She journeyed, as a four year old, all the way from the backlands of Ethiopia across raging rivers and arid deserts over craggy mountains and narrow cliffs. Until finally depleted of all strength, she reached her longed for destination. Eretz Yisrael. But the grueling two year trek, during which many in her group lost their lives, turned out to be only the first part of Mitzllal's personal journey. and the easiest part. What lay ahead of her was a struggle of such magnitude and pain that Mitzllal found herself wrestling with it for a full sixteen years after her emigration to the Holy land..