Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Julie Gibbs


By Julie Gibbs

“Homeland” and “Peoplehood”are two words that are top of mind when I reflect on Israel’s 70th birthday. It was hard for me to understand how Israel could feel like a Homeland until I visited for the first time. How can a foreign land, a place I’ve never been, feel like home I wondered. When I landed and started to see the lay of the land It certainly didn’t look like home or feel like home.  However, it didn’t take long to meet the people in the land of Israel to realize it’s the people that makes it feel like home. When you are surrounded by other Jews everywhere you go, and connect with people that feel familiar and like family it does begin to feel a lot like home!  

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