I feel much more informed, have (some) first hand understanding and a better grasp on where to go to learn more. This is now an open and discussable topic.
Rabbi Tully Harcsztark
Head of School, SAR High School
The trip forever colors your understanding of the security of Israel… It deepens your knowledge and exposure no matter how much you've read.
Angie Atkins
Director of Heritage Alumni, Wexner Foundation
I feel more engaged [after the Encounter program]. When I read news stories or hear personal narratives about the conflict, I feel like I have the tools to respond. I'm more sensitive to the challenges that Palestinians face, though I retain skepticism for any simplistic solutions to the conflict.
Rabbi Joshua Heller
Senior Rabbi, B'nai Torah, Sandy Springs, Georgia
So important to put faces and images to labels we read about. So important to humanize those often pitted as our enemies. So important to do so with Jews in a context of Ahavat Yisrael.
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld
Senior Rabbi, Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel
I understand so much more. Even the basic history, the dates, the wars, the treaties…
Eric Robbins
President/CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
