Visiting Israel

VISITING ISRAEL

Dear God, May this journey be unlike any other journey as I am not visiting someplace new, but rather I am coming home, even if this is my first visit. May this journey be filled with meaning, connection, and the building of strong relationships with the land and people of Israel. May I explore Israel with all five of my senses. May I touch the soil and begin to develop deep roots. May I see things I have only imagined from afar. May I taste the bitter and the sweet. May I smell the hopes and dreams of the Jewish people that saturate the air. May I hear my name being called by friends, old and new alike, in a place I call home.

— Michael Soberman, Thornhill, Ontario