At Friday night dinner, there was a slight power struggle between the kibbutznikim and the ulpan kids. Being young and foreign, they (we?) were appropriately boisterous, and as a group were unable to quiet down for more than about half a minute at a stretch. This understandably irritated the kibbutznikim, who have lived here all their lives and were up to "quiet singing" in their routine. Rather than yelling at the tables of ulpan students, one of the kibbutznikim came over to sit with us (them?) and encourage us to join in the singing. While it didn't work perfectly, it definitely got most of the way there, and the kibbutznikim sang more than usual, branching out of the traditional Shabbat songs with a welcoming rendition of "וקרב פזורינו" ("And gather our scattered ones from among the nations, and our smithereens bring in from the ends of the earth"). It was very sweet, and things are going to be just fine.
Shabbos afternoon consisted of pleasant alternations of dozing and playing with Baby Spiderman. And lo, it is time to doze once more!
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