
26/01/2025
Dear Group SAOI-51-5331,
What an incredible week we shared together. We met on Sunday as the news broke of three hostages being released, and we said goodbye on Motzei Shabbat when four more were reunited with their families.
In just a few days, you accomplished so much:
- You harvested 12 tanks of lemons ๐
- Packed 800 packages for people in need across Israel ๐ฆ
- Picked leeks and buck choi ๐ฅฌ
- Trimmed olive trees to help them grow stronger ๐ณ
After just one hour of picking lemons, our hands were already scratched and marked by the treesโ thorns. I shared the words of Uriel Peretz:
"With all the thorns and plants that have entered my body, I could create a one-by-one-meter garden bed. But these arenโt just any thorns; these are the thorns of the Land of Israel. The thorns of my land are dearer to me than all the flowers in the world."
In that moment, those scratches seemed to mean something more. I could see it in your faces โ your pride, your connection, and your love for this land.
Through it all, you turned strangers into friends, carried hope wherever you went, and truly lived Arvut Hadadit (ืขืจืืืช ืืืืืช). Your love for Yerushalayim and Am Yisrael will forever inspire me. Your decision to come to Israel, even over a year after the war began, will stay in my heart always.
Remember, Israel will always be your home.
See you soon,
Inbar