JULY ISRAEL SEMINARS    

At the opening dinner of the July seminars, a poem of welcome by Florence Melton was read out to the participants from our Mini-Schools in Chicago, IL; Stamford, CT; Washington DC; Rockland County, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Boca Raton, FL; London, England, Winnipeg, Canada; Denver, CO; Rochester, NY; Portland, OR; Northern New Jersey, NJ; and Baltimore, MD.

You're beginning a Star-Trek of wonders

Tho' you may have seen Israel before

The sights and the sounds of our history

Beckon as never before

As a world of discovery surrounds you

You will never have enough time

To dwell on that magic connection

That says, "Aha - this moment is mine!"

But stake out a space for the moment

When you feel your soul taking wing

Hang on to the flight and the feelings

That separate wonders from things

Write it in life's memory journals

So you'll never have faulty recall

Did it happen at Yad Vashem or was it at the wall?

You'll know just where and when you made that magic connection

with our people, our land and Hashem.

Now that my message has reached you

I want to add this advice

Wear shoes that are cushy and comfy

even if they don't look so nice

Comfort is key in this journey

and I want to be sure you have fun

Even tho' tired and hungry

You'll be happy when the day is done.

                                                                Florence Melton

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