Thankfully, Shabbat felt pretty normal. We had eight pre-warnings, but only one turned into a siren (Tel Aviv and other areas were not so fortunate). We had friends over for dinner with their friend Janet/Chemda from Boston (who was visiting Israel and got "warred" in. It's like snowed in but more dangerous). My family and Janet's go way back (like she even babysat for me a few times!) and it was nice to hear some stories about my grandparents, who were good friends with her parents.
Woke up this morning to a 5:45 a.m. siren. Heckuva way to wake up. Like the loudest alarm you can imagine, but this one has the subtle undertone of "better get up because if you stay in bed you might die".
Couldn't fall back asleep after the all-clear and eventually got up and did my usual (which hasn't been very "usual" lately) stretching/body weight training session. Just as I was about to leave for a run: pre-alert. Got the all clear and decided to still go. A week off with zero physical activity and endless comfort food is enough! I stayed on a route where there were unlocked buildings the entire way, so I had a place to duck into if necessary.
I had 25 minutes before shul started. Made it 3.5 km and arrived just as services were starting so I could amen Shalom Shachne's kaddish for my mother, a''h, whose Hebrew birthday would have been today.
Thanks for the emails and Whatsapp messages. I apologize if I haven' responded (yet!). I appreciate the good thoughts, wishes and prayers
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| Starting my run. It's always uphill both ways around here. |
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