The past couple of days we have discussed our meaning of our Bus and thus how our bus differs from the other birthright trips. We are a part of an "ask big questions" portion of Taglit-Birthright Israel. We had our first discussion of "ask big questions" and discussed who WE feel responsible for. The answers to this wordly question differed immensly. Some said that they were more opt to be responsible for their family members, jobs etc. others posed the idea of being responsible for Israel, our country. And, some even stated they thought that they were responsbible for the jewish faith. We later spread into small groups. The groups discussed and even spoke in more philosophical terms, saying is it our "moral obligation" to be responsible for Israel or to give money to the jewish people. Most though said they were and were so happy being Jewish and proud that doing so would be no problem. In all, the more questions regarding civic engagement and our responsibilities were enlightening. Everyone had a new perspective, and it shed new light on the meaning of our trip. Ultimately, it made us rethink our reasoning for being conected to Israel.
~Mara Richman
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