Jewish Life Digital Edition August 2015 | Page 49

THE TRIP REINFORCED HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE AS JEWISH MOTHERS AND WIVES – THAT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND INFLUENCE TO GIVE OUR FAMILIES A BETTER JEWISH IDENTITY, A BETTER LIFE. ward, my life changed since getting back. When you get home and the reality of life settles back, you reflect on the trip and you relive, in countless ways, the way you have changed. So many little comments made by so many lecturers rush back and keep the flame alive. Notes that you wrote get reread; photos that you took get relooked at; and reunions get organised to keep the sisterhood alive. When I got back, I would greet random friends and tell them about my trip, but when an alumni JWRP friend saw me – we would pack