Editor’s Note: This week, a small group of local community members – including Federation Board members, organizational partners and major donors – are in Israel as part of Jewish Federation of San Diego’s second Solidarity Mission to Israel. Here are the reflections of Carole Yellen, Zvi Weiss, Rabbi Ron Schulman, and David Bark. Carole Yellen, Senior Director of the Center for Jewish Care of Jewish Family Service of San Diego: Carole Yellen gets a hug (Photo: Guy Yechiely) My first trip to Israel was in May 2023 on Jewish Federation of San Diego’s CommUNITY Trip. I had previously declined op…