Photo: Susan Levine

Sights and Reflections from

The Road to Tomorrow:

Women Leading Change

NCJW Mission to Israel 2013

Mission Co-Chairs Susan Levine (L) and Sharon Lipton (R) with

Scholar-in-Residence Dahlia Lithwick (C)

Enlightening Discussions in Jerusalem

Photo: Daena Silverman

Praying at the Western Wall

Photo: Daena Silverman

Stunning Landscapes

Enlightening Discussions

Photo: Sophia Rosetti

Michal Eden talked to us about the NCJW

Israel Granting Program Grantee,

Chosen, which goes into Israeli high

schools and universities to teach about

gay rights through personal stories.

Enlightening Discussions

Photo: Daena Silverman

Stunning Landscapes

Photo: Sofia Rosetti

“Whether Israeli

Jew or Israeli

Arab, gifted

student or small

business-

woman, this

NCJW mission

helped me to

connect with

and better

understand the

complexity of

an Israeli life.”

Photo: Daena Silverman

Camaraderie

Photo: Sophia Rosetti

“I benefited from

learning about our

advocacy efforts in

Israel and being part of

the process. Visiting

our projects and

learning from Israeli

leaders gave me a

unique insight into

Israeli life and political

process.”

Photo: Daena Silverman

The group had an insightful

conversation with Israel

Religious Action Center

Executive Director and

Women of the Wall founder

Anat Hoffman

Women’s Empowerment

Anat Hoffman, Photo: Daena

Silberman

Visiting NCJW

Israel Granting

Program

Grantee

Turning the

Tables — a

rehabilitative

program for

trafficked

women in Israel

that trains them

in all aspects of

fashion design.

Exploring Tel Aviv

“Seeing Israel through the

eyes of NCJW gives a

perspective unlike most other

Israel trips or tours.”

“It is only because we are like-souled women

that we have the ability to do what we do.”

Photo: Daena Silverman

Evening Light Show at Migdal David, the Tower of David

I benefited from learning about our

advocacy efforts in Israel and being

part of the process. Visiting our

projects and learning from Israeli

leaders gave me a unique insight

into Israeli life and political process.

A visit to Yvel Jewelry, a

project of Yedid, where we

learned about their

employment-training

project with the Ethiopian-

Israeli community.

Photo: Daena Silverman

Visiting the Israel Museum, where we explored the life and architectural

legacy of King Herod the Great. The exhibit is the largest

archaeological exhibit in Israel's history.

Photo: Daena Silverman

We met with Palestinian women activists

through the One Voice organization.

Photo: Daena Silverman

“During our days

together, we, once

again, felt the

magnetic pull of the

indescribable

magic that is

Israel.”

Photo: Sophia Rosetti

“I always leave the mission with new friends. I love

traveling with my NCJW sisters.”