What I Love About Israel

On this Erev Shabbat, I wanted to jot down a few thoughts about what I love about Jerusalem so far...

• Walking down the street in the morning and passing a bunch of guys carrying tallitot and teffilin who are also headed to morning minyan.
  
• Synagogues on every corner.
  
• The plethora of kosher restaurants and an entire huge supermarket filled with kosher food.
  
• People speaking Hebrew all the time.
  
• Walking to synagogue.
  
• Seeing so many taxi drivers, bus drivers, garbage men, and storekeepers wearing kippot.
  
• Being able to say the blessing after the meal out loud in a restaurant, without anyone even noticing.
  
• Studying ancient books within a few miles of where they were written.
  

Shabbt Shalom y'all and be sure to not to miss our lengthy posts from today on Hatikvah II about our visit to the department store and an in-depth description (and photos) of our stinky apartment.