So orientation started tonight and goes all day tomorrow and pretty much the whole week. Before we get into that however, plenty has happened in the meantime.
Shabbat afternoon I went to Gan Sacher to hang out with Ari Rosenberg and Alexis and there was an ultimate frisbee game going on that I ended up joining. It was a mix of Israelis and Americans and they told me they meet there every Saturday at 2, so I may have found my Shabbat afternoon activity for the summer. Then that night we went out to watch the 3rd place game of the world cup and found ourselves in a bar that could show us the game, but not play the audio. So we watched the game while listening to MTV songs. It was great.
Before going out to the game, I stopped by HUC for Havdalah of alumni day (that was happening all day) and noticed a nametag that said "Irwin Zeplowitz." I thought to myself...that name looks really familiar, I think he was the Rabbi at my synagogue when I was born and lived down the street from me. So I went to introduce myself and lo and behold, it was him! Not only was it him, but he was there with his wife and traveling with another couple...the Echales. They have been family friends of ours since I was born as well and it was the most random connection I've made so far in Israel. It will definitely be hard to top. We got to talking and they asked how Beth was and I got to tell them that she is here in Jerusalem as well. After that they offered to take us out to dinner and who am I to say no to good free food?
So on Sunday night, myself, Beth, the Zeplowitz's and the Echales' went to dinner at Beit Anna Ticho (the Ticho House) and what a great meal it was. We got blintzes and knishes and an amazing spinach ravioli with fresh pesto. And then for dessert the warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream....delicious! That is for sure a restaurant to bring my parents to (so I don't have to pay for it....please mom and dad?)
Monday evening a scary thing happened. I had to go to orientation for school, which meant I was no longer free to do whatever I wanted all day. It was a little bit disappointing because there is so much more to do and see in Jerusalem, but it is also nice to finally have something concrete to do with my time. During orientation, on a whim, I decided to invite a few people over for dinner when we were finished. There ended up being 7 of us total for dinner at my apartment and I made a yummy pasta with red pepper, onion, carrot, and garlic. It was really good. I hope the people that came over don't think I can really cook though, that's my one go to meal. Nothing else comes out that good.
It is time now for sleep because I have to be at HUC at 830 in the morning for 9 hours of orientation! OY!
Until next time,
Lila tov from Jerusalem
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