We marked the end of Shabbat with Havdalah in a courtyard at our hotel. As Rick Leibovich and I were searching for wine, spices, and a candle for the service, a young Israeli woman, Racheli, asked me in Hebrew if she could join us (she hadn't yet made havdalah for herself). Racheli had no idea who we were, and probably assumed we were Israelis. We made a circle, and Racheli was surprised when we shared highlights of the trip (in English!) between the singing of the blessings for Havdalah. When it came time for Racheli to share, she told us (in broken English) how it "warmed her heart" to hear our stories, and invited us to visit at her home in Ma'ale Adumim.
There is no better example that symbolizes the phrase "am echad im lev echad" (we are one people with one heart).
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