We had another Israeli family over for Friday night dinner this week: Aharon and Adi came with their children, Esther and Avishai. Esther is about three months older than BSM and gets into the same hijinks as he does. She goes straight for the regular books (rather than the board books), she insists that all animals bark (except for the dog, of course, which said meow), she kept insisting she wanted water from a lidless cup, etc. etc. It was a real pleasure seeing that we're not alone.
I also like the parents, so it's a real shame that they have one foot out the door. We talked about the Yishuv, and the fact that so many people from the community have left, and that more are leaving (including them: boo), and that with neither rabbi nor school the outlook for the community isn't good. Aharon pointed out what we all know: the community desperately needs someone to step up and take charge. He added, however, that the community members with the most "get up and go" have already gotten up and gone, leaving behind those who are content to sit back and see where things take them. Uh-oh.
We ate lunch at the Gordons' house, and it was moste enjoyablee. I think this is the first time since we've made aliyah that we've been guests of people our own age. It's nice. We brought dessert, and due to reading too many status updates on Facebook, I brought a Ma(r)ble cake. With blue icing and rainbow sprinkles. Ha ha, right? The best part is that Nechama Gordon made some cookies, herself--and she used the same rainbow sprinkles I did, also due to over-reading of Facebook. Good times.
Darn it, this community better not fall apart. I like it here!
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