From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Disobedience

Jun. 30, 2007

Tell a child not to do something, and the child will usually disobey. Adults are no different.
Yesterday afternoon, during 30 minutes of free time within an area of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City, our tour guide repeatedly told us not to enter the Arab marketplace. So, a bunch of us entered.
Granted, I and [...]

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Bittersweetness

Jun. 29, 2007

Jerusalem: 7:45 p.m.
I laid my forehead against the exposed stone wall of the Kotel and wept.
Known throughout the Jewish world as the holiest remains from the Roman destruction of the Second Temple thousands of years ago, I hadn’t visited the Wall since my last trip to Israel in 1985.
Life was different 22 years ago, but [...]

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From Jerusalem with love

Jun. 29, 2007

Jerusalem: 3:00 p.m.
Each day is comprises a whirlwind of activity, so despite sleeping an average of five hours each night, we are exhausted and are continually nodding off on the bus.
As we have under two hours to recuperate between this morning’s walking tour of various locales around the Dome of the Rock, and tonight’s pending [...]

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In the land of milk and honey

Jun. 26, 2007

I haven’t drank milk yet, but I ate a delicious homemade desert last night consisting of honey and pureed dates with a sesame seed topping. This was in Haifa, at a hummus and falafel restaurant loosely translated as “Owl Humus.” It was unknown why it was called Owl, according to the five Hillel Haifa students [...]

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Sleep calls

Jun. 23, 2007

An impromptu drive to CVS to pick up stuff I forgot to get earlier, and I’m ready for sleep.
I never made it to the gym or to Jude’s, but I spent the time packing my suitcase… until I realized it wasn’t going to fit, so I emptied the suitcase, and put my shoes and sandals [...]

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Off to Israel in 12 hours

Jun. 23, 2007

In about 12 hours, I’ll be sitting on a bus rolling from Boston to New York. From there, it’s a 3-4 hour wait until our El Al flight departs JFK Airport for Tel Aviv.
My entire suitcase is spread out across my bed right now, as I ponder if I really want such-and-such item of clothing, [...]

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Whirlybird weirdness in Somerville

Jun. 22, 2007

I’ve lived at this Somerville address for about a year now, and tonight was the first time I recall a helicopter flying so close to the ground. It woke me out of my online stupor, thinking there was some fire or bomb scare nearby. It seemed to be about 50 feet above neighborhood roofs, and [...]

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