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LEGACY: OUR STORY VS. OUR NARRATIVE
The Jewish people and the State of Israel have a great story, a story of small numbers yet great impact; a story of contribution to almost every imaginable field; a story that shaped Western civilization as we know it; a story of the perpetual desire to effect positive change in the world - in short, it is a story that celebrates life, inquiry, critical thought, the constant search for the “adjacent possible,”
and the empowerment to make a difference. If so, why does our own narrative remain what S. Rawidowicz once called [the narrative of] “the ever-dying people”? Why do we continuously identify our own history through a perpetual rhetoric of crisis, persecution, antisemitism, terror, and death? We should surely remember and commemorate the catastrophes that have befallen us throughout history - but we should not let them define our identity as a people.
ISRAEL IS...ISRAELIS
Among the many fascinating landscapes that await us in Israel, it is the human-scape that deserves additional attention. Israel is not merely a Homeland, or a place to explore our shared history; it is also a living mosaic, a splendid tapestry and a unique microcosm of our ongoing story as a people. Engaging its inhabitants allows a powerful glimpse into the extraordinary thrust of ordinary life.
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