I think I got distracted discussing the church and forgot to mention davening at the Kotel. I heard the Torah reading in the afternoon, reminding me that we are about to finish the Torah.
It is exciting to know that we are about to being the Torah cycle again. How amazing is it that every year we get the opportunity to begin anew? We just had Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur where we hoped for and felt that we received atonement for our sins. After that we are now amidst the holiday of Sukkot, where we are commanded to rejoice. We are forced into highs and lows of emotions in a very short period of time, forcing ourselves to consider our lives and look forward to the future. We think about what we could have been and plan for a better future.
In that vein, today I picked up my phone at Schechter. It was a nice walk up the hill to Schechter. It is a pretty decent sized hill. I've heard it was a mountain, which it seems like, depending on one's perspective. Overall, not a bad walk.
I also visited Meah Shearim, except it and Geulah were closed--or at least all the book stores in those neighborhoods were closed. Only in Israel would people take a vacation at a semi-logical vacation time, neglecting the fact that there are tons of tourists would love to buy stuff and sefarim from them!
Also today: managed to fill out paperwork for health insurance, picked up kosher Burger King, bought a couple books for school, took a nap, watched West Wing, tried Schnitzi's (also yummy) and now more West Wing. Oh happy day.
The most important happiness of today is the 25th birthday of my love! Happy Birthday!!! I love you.
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