the moment I saw the itinerary would be hard. We were meeting with Lishay Miran, wife of Omri Miran who is still, 180 days later, held in captivity in Gaza. Lishay herself and her children were in the hands of Hamas for hours on October 7. We w…
I approached Hostage Square in Tel Aviv slowly. After months of seeing it in pictures, on Tuesday it was my turn to stand in front of the board counting 178 days, 07 hours, 45 minutes, and 37 seconds of captivity for the 134 Israeli hostages held in Gaza. I walked around the square feeling a…
Those of you who know me well know that I have a complicated relationship with the notion of God. One might say that my identity as a Jew is rooted more in Jewish peoplehood than religion. Today, I had the most spiritual experience I have had in years when I encountered Dr. Shai Efrati, the …
Today was another full day of listening and learning, as well as sharing many emotional moments with our Sha’ar HaNegev family.
The more time we spend together, the more we realize how much we have in common and how much we need each other. It is so clear to everyone on this Mission tha…
