Solidarity Missions
Reflections from day 2 – Rabbi Yael RIdberg
November 29, 2023
Written by Rabbi Yael Ridberg on November 28, 2023 The Book of Proverbs offers the observation: ner adonai nishmat adam – the lamp of God is the soul of humanity (20:27). Today was […]
Reflections from Day 2 – Alan Viterbi
November 29, 2023
Written by Alan Viterbi on November 28, 2023 Another day of mixed emotions. All in Jerusalem. First, two quick items I omitted from yesterday. Both have San Diego connections and […]
Bearing Witness – Day 2 – Rabbi Jason Nevarez
November 29, 2023
Written by Rabbi Jason Nevarez on November 28, 2023 Yesterday was a tough day – to see the destruction and devastation, first-hand, has felt surreal and painful and numbing. Today, however, […]
Light In Darkness – Rabbi David Kornberg
November 28, 2023
Written by Rabbi David Kornberg on November 28, 2023 The unwritten theme of today’s meetings and conversations has been how do Israelis keep their souls in the face of such immense […]
Reflections from Day 1 – Mitch Siegler
November 28, 2023
Written by Mitch Siegler on November 27, 2023 My summary: Today we visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Sha’ar HaNegev region (our sister city), just 1 mile from the Gaza border – […]
Reflections from Day 1 – Rabbi Yael RIdberg
November 28, 2023
Written by Rabbi Yael Ridberg on November 27, 2023 The prophet Isaiah offered the Divine commandment to the Jewish people to be witnesses and in doing so, God can be […]
Reflections from Day 1 – Ingram Losner
November 28, 2023
Written by Ingram Losner on November 27, 2023 We’ve all seen on TV and in media reports the barbarity, the devastation, the unimaginable, sadistic brutality inflicted upon the innocents of Sha’ar […]
Reflections from Day 2 – Mitch Siegler
November 28, 2023
Written by Mitch Siegler on November 28, 2023 My Tuesday summary: San Diego Solidarity Mission to Israel: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 Tuesday was an action-packed day with a wide variety of […]
Reflections from Day 1- Alan Viterbi
November 28, 2023
Written by Alan Viterbi on November 27, 2023 Hard to know where to begin. Today, we covered much of the south of Israel and traveled a wide range of emotions. […]
Reflections from arrival day – Rabbi Devorah Marcus
November 27, 2023
Written by Rabbi Devorah Marcus on November 27, 2023 Our journey began as every trip to Israel does with an opening welcome meal. Usually these are festive and set the […]
