Our Two Shekels

Written by Heidi Gantwerk on November 29, 2023

Today was very, very hard. Bearing witness was a fundamental reason for our Jewish Federation of San Diego Solidarity Mission, and today we did that. We sat and listened to stories of survivors of the massacres at Kfar Aza and Nachal Oz. Their …

Nov 29, 2023

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Reflections from Day 2 - Heidi Gantwerk

Written by Heidi Gantwerk on November 28, 2023

Thinking a lot today about the connection between opening yourself up to love and accepting the possibility of the pain you feel when those you love are suffering. I did not know when I stepped into this position 2.5 years ago that the job c…

Nov 29, 2023

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Reflections from day 2 - Rabbi Yael RIdberg

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 spent understanding the myriad of ways that Israelis in different sectors awoke on Sunday October 8, determin…

Nov 29, 2023

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