Why I’ll Go Back

July 25, 2006 - 2:34 PM by Israelity

We’ve been travelling through the northeastern U.S. this July. Ever since the war back home started, we’ve been advised by friends and family to simply extend our vacation, hang out in America (where it’s safe?) until things calm down. Can’t do it.

In fact, our vacation lost any semblance of a pleasure trip once the war began. All any of us can think of is getting back home. Touring American historical sites, viewing the stunning coastal scenery or the awesome urban canyons of Manhattan, even shopping has lost its appeal. These things seem meaningless now. There is only one reality for us: Israel is in crisis and we need to be there.

We’re certainly not the only people to have ever felt this way. Over the decades of Israel’s existence, so many people have rushed, literally, to her aid. Many of those volunteers ended up staying. There is something about Israel that calls to so many of us on a molecular level. The urge to return is physical as well mental and emotional. Perhaps even more so when Israel is already our home, and has been for more than eleven years.

That doesn’t mean we don’t get tired of the way things sometimes are, or that we see our home as perfect. But Israel is, especially in times of trouble, the place we were meant to be.

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