Angelical

did I mention this adventure also includes learning about being Jewish? yes I was born one, but raised in a non observant family.

over the years I have made periodic forays into synagogues - intrigued though never quite comfortable

until a year ago, when I was introduced to Darchei Noam - I had come home, and I want to experience it all; no, this doesn't necessarily mean I am going to become a religious person, mind you I do wonder how that is defined these days

the past evening has been one such experience - my first ever Purim party and what fun - even the adults got into the act in quite a big way, not what I expected but well worth the effort it took to get my second wind of the day; after morning services, to go

Kabbalat Shabbat

It is that time of week, and though I know little about my own religion and even less about it's practises, I have been deeply moved by some experiences I have had in the name of Judaism.

In particular a Friday evening spent at the Western wall.

reading

there is going to be a lot of that going on in a new direction:

so much to investigate and follow up on - like Rabbi Elyse's blog - and what a delightful, informative read

I did want to know about this flower - had asked the tour guide, during my most recent trip, to stop for a photo op should we find a field full of them, surprise, he had the same thought - the fields we passed though were only sparsely covered with poppy anemones – 'calaniyot', happily Rabbi Elyse filled in the details

learning

that is the thing about learning - it is time consuming, I have never been exceptionally quick, but have always wanted to dabble in many things

I wonder if students today are given the same advice I was oh so many years ago - "practise this for at least 15 to 30 minutes each day" - I would have had to be up all night, it's a wonder.............

well today I did my time, plus with Hebrew, on to other things!

so many CONSIDERATIONS

the learning curve is a remarkable thing, do not have a youth's ease with things technical, not entirely delighted with the blog's appearance and so much time has been spent figuring out how to up load images from my computer, never mind doing a Hebrew lesson - that's enough for now

the back story - in brief

from an Israeli birth to the Diaspora; for the most part, even though Canada has been, and is a most giving home, there is a missing 'je ne sais quoi' here

a thread, a nigun (a word I only learnt recently, but it is appropriate here), always held my attention, drawing me to Israel

then the big trip in the '70's only to realise the country & I weren't prepared for each other

now relatively unfettered, another trip that has me enthralled and quite determined to make the move; our time has come, and I couldn't be more thrilled !!

let the adventures begin

well here at the brink of a double "whammie".............. starting a blog - what DO I say ?

and taking the initial steps to emigrating to another country - Israel to be exact, there will be so much