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	Last shabbat Daniela was here along with a friend of hers from Seattle who is also studying here for the year. As usual, we enjoyed spending time with our daughter, and it was also nice to talk to her friend and see things from her perspective. This shabbat Daniela is spending in {{wiki\|Yeruham}}, which is in the middle of the Negev - but I'm not sure why her school is spending shabbat there. It's not exactly the kind of place most people would choose as a leisure destination.		Last shabbat Daniela was here along with a friend of hers from Seattle who is also studying here for the year. As usual, we enjoyed spending time with our daughter, and it was also nice to talk to her friend and see things from her perspective. This shabbat Daniela is spending in {{wiki\|Yeruham}}, which is in the middle of the Negev - but I'm not sure why her school is spending shabbat there. It's not exactly the kind of place most people would choose as a leisure destination.
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 She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.
-She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  You can view the [[ron:albums/Ir%20David/index.html|pictures]] she took there.
+She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  You can view the [http://ronware.org/albums/Ir%20David/index.html pictures] she took there.
 At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the event he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we do have some 20 liters of drinking water.  (UPDATE: the pipes are fixed and water is on again, before noon.)

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 She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.
-She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  She took [[ron:albums|pictures]].
+She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  You can view the [[ron:albums/Ir%20David/index.html|pictures]] she took there.
 At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the event he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we do have some 20 liters of drinking water.  (UPDATE: the pipes are fixed and water is on again, before noon.)

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 The rain has arrived (finally/again)!  A nice brisk rain blanketed the Greater Jerusalem area on Sunday, just in time to wet our laundry again...  unfortunately, it didn't last.  However, the weather seems to have turned considerably cooler nevertheless.
-Esther got her drivers' license!  One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license.  She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.  She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  She took pictures, but I haven't put them up on the web just yet (check back later...)
+Esther got her drivers' license!  One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license.  It happens that one doesn't get information directly from the instructor or the tester, because a couple years ago a person irate over the fact he failed his driving test, shot the instructor, the tester and a policeman.  So now they let you maintain a sense of suspense until you are well away from their offices.
 At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the event he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we do have some 20 liters of drinking water.  (UPDATE: the pipes are fixed and water is on again, before noon.)

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 Esther got her drivers' license!  One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license.  She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.  She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  She took pictures, but I haven't put them up on the web just yet (check back later...)
-At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the event he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we do have some 20 liters of drinking water.  Stuff happens ...
+At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the event he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we do have some 20 liters of drinking water.  (UPDATE: the pipes are fixed and water is on again, before noon.)
 Though she won't admit it, Sarah is having a better time of it than she was before.  Her Hebrew is improving, and she's enjoying her classmates more.  She's understanding more of what's going on in school as well.

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 She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig].  She took pictures, but I haven't put them up on the web just yet (check back later...)
-At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the even he doesn't succeed in fixing it before Shabbat comes, we did go and buy some 20 liters of drinking water.  Stuff happens ...
+At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives).  Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber.  In the even he doesn't succeed in fixing it before shabbat comes, we did go and buy some 20 liters of drinking water.  Stuff happens ...
 Though she won't admit it, Sarah is having a better time of it than she was before.  Her Hebrew is improving, and she's enjoying her classmates more.  She's understanding more of what's going on in school as well.
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 The other day when I was in the supermarket, I was shocked to see the cashier with a cross around her neck.  I shouldn't have been shocked, since the most recent wave of immigration from the {{wiki2|Post-Soviet states|FSU}} brought a large number of Gentiles masquerading as Jews.  Nevertheless, it struck me as almost uncouth for her to have a cross on display.  I guess I should get used to it (or, rather, that living in America would have desensitized me) since there are a lot of such people here.  I'm not even sure why it bothered me so much - perhaps that's something to ponder.

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	I've been "head down" in work all week, so there isn't much of interest to say about me specifically. Hopefully I'll finish my current task this coming week and will be able to move on to bigger and better things.		I've been "head down" in work all week, so there isn't much of interest to say about me specifically. Hopefully I'll finish my current task this coming week and will be able to move on to bigger and better things.
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		+	The other day when I was in the supermarket, I was shocked to see the cashier with a cross around her neck. I shouldn't have been shocked, since the most recent wave of immigration from the {{wiki2\|Post-Soviet states\|FSU}} brought a large number of Gentiles masquerading as Jews. Nevertheless, it struck me as almost uncouth for her to have a cross on display. I guess I should get used to it (or, rather, that living in America would have desensitized me) since there are a lot of such people here. I'm not even sure why it bothered me so much - perhaps that's something to ponder.

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	Esther got her drivers' license! One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license. She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.		Esther got her drivers' license! One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license. She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.

−	She also went on a very interesting trip to "Ir David" (the City of David), which is an ~~archeological place~~	+	She also went on a very interesting trip to [http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html Ir David] (the City of David), which is an archaeological preserve, and got to participate in [http://www.antiquities.org.il/Dig_Item_eng.asp?id=786 an archaeological dig]. She took pictures, but I haven't put them up on the web just yet (check back later...)
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		+	At the moment we have no water (even though it rained earlier in the week), because a pipe broke in the bomb-shelter (where the third family in the house lives). Presumably a plumber (''in-sta-LA-tor'' in [[Heblish]]) is working on it, but he looks far too clean and relaxed to be a plumber. In the even he doesn't succeed in fixing it before Shabbat comes, we did go and buy some 20 liters of drinking water. Stuff happens ...
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		+	Though she won't admit it, Sarah is having a better time of it than she was before. Her Hebrew is improving, and she's enjoying her classmates more. She's understanding more of what's going on in school as well.
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		+	I've been "head down" in work all week, so there isn't much of interest to say about me specifically. Hopefully I'll finish my current task this coming week and will be able to move on to bigger and better things.

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	Esther got her drivers' license! One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license. She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.		Esther got her drivers' license! One lesson, one test, and lots of money - but she's got the license. She's ''almost'' finished with her doula course, though as I understand it she has more to do before she gets a license for that.
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		+	She also went on a very interesting trip to "Ir David" (the City of David), which is an archeological place