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Remember me mentioning the leak in Daniela's ceiling? Well, the leak does seem to be fixed, B"H... but when the leak occurred, it caused the electricity to her room (and the upstairs bathroom) to be unusable. Now a month later, the electricity in her room is still unusable, and I am searching for help. The problem apparently is that water got in the electrical conduit in her room, and is causing a grounding short, which causes the GFCI to trip (which takes out the power to the house). Very irritating.

So I called our electrician, who informed us that there wasn't much to do but wait for the water to evaporate. He helpfully added that might take a very long time, since it's not directly exposed to the air. Essentially, he was unable to help us.

Then, as I was fuming about this, the insurance company called to find out if the leak was fixed and whether or not we were happy with the service. So I explained to them about the electrical short, and to my pleasant surprise they are sending out an electrician of their own this coming week! And to think that I hadn't originally even considered calling the insurance company!

Esther went to greet the first NBN aliyah flight of the year. Why weren't you on it? Well, anyway -- there were a ton of people, seven new families moving to Maale Adummim! One thing people should keep in mind when making aliyah, is that it is a major life altering change. And like any life altering change, there are "ups and downs" associated with it. The important thing is to have a realistic attitude and to be emotionally prepared to deal with lots of things which are not necessarily what you had been used to. But if you are able to adjust (and most people can), then there is no better place to live for a Jew than the Land God promised us! Come home now!

In that vein, we will be having some guests tomorrow who are planning on making aliyah within the next couple years. I hope we don't scare them away -- though Esther's cooking will probably make them forget whatever we talk about. We'll also have one of Daniela's friends over -- who goes to Stern with her, but lives in the Jerusalem area. I hope they like the zchug, Hilbe and techina I made for shabbat... Esther is still chugging away in the kitchen, I can feel the roasting of the eggplants from the other side of the house.

Sarah's wisdom teeth are impacting her molars, so she's having them pulled next week. Though she was agitating to have "something done", she's not too happy at the prospect of real dental work. B"H, she won't have too much discomfort and we'll be shut of the wisdom teeth.

Last but not least, a "happy birthday" to my Mom this week! She's older than President of the USA and younger than the President of Israel -- but I'm not permitted to say by how much...

Until next week,
Shabbat shalom!

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