Yad La’isha: The Monica Dennis Goldberg Legal Aid Center & Hotline invites you to our 2nd annual desert hike to raise awareness and funds for these agunot, who are unable to climb forward on their own.
HIKING – A two-day, 24-kilometer desert hike. Transportation, refreshment stations, meals and overnight accommodation. (The hike will conclude early enough on Friday to be suitable for those who keep Shabbat)
CAMPING – Overnight accommodation (sleeping on mattresses) and kosher meals at the Antelope Ranch in the Arava
INSPIRATION – We’ll meet inspirational women and hear their captivating stories
ENTERTAINMENT – Evening concert by Israeli perfomer Ronit Shahar
Women Moving Mountains

There are thousands of women whose lives have come to a standstill, who are trapped in marriages by husbands who are unwilling or unable to grant them a get (a religious writ of divorce). These women, called agunot, can only dream of the day they will be set free.


Women Moving Mountains” is simply a brilliant concept and the first year was an amazing experience: it was fun, it was a great workout, and it was a cultural and interpersonal experience that left you wanting more. I met a diverse group of women, we hiked through the desert, ate delicious meals and experienced an evening program that was simultaneously light and thought-provoking. It was obvious that someone had planned and organized everything exquisitely – and from the bottom of her heart.
Tamar Frenkel Desert Woman
Women Moving Mountains” was a journey that provided me with the sense of belonging and the sense of meaning which provide joy in life. feeling was that we are all together, that we are all one, that no one is ever truly alone.
It was a short trip but we forged strong bonds, both within the group and with inspiring women from the outside. It included anything and everything – and everything was fantastic.
Michal Dor Desert Woman
“A meaningful and enjoyable experience.”
Tali Grolman Desert Woman
“An experience full of powerful energies. A journey of women, for women.”
Gilat Matuf Desert Woman