Hey Everyone, This week we are sharing a conversation with Lior Shachar from Garin Tzabar 2011 who started a Phd in Microbiology at the University of Vienna in September. Listen in as he talks about starting a new stage of his life with such uncertainty in Israel, reflecting on the place Saad played in his relationship with Israel. We recall the special relationship with his Kibbutz family and Garin on Saad, and the example that the ideal that they set for him and others in life. At the end of the episode, we even had a chance to catch up with his Kibbutz dad Chaim to follow-up on an agricultural collaboration with Lior and hear about life since October 7. We are starting to experiment with offering in-person and on-site tours and building relationships with the community which can be in-person or virtual to help connect. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to set something up with your family, friends or community and send people who are interested our way! But if you don’t have time we’ve broken down the episode below. Best, Shuki and Noam Part 1 - Starting a Phd in Vienna with October 7 in the background Part 2 - Joining the army on Garin Tzabar Saad - Thanks Elie Solimani! Part 3 - Getting into Biology Part 4 - Sa’ad’s higher values - a lesson for humanity Part 5 - Thoughts on sharing Sa’ad’s story PS… Catching up with Chaim at the potato field Israel is not worth supporting because the Palestinians are wrong. Israel is right because there are communities like Sa'ad, who even October 7, are taking care of their community, helping others, growing their crops, and making Israel and the world a better place. That's the reason for supporting Israel, because of communities that act to make the world a little bit of a better place.