We have this one short life. If you are still breathing, do the good you are meant to do…stretch your heart to hold more. Feel your own pain, and make the deepest commitment you can to not pass it on.

How do we learn to disagree and stay connected? I think it involves the human heart; I KNOW it involves the human heart and the human mind. And I know that we must listen to each other.

People from the West Bank can’t get out and Jewish people from Israel are frightened to go in. It took creativity - and the profound trust, faith and desire our group feels to make this happen.

…all the feelings came. It was an explosion, it was beautiful and ugly and strong, and difficult and people said things they had NEVER SPOKEN, on both sides….

Can we then hear each other, can we listen to each other’s fears and hopes? Can we decide to take action as simple and as difficult as setting down our narrative and listening, truly listening to the other side?

כן نعم YES

A day that ended with the ability of the human heart to hold so much and find it in us to sing a song of healing and hope. I hope you are listening. These songs are being sung everywhere. They so deserve to be heard.

What comes after all of this? The recognition of miracles, feelings of hope, I see you- I can understand you, even though we may not agree. We are willing to find the path.