Mission sensitizes
goers to successes,
sacrifices of those
who came before.
Jerusalem
t seems like yesterday that
I was rushing around my
house trying to get every-
thing packed in order to come
to the land of Israel. The 4 1 /2
weeks went by so iquickly.
Although I cari't wait to see
my family and kiss my dog,
I'm so afraid to even blink out
of fear that I'll miss something
and never get another chance
to see it. Time flew by as the
buses traveled the country
"The first day of the trip,
our guide took us to the Hill of
Abraham, which overlooked the
most beautiful site I have' ever
seen — Jerusalem," said Eden
Kobernick, 17, of Congregation
Shir Tikvah in Troy.
Beginning in Jerusalem, we
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Anne Littman,
16, of Troy is
a member of Congregation
Shir Tikvah in Troy.
chronologically learned about
with the preserving of each
Jewish history in this Holy
soldier's character. At every
Land, starting with the biblical
site, there were lists of names,
times. As we traveled to the
and to every name there was a
south and then to the north,
face; to every face, there was a
we learned of the many
story. We were able to further
empires that had con-
appreciate the soldiers'
quered Israel up until
efforts over our last
the 1948 War of
Shabbat. Many of
Independence. As I
these men and women
write, we've come to
we have learned about
the end of our jour-
for the past four
ney this week, return-
weeks fought and gave
ing back to
their lives so that we
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Jerusalem.
could have the oppor-
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Jewish tradition that
Israel, the land of our
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even in the happiest
ancestors.
moments we should
As Brian Lipsitz, 16,
remember the pain and suffer-
of Temple Israel in West
ing of others, our enthusiastic
Bloomfield, said, "I'm so glad I
momentum came to a startling
came on the mission. All of the
halt. We spent our last few days
new friends I've made and the
appreciating and remembering
new information I've learned
the lives of the soldiers who fell
has truly made this the experi-
in battle, which allowed Israel
ence of a lifetime."
to become the Jewish state.
As our last Shabbat passed,
There were various memorials
we were able to peacefully
that we visited, mostly involv-
review our times together,
ing the War of Independence.
and our new adventures, and
The most impressionable
appreciate the sacrifices and
characteristic at each of the
accomplishments of those
sites was their care to remem-
who walked on this land
ber and honor each life lost,
before us.
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5. Jennifer Schanes of Shaarey
Zedek sits alone after the service
at the Valley of Destroyed
Communities at Yad Vashem,
July 28, in Jerusalem,
6 Bryan Elkus, 15 of Shaarey
Zedek leaves a stone in the wall
at the Valley of Destroyed
Communites at Yad Vashem.
7. Detroit teens during the ser-
vice in the Valley of Destroyed
Communities at Yad Vashem.
8. David Kloc, 15, and Milton
Katz, 17, both of Congregation
Shir Tikvah, look at a wall list-
ing destroyed communities at the
Valley of Destroyed Communities
at Yad Vashem.
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