Meet Ilene

I will try to give you a little background on each member of our group. It makes perfect sense to start with Ilene, since she is the chairwoman of the group, who worked with me on choosing the travel agency and creating the itinerary. Ilene, pictured here in front of the harbor in Old Jaffa, was on the last trip. She is the Executive Director at a Conservative synagogue in Bergen County, where she learns about Judaism from a whole different perspective. Her love of Israel and her take-charge attitude have prompted her to declare that the Adult B'nai Mitzvah class, of which she is a member, will now have its ceremony in Tel Aviv. She even solicited and received the permission of the Rabbi of Beit Daniel. Sorry, Ilene, the next Temple trip to Israel will not be until my daughter is old enough to appreciate it.