I want to thank you, Yoni and the entire Eden Village family for another wonderful summer!  Shira had such an amazing experience last summer and this summer was even better.  I think Shira’s words say it all.  Here is an excerpt from one of her letters home.  “Today was one of the best days of my life!!  It was Wilderness Wednesday and we went on a hike and went rock climbing in the woods!  It was an actual cliff!!  It was so fun and challenging!  It was such an amazing experience!”

I know I have said this to you before, but I cannot thank you enough for having the vision and creating Eden Village.  It is so comforting as a parent to know that there is a place where Shira can spend three weeks and not only be fully accepted but actually embraced for who she is and how she wants to live her life.  The work that the Eden Village family does is both deeply appreciated and inspirational.

I look forward to many more summers together.

Warmly,
Gail Julie

Vivian, Yoni,

Shavuah Tov to you both. It was so sweet to have our children back with us for Shabbat and here in Tucson we davened with our congregation, and they both had the echo of shabbat at Eden Village inside them.

So, you two, I need to share with you (mamish as dear Reb Shomo would say) that you have done the most awesome thing for our children and all those others who have spent time at eden village this summer – counselors included.  Both Zakkai and Aliya have come home with so many sweet, sweet stories of art, song, exploration, and FUN!

Your dreams have come true, you have created the kind of repair in the world that is shifting the nefesh of the next generation in a deep and meaningful way. Both kids canNOT imagine not coming back next summer as their time with you was so amazingly glorious for each of them.

Just stop, for a moment, and deeply connect with Yoni on this and accept Ilana and my deepest, deepest appreciation and love for the most holy work that you two are doing in the world and how you have so reached in a heart-opening and gorgeous way our two little ones that we have been working on here in Tucson these many years.  I hope you too enjoyed their unique energy and resonance.

Many blessings to you both!
Neil Markowitz