I’ve been here almost a month now—can’t believe how fast time has flown! I’ve realized that all the travelling I have desired, all the adventures I’ve sought after, it’s all been part of my quest to discover life and its meaning. But, I’ve been finding that here, without needing to leave Jerusalem. Everything seems so simple now, like it was right before my eyes but I was blind.
It’s been determined that for every 100 Reform or Conservative Jews today in the US, only about 5 of their descendants will be Jewish after 4 generations. Whereas for every 100 traditional/Orthodox Jews, they will have more than 900 Jewish descendants in 4 generations. So much assimilation—we non-Orthodox Jews are losing our unique cultural identity, and it’s an incredible shame. I am very grateful to be in Israel today rediscovering it. There is something about our roots that is such a fundamental part of who we are, we simply can’t ignore it. Nor should we.
Life is not about the destination, it’s about the journey. It’s not about the work we do, but who we are and how we live our lives. I certainly don’t want my tombstone to say “She was a great engineer.” There is way too much more to live for. Now is the time, while we’re still young and independent, that we’re forming the backbone for who we’ll be for the rest of our lives. What a powerful feeling.
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