Thursday, October 05, 2006
Well, we're off again! We are leaving before dawn on Saturday to England!!! We're visiting Stacy and Kevin (Jamie's sister) and get to see their new house. After very intense High Holy Days, with Jamie practicing solos and prepping for weeks, and me getting used to sitting by myself in the congregation, it's time for some play time. So, we're going to play in the city and see sites and hopefully a couple of my cousins and my host mother from when I studied in London.
In the process of trying to find my English relatives, I discovered that I have family right here in Israel! So, when we land back in Israel next Thursday, we're heading straight to Netanya for my cousin Esmond's 80th birthday party. Some of the relatives from England will be there, along with Esmond's children, grandchildren and great-granchildren!
I'll leave you with a couple of fun pictures. The first is of the shuk which we've written about. It shows just a small portion of the market that we live right next to. The photo was taken by our friend Kate. As you can see, she's on her way to being a professional photographer. You can see more of her pictures of Israel at www.klstambler.com/Israel.
The next two pictures are taken from our mirpeset (balcony, remember?). As many of you know, Friday begins the holiday, Sukkot, where Jews are supposed to build a temporary living structure and live in it as much as possible for a week (usually the meals are eaten there). These sukkahs have been popping up all over town, including right across from our apartment as you can see below. Jamie and I will be observing this holiday by living in a temporary dwelling place, which is Stacy's permanent dwelling place.
In the process of trying to find my English relatives, I discovered that I have family right here in Israel! So, when we land back in Israel next Thursday, we're heading straight to Netanya for my cousin Esmond's 80th birthday party. Some of the relatives from England will be there, along with Esmond's children, grandchildren and great-granchildren!
I'll leave you with a couple of fun pictures. The first is of the shuk which we've written about. It shows just a small portion of the market that we live right next to. The photo was taken by our friend Kate. As you can see, she's on her way to being a professional photographer. You can see more of her pictures of Israel at www.klstambler.com/Israel. The next two pictures are taken from our mirpeset (balcony, remember?). As many of you know, Friday begins the holiday, Sukkot, where Jews are supposed to build a temporary living structure and live in it as much as possible for a week (usually the meals are eaten there). These sukkahs have been popping up all over town, including right across from our apartment as you can see below. Jamie and I will be observing this holiday by living in a temporary dwelling place, which is Stacy's permanent dwelling place.
