Away--Back

Well, we're back. We were away for Shabbat.

We went to the YU Alumni Shabbaton in Jerusalem. On the whole it was good, even though it started off badly. I just couldn't stand the "speech" Friday night. It didn't say anything, a bunch of platitudes, worse. It got me in a terrible mood. I was depressed enough; I really wanted to be home, since things were planned in memory of Yonatan Eldar, HaYa"D, who had been murdered the week before by an Arab terrorist.

I calmed down during dinner; the white wine didn't do any harm.

The rest of the Shabbat was nice. All the people I met were great. Our table was fantastic.

OK, there was too much food. I didn't eat everything, but I did eat much too much.