In the midst of chaos, ZenGate was born – not as a business, but as a beacon. A digital sanctuary forged during times of war, pandemic, and personal loss. For me, it began when the first lockdown took away my bar, my livelihood, and pushed me into a new life as a security guard. But ZenGate was never just about survival. It was about transformation.
Now, the vision expands.
🛤️ The Path Forward: Sharzen
Sharzen – שערזן – is the next evolution of ZenGate. Not a camp. Not a base. But a gate. A threshold into peace, healing, and reconnection. A physical space where people, especially those shattered by war, can step away from the noise and rediscover themselves.
This trailer park won’t be just a place to park. It will be a living, breathing community:
- Caravan Stations: Spots with electricity and water for travelers and seekers to rest and recharge.
- Nature Camps: Open spaces to reconnect with the earth, breathe fresh air, and feel alive again.
- Fire Circle: A sacred space for warmth, storytelling, and silent reflection.
- Pop-Up Stage: A temporary platform for music, celebration, and shared joy during festivals or gatherings.
- Healing Caravans: Permanent trailers offering food, coffee, massage, art, crystals, essential oils, and sound healing tools – all designed to nourish body and soul.
🛡️ A Sanctuary for Soldiers
Since the horrors of October 7th, many soldiers return not to peace, but to devastation. Families torn apart. Homes lost. Minds fractured. Some find themselves on the streets, others in front of government buildings, fighting for dignity. Too many see no light at the end of the tunnel.
Sharzen is for them.
A place where no one asks for payment. No one demands participation. No one pushes healing before its time. It’s a quiet, warm, and cozy refuge – a space to simply be. To rest. To breathe. To begin again.
Each trailer will be a cocoon. Around them, a circle of care. In the centre, a shared ground for talks, meditations, and gentle reconnection. Experts and healers will come – not to preach, but to offer tools: natural treatments, mindful practices, body cleansing, brain rewiring, and the kind of wisdom found on ZenGate.org..
🤝 Building Together
This dream doesn’t need millions. It needs hearts. Old trailers donated from backyards. Volunteers with tools and time. Artists, therapists, cooks, and musicians. Slowly, piece by piece, Sharzen will rise – a mosaic of generosity and purpose.
🌌 The Gate to Mastery
Sharzen is not a place to stay forever. It’s a gate. A passage. When someone walks out, they do so as a Zen master – not of philosophy, but of their own will. Ready to face life again. On their terms.
🌱 A Seed of Hope in Unyielding Soil
From the first conversations, the first inquiries, and the first digging into the legal and practical realities – it became clear that under current circumstances, the vision of Sharzen faces immense resistance. The system, as it stands today, is not built to support healing sanctuaries on the ground. It is built to contain, to regulate, to centralize.
Land is prohibitively expensive. The plots that are remotely affordable are zoned for agriculture only – חקלאות – and even parking a trailer there is forbidden. Enforcement is swift. Permits are blocked. Initiatives are shut down. Even those who’ve tried to offer temporary shelter to soldiers on their own land are facing systemic pushback.
And yet – we are not discouraged.
This may not be the time for full manifestation, but it is the time for planting seeds. For dreaming boldly. For preparing the ground – physically, spiritually, and communally.
Because we know: the system is shifting. The old structures are trembling. The push toward vertical living in “smart cities” is not the future – it’s the final echo of a collapsing paradigm. All over the world, those who live close to the earth – farmers, healers, builders – are being pushed out. But the tide is turning.
We are full of hope. And together, as a community, we can make change.
Because first of all – this is our ground. And it is our decisions that shape reality.
We are the people. And “they” will not dictate our future. Not for much longer.
The time is up. And they know it.
If not next year, then by 2027 – the world will be different.
It will be our time.
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