Oh, annyoing...

So I am typing this on an arabic computer in the jewish quarter of jerusalem. all that means is i have to type backwards for it to appear correct for you, the audience at home.

things are really lovely here. my congregation is still here and we have recently arrived in jerusalem, concluding our trip around the northern and central part of the country. I will write more about our adventures around Israel in a future post but I will mention briefly the coolest thing I got to do during our journey. We visited a place called Beit Sh'an... an ancient city that was just recently uncovered. i mean like, uncovered in the last 30 years... and the place was a city about 2000 years ago. it is so well perserved that the mosiacs are still in place on some of the floors. you could also see when the city was taken over by the romans, as they brought with them marble and granite, both mediums not native to the region. the statues still partially stand throughout the city. anyway, in the center of the place there is a large ampitheatre. the seats and stage are still intact. here's what was cool... the people from our trip went and sat in the seats (this is a huge place, thousands of seats) and I stood on the stage and sang this song called Oseh Shalom (To Make Peace). The accousitcs were so excellent in the ampitheatre that even when i sang in my quietest tone, they could hear me in the back. after i sang the song we all just sort of stood/sat there like, whoa... it was exactly like this 2000 years ago. So bizarre to think about but so cool that I got to do that. Something I'll not soon forget.

Anyway, we are truly having a great time. I will be sad to have to them go but look forward to having a few days more before the kids get here to run around with Solo. Pics of Solo have to wait until I get home but fear not, unlike some boyfriends I have had, pictures of Solo DO exist!

Ok, that's all I know for now because we have to go to a museum. I say 'have to' like I dont want to go. There hasn't been anything I haven't liked yet. But getting to sing there was my fave. Picking turnips for a harvesters type of institution was a close second

Talk to you a little later then.

BYE! Love, me

PS: too bad about the rain on the 4th of july. I was singing at my friend's wedding on the evening of 4th but was thinking of being at home at Mama's. And annihilating everyone with water balloons. which i totally would've done. despite the rain. bye for real.