Category: Solidarity Missions

Participants of Federation’s Solidarity Mission to Israel remain committed to sharing their experiences far and wide. The latest story from the San Diego Union-Tribune highlights the particularly devastating scenes the group witnessed […]

I’m trying to process the unfathomable horrors we heard about today. This time was different though, seeing some of it with our own eyes. Nothing could prepare me for this […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]