This summer, as usual, Destiny Foundation conducted its annual weekend retreat at Kibbutz Lavi in the Lower Galilee section of Israel. Being the city dweller that I currently am, I must admit that I rarely leave Jerusalem and thus do not get to see and appreciate the natural beauty and wonders of our wondrous country. But the journey to and from Jerusalem-Lavi-Jerusalem (and by different routes) afforded me the opportunity to again witness the innate natural beauty of Israel.
The Land of Israel is basically a land of desert and rocky ground. And that is what it appeared to be for many centuries of neglect and barrenness. As recently as the beginning of the twentieth century visitors always commented upon the country’s desolation, poverty and drabness.
Yet today, from the northern and parts of the central Negev to the northern and eastern reaches of Israel’s current borders, the country is green, forested and verdant. This was accomplished by intensive, even sacrificial human labor and the ability to distribute water plentifully and efficiently to all parts of the country.
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