Shabbat Shalom

Ah, Friday. It's been a wonderful and relaxing morning off but as 3:30 approaches, we have to get into high gear to prepare for Shabbat. We expect eight guests tonight, for a total of ten of us tonight! Jen's been cooking all day but now it's just about time for frenzied activity until nightfall. We're also going to be going to a new synagogue tonight for services and it's about a half-hour walk away, which adds to the logistical challenges of the evening but I'm sure everything will be fantastic.

Be sure to check out Hatikvah II as there are four new posts there from today alone, in addition to the new posts below.

Here's a photo of Samuel's tomb, which we visited on our way to Jerusalem when we first arrived here...