Gaining New Perspectives

We're on a roof! You'll have to read to August 15th to learn why.

Warning...very long post! Plan to read in two parts if necessary.

Shavua Tov from Jerusalem! A whole 13 days have passed since our last post and many exciting plans have developed since then! We left off when Jason was in the kitchen making super good smelling chili. That leads us to...

August 7: After school we attended a beit cafe (coffee house) at HUC. It was a really amazing evening organized by the students to raise money for Yad Sarah, a great organization that provides free and reduced rate services for those who are sick, disabled, or elderly and for their families. All the students participated by bringing a Tex-Mex dish (our "Fenster Five Alarm Chili" happened to be very popular, no leftovers!) and many offered services that were auctioned off in a silent auction. Some of the items included "45 minute massage," "a guitar lesson," "personalized poem," and "shave my beard in design of your choice" (the last made for some particularly competitive bidding). We auctioned off a chance to come on a "Not-a-third-wheel date" with the two of us, and Jason additionally offered a "day of self-affirmation" to the highest bidder (Jason will follow you around and tell you how great you are all day). While at the auction we did a little bidding of our own and won a dinner with one of Jason's professors and "baked good of the month" from the best baker in the class (don't worry we're sharing that prize with another couple).

Look at Us! We're Social!

We're typing the blog together!

Time is flying...August 3rd marked two months of being married! It's hard to believe time has gone by so quickly. But, in the meantime, SO MUCH has happened. With classes in full swing, we are starting to really see what our life will be like for the next year. We will be busy, but there will be lots of fun to be had, lots of learning to do, and lots of new experiences to partake in. With that in mind, here is an update on the last two weeks!

July 25: After spending a week and a half learning new words, a lot of grammar, and all of the nitty-gritty details of verb conjugation, it was time for Jason's first Ulpan test (and first test for a grade since college!). Thankfully, fire and brimstone did not reign down from the sky, and he survived the examination in one piece. After classes ended, Jason met up with the BYOT (Bring Your Own Torah) group and studied the weekly parsha. Meanwhile, Gavi went on a tour of the Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem with CY as part of her "walking tours" class.