I just completed my first day of a Jewish Federation-sponsored Solidarity Mission to Israel and I am thoroughly exhausted. My body is telling me to go to sleep, but I know that if I don’t write something tonight I’ll never be able to catch up. Tomorrow’s itinerary and the following day…
April 1, 2024: Carole Yellen
My first trip to Israel was in May 2023 on Jewish Federation of San Diego’s CommUNITY Trip. I had previously declined opportunities to travel to Israel out of fear. My narrow understanding of Israel was based only on news of terrorist attacks and the conflict.…
We all went into this day with some trepidation, but just didn’t know what to expect. Jack Maizel, Federation past Board Chair, summed it up well as we were reflecting after dinner. He admitted to expecting a slow build of anticipation followed by a wall of negative emotions as we faced me…
Join Jewish Federations and the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2 at 1:30 pm ET to explore the impact of the ongoing war in Israel on the country's economy. Delve into the dramatic shifts in economic priorities prompted by the October 7 terrorist attack and subseq…
When I arrived in Israel, I had a few hours to wait before leaving for Jerusalem, so I met with my cousins for coffee, and Galia began telling me stories of what the first few weeks of the war in Israel were like for her and Avi
She began by telling me that for the first 80 days (80 days!),…
