By Sapir Weizman
Ever since I was young, I recall asking myself over and over, “What is my role in this world?”
As a young girl with big dreams, I thought I should join the police, or at least be one of those cool people from CSI: Miami that catches the bad guys and makes the world a b…
By Rachel Spekman
A Nepalese family of five gathers by the glow of the fire. The embers burn bright as they sip tea and warm the palms of their hands. A small child pops candy in his mouth. A mother scoops water out of a bucket and rings a rag. The father carries a basket full of wooden flu…
By Shane Godek
Day six of Project Inspire Nepal gave our group an opportunity to hear about some very important work being done in Nepal. Our itinerary kicked off with us visiting with Antardristi at their safe house for girls who have suffered from sexual violence. Their organization has…
By Ayelet Katzelnik & David Lantsman
Ayelet:
Arriving at the Kathmandu Chabad House for Shabbat dinner, the Project Inspire team was warmly greeted by Tami, the wife of Rabbi Mendi who oversees the Chabad House in Pokhara, a town that is about a 7-hour drive from Kathmandu. To the left of …
By Rebecca Shirazi and Marisa Kwoczka
This morning the Project Inspire team woke up in the countryside overlooking the Kathmandu Valley with distant views of the “smaller,” as our guide Sanjeeb describes some of the Himalayan mountains. (We are still hopeful we will see Everest before w…
