The sky is covered by a golden yellow haze. It greeted me this morning as I very unusually bounced downstairs to make school lunches. Lest you think I am waxing poetic, I am not gazing at the beauty of nature for pure enjoyment. In the Middle East a hazy yellow sky heralds a massive dust storm. I am not talking about a sand blizzard the likes of a scene from Lawrence of Arabia. It's more of a hovering cloud, a presence challenging hikers and bikers to inhale its sandy substance in great breaths.
My love for hiking in the Holy Land is no secret; my distaste for walking while being broiled alive under the scorching Middle Eastern sun like a piece of salmon is another story. Call me a wimp. I simply feel no pleasure in it. Nighttime runs around the town are heavenly; dehydration feels as if it will certainly put me in a heavenly place much faster.
Hmmmm........what shall I do today?
The school year has kicked off and in just a few days Rosh Hashana, the new year, will be upon us. Shopping for meats, chickens, fish, and side dish ingredients is mandatory this week in order to be ready for the throngs of yeshiva students who will grace our table. Cooking enough food to fill the bellies of 18 year old boys is not for the fainthearted. Neither is cooking enough meatballs to feed 65 lone soldiers who must celebrate the holiday far from their families who reside outside of Israel.
Will it all come together in time? Of course it will!
On your mark.......get set........GO!!
Shanah tovah everyone!
My love for hiking in the Holy Land is no secret; my distaste for walking while being broiled alive under the scorching Middle Eastern sun like a piece of salmon is another story. Call me a wimp. I simply feel no pleasure in it. Nighttime runs around the town are heavenly; dehydration feels as if it will certainly put me in a heavenly place much faster.
Hmmmm........what shall I do today?
The school year has kicked off and in just a few days Rosh Hashana, the new year, will be upon us. Shopping for meats, chickens, fish, and side dish ingredients is mandatory this week in order to be ready for the throngs of yeshiva students who will grace our table. Cooking enough food to fill the bellies of 18 year old boys is not for the fainthearted. Neither is cooking enough meatballs to feed 65 lone soldiers who must celebrate the holiday far from their families who reside outside of Israel.
Will it all come together in time? Of course it will!
On your mark.......get set........GO!!
Shanah tovah everyone!
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