People often compare an Israeli emissary to an undercover agent, and not entirely as a joke. When a shaliach arrives in a new community, some locals wonder how anyone could ever leave Israel, especially in the middle of a war, with my husband completing 500 days of emergency reserve duty. We sometimes let the speculation linger. There's something amusing about it.But the truth is simpler, and in some ways more meaningful. Life as an emissary can feel like a quiet, behind-the-scenes mission, not