Shabbat

One last Shabbat in Jerusalem. Although I got home only at 5, I woke up at 10 to start my day, taking a nap again after lighting candles at 4:23. Nearly 15 of us were going over to Loren’s for dinner that night, and so a little after 6 we made our way over. The
whole evening was beautiful, and Loren had done an amazing job of putting such an event together, but unfortunately, I began to feel sick (bad headache) and had to take
myself home early, going straight to bed and sleeping for nearly 12 hours for the first time in a long time.
The next morning, as we all lazily got ourselves ready in the morning, Malkah, an army veteran, gave us a short self defense lesson while we discussed her upcoming marriage, after which Hayley and I took ourselves over to the Barkai’s for our Shabbat lunch, French-Israeli style. From the beginning aperitif through the rhubarb tart, both company and fare left nothing to be desired.