summer sabbatical

Tzipora Elefant's wedding was such a treat!! Baruch Hashem I was able to go. Really a wonderful Simcha. I ended up staying in Williamsburg that night (no one was going anywhere near Manhattan and I was not crazy enough to take the public transport from Brooklyn), and shopping the next day. The family I stayed with was the Hoffman's and they were so sweet. It was such a nice experience! When I was out on the street that day I felt a little bit like I was in Geulah/Meah Shearim because of all the chassidic ladies (and men) in the street. It was so nice.

But...back to St. Louis. Shabbos was nice, if a little weird. Everything in St. Louis is kind of the same, except everyone has a new sheitel. And there are more Starbucks everywhere. And we have a Macy's. Stuff like that. B'ezras Hashem, I'll be back to Israel soon!

Considering this blog is titled "Inspirations from the Holy Land," and St. Louis doesn't really fall into the category of holy... I think I'll take a brief hiatus from detailing my life until I return to Eretz HaKodesh around Elul. Have a great summer!!!

t-minus 33 hours

Yes, it's true. The time has really come. I'm really leaving tomorrow night. I've been going through various stages of shock with coming to terms with this reality. At least I'm leaving with both of my roommates. Emily and I are even on the same flight! No joke!!

So, next Shabbos I'll be in the states. In St. Louis. Wowza.

This past Shabbos I davened Kabbalat Shabbos at the Kotel, then walked to Rabbi Chalkowski for dinner. For lunch I went to a lovely family called the Bronchers. Most of the day I spent sleeping, to make up for the extreme sleep defecit I was dealing with. For third meal, I ate with everyone in the dining hall, and one of the madrichot asked me to give a dvar torah. I was a nice end to a wonderful Shabbos, but I was so sad for it to end. All good things...

In any case, tomorrow I return to Chutz L'Eretz, and embark on my summer journey. It's been an amazing year and I'm SO glad I came!!!!