After many weeks of planning, advertising, organizing and worrying, the eve of the fund raising concert with Ohad Hitman and Adi Cohen was finally upon us. And what beautiful evening it was…Over 200 guests gathered from neighboring kibbutzim and settlements, and from as far as Tel Aviv at the Megiddo Regional Council Hall on April 17th 2009, to contribute to the Empathy Fund.

We began with the launch of my book Breathing Deep, while a delicious punch was served on the house (donated by the ...