Friday morning, we got started (relatively) straight away. Chelsea wanted to get some pictures at the Kotel, so we went there first to get them done before Shabbat, and then trekked on to the shuk in order to buy some food for our shabbos day picnic the next day. Because Shabbat comes in ridiculously early in the winter, after this was done it was time to go home and get ready. Along with most of the girls from Mayanot, we then climbed the snake path again to go back to the Kotel to daven before the meal. When we got back we were all sufficiently hungry for dinner, and got straight to our jobs to put the in-Shabbat meal on the table. After we had all had our fill, true to form Rabbi Levinger went around the table having everyone speak, including Caroline and Chelsea. Although it was their first fabrengen, they got right into it and Caroline was even moved to tears while she spoke, which made a big impression on the Mayanot crew as a whole.
Saturday morning, I picked the girls up at Jess’s, and the three of us went to picnic in the park near the windmill, one of my favorite overall locations in Jerusalem. From the shuk we had gotten a delicious challah, tomatoes, the unripest avocados ever, and some amazing cheeses from what may be the greatest cheese/wine shop in the world (we had a pesto cheese and something else I don’t remember…it was a little pricey, but with all the samples that were thrust at us while waiting our turns in the store, it was worth it). In addition to our picnic, we played cards, and did the ultimate shabbos day requirement: took a nap. That night after Havdalah, we of course went out, as it would be Caroline’s last weekend night in Israel before she left on Monday.
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