Sunday, June 2: The family went off to work and school this morning, and I did a few things around the house until my cousin Noa Lev arrived for a visit. We caught up on family stuff since I last saw her in February. It is always good to be with her. Her youngest daughter and family are going to Montreal in August for three years of Shlichut; so our next visit will be in October in the USA. Often, in the midst of talking or writing about my travels and thos...

Friday, 31 May: The plane rides were on time and smooth. I took advantage of the perks one gets when wearing an airboot on one's foot and got a ride from the gate to passport control and baggage claim in Tel Aviv. I got a wonderful welcome at the airport inTel Aviv from Sapir and Ofer. Once at home in Jerusalem, I unpacked, to the delight of the children, and we had a relaxing Shabbat dinner and evening. Saturday, 1 June: We drove to Ashkelon this morning to spe...

A disclaimer: I am writing this blog ffrom my new iPad. I am not sure that pictures will accompany the entries, but I am trying to figure that out. I will post photos on facebook from time to time. We have had a wonderful week in Israel with our beautiful little girls. It was a week of family time without much in the way of sight seeing. We did, of course, visit the Machane Yehudah shouk and the Old City. I had never been to the Kotel (Western Wall) at night bef...

Auto created entry due to mobile update. I am just getting familiar with the process of getting photos from my iPad to the blog site. It requires some strategy, and I am not sure if I will be able to load more than one per entry. I will post photos to my facebook page as we travel, and you can look fior them there. Eachh time I think I am finished with this entry, the site prompts me to write more in order to get the photo into the entry...it is like being in s...

Auto created entry due to mobile update.I am just getting familiar with the process of getting photos from my iPad to the blog site. It requires some strategy, and I am not sure if I will be able to load more than one per entry. I will post photos to my facebook page as we travel, and you can look fior them there.Eachh time I think I am finished with this entry, the site prompts me to write more in order to get the photo into the entry...it is like being in sch...