I ’d ridden to the top of this mountain several times yet the view never fails to astound me. Today instead of turning right at the summit we turned left and suddenly I had a clear view of Gaza Ashkelon Ashdod and even Netanya.
Today’s group was led by Emuna. She had started out as a madrichah moved on to become a lecturer for prevention seminars and finally became a riding instructor often leading the Friday groups instead of Rabbi Eckstein. She and I had clicked right away; I learned as much from her during the seminars as I did over coffee. In addition to Emuna and me the group consisted of three clients from Mifgashim Retorno’s outpatient center each addicted to something or someone. Sari their group leader also came along.
The horses were tied to a cluster of Jerusalem pines and we sat in a circle on benches made out of tree trunks. After the Serenity Prayer Sari said “Let’s each say how we’re feeling right at this moment.”
A petite young woman with bouncy brown hair said “I’m Dina and I’m an addict.”
