Don’t change your mind, cousin Steve

December 29, 2008 - 10:49 AM by David · 3 Comments
Filed under: Travel, War

My wife’s cousin Steve is due to land here next week on his first trip to Israel. That is, unless Operation Cast Lead scares him off.

He’s a high school guidance counselor in Long Island and is arriving on a trip sponsored by MASA, aimed at bringing back to his students the educational and career options available in Israel. MASA’s a non-profit that offers various programs for Jewish kids around the world to spend a semester or a year in Israel.

We’re pretty excited about his visit, since we don’t get too many relatives over here to see us. We’ve been dropping hints to Steve and his family for many years to make Israel one of their annual vacation spots, but like most American Jews, they prefer to go elsewhere.

Until this professional opportunity brings him here. So now, we have a day or so to show him what he’s been missing. If you could take a first time visitor to see Israel in one day – what would you show him? Through his program with MASA, he’ll be going to the Kotel, the Dead Sea and Masada. But what else typfies the kind of Israel we want him to see?

Here’s hoping that Steve doesn’t get cold feet, or that MASA decided that now’s not the best time to bring a group of guidance counselors to Israel. Come on cousin Steve!

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