The Jews of the world are a forrest. As the forest grows, seeds spread and take root and sprout new trees. Over time the forest spreads. It is easy to think that the trees are individual and not related to the other trees, but this is wrong. The trees are all connected; they are unique and yet at the same time together and unified. They have spread to different parts of the forest, however they all come from the same place and share a common story. This is the case for Jews of the world. One can fall back and take the easy route, assuming that the many Jewish communities, (other than perhaps the major ones in Israel and North America) live in isolation. But it is our responsibility to make sure that this is not the case. As Jews we may have spread throughout the world, yet we …show more content…
In addition I also love to travel. I love to go to places thousands of miles away and see myself as a permanent resident of that place. For one week, I love to soak in all the the art and history and architecture that a certain foreign city has to offer because I love learning about other people and other types of cultures.I particularly enjoy traveling to historical sights because it allows us to look at the past and the mistakes of our predecessors as a way of trying to help the world today and build on all that we have accomplished. Therefore I think that the opportunity to see the cultural sights of Zurich and Basel will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about history and its implications for the modern world. A final reason I would like to go to Switzerland is to see other cultures of the world. To see not only how they might eat or the clothes that they wear, but to see the way they live and