Come plunge into the Kinneret with “Team SisterSchmoozePlus” — named for the three of us plus two next-generation daughters

Evening fades into night on a Kinneret beach. We’re sitting among 560 women who have just enjoyed an elaborate dinner and lots of schmoozing. Tomorrow morning we’ll be participating in a special event: the annual fundraising swimathon for the Sadnat Shiluv — a village for cognitively challenged children and young adults.

We listen to a pep talk by the event’s chief organizer.

“Nothing is more flexible than water,” she proclaims, “and nothing can resist it.”

The words sink in as we mentally prepare ourselves for tomorrow’s challenge: to swim across the Kinneret.

Flexible? Yeah, we’re not planning to stick to any schedule. We’ll take our time. Like Sadna’s special-needs population — from kindergarten through young adulthood — we’re not in a competitive race. Rather, we’re aiming to reach our personal goals.

Some, like us, will be swimming 2.2 kilometers. Others will start from a different beach and swim a 4-kilometer course. But all of us hope to reach the same beach across a corner of the Kinneret. And none of us will be looking at our (waterproof!) watches.

Irresistible force? Yeah, like the Sadna residents — who work untiringly to gain self-confidence and become independent — nothing is going to stop us from reaching our goal.

Come plunge into the Kinneret with “Team SisterSchmoozePlus” — named for the three of us plus two next-generation daughters — as we stress out before the swim, meet new friends during the event, and gain fresh insights as we reach the shore.