Virtual trip to the wonders of the Negev

By Goldie Wetcher, IAC member

Take a unique trip, arranged by our Federation’s Israel Advocacy Committee (IAC), to the Negev in Israel on Tuesday, March 23 at 10 a.m. (EST) via Zoom. Guided by world famous naturalist and expert on scorpions, Yuram Zvik, you will hopefully see the Hoopoe, the national bird of Israel, and other unique creatures of this desert region. Zvik will most certainly show you some of his amazing scorpions, as well as the Makhtesh Yeurham and Cloud Surfing.

Don’t know what these miracles of nature are? Neither did I, despite multiple trips to Israel. That’s why we are inviting you to join us on this tour.

Our hostess, Deborah Goldman Golan, Co-Founder and President of Atid Bamidbar in Yeroham, will tell you about this unique organization and the town where she has lived for over 33 years.

Founded 70 years ago, this organization has a current population of about 11,200 people and a multicultural mosaic of fascinating diversity with, would you believe, over 30 synagogues attended by Jews from all over the world?

Israel is 60% desert, and Yeroham is part of Ben Gurian’s dream to make the desert bloom, relieve the density of its cities and provide jobs through new business ventures.

Please register at www.JewishNaples. org. The cost is $10 per household.

We can’t travel to Israel now, and even if we could, you may never get this opportunity, so please come along.