Lavon receives a Visitor in Chief!
I have the great fortune of living in Lavon, a small but expanding upscale bedroom community near Karmiel in the Galilee. Nestled high in the hills overlooking the Bet HaKerem valley, Lavon was formed as a secular Yishuv some twenty years ago. There are no other Shomer Shabbos families here, and many of the founding families would like to keep it that way. The appearance of my wife and I – the “crazy Americans” – ten months ago was greeted with some bemusement and suspicion. People wanted to know “איך נפלתם לפה ?” (How did you fall into this place?), wondering why we would want to live here. We smiled and tried our best to blend in, not make waves, greet everyone with friendliness and warmth, and hoped that we would eventually be able to make a difference. This past week we experienced what we hope was a watershed event. Our move to Lavon was accomplished with the help and support of Ayelet HaShachar, an organization that – among many worthy...