On Jul. 6, 1882, 14 young Russian Jews got off a boat in Jaffa. They were part of Bilu, one of the first groups to advocate a return to Zion. Bilu had been founded a few months earlier, in January.

As a longtime small business owner in the Vail Valley, there are plenty of things that can keep you up at night. There is always a long list of to-dos, worrying about this and that, and generally ...