off again

[Guest guest]

After Sabbath tomorrow night we are zooming off to the airport to

catch a plane Israel bound, for Sukkot. We are taking Sara Benzy and

the six kids, Zehava (of course) and, Yeshaya's best friend Zevi from

across the road. This last was a surprise, as Zevi's parents have

steadfastly refused all offers to allow their son to accompany us on

the last few trips when Yeshaya begged them to. Maybe this time

because the boys are actually separated, and this may be the only

chance they get to see each other for several months, they relented.

Tavya Dov, Yeshaya and Rafi are moving into our house tomorrow night

in advance of our arrival early Sunday morning. It will mean that we

are 15 people for each meal *basic* before any visitors are invited,

and I know for a fact that we have 5 extra at least,for the first meal

over Sukkot. Yeshaya's co students (the ones who aren't going home

for the holidays) are busily inviting themselves for various meals, so

it will be a real catering establishment chez Ruthie and family!

I will endeavour to keep in touch on here as usual, but time will be

limited due to the constraints of the festival. No doubt there will

be some members who breathe a sigh of relief at hearing that!

My smugness at " surviving " Yom Kippur so well, was premature; I

suffered greatly with agonising stomach pains last night, which were

finally silenced by a bowl of weetabix, warm milk and sugar taken some

time around 4 a.m. There followed an agonising episode of leg cramps,

and I finally fell asleep at 5 a.m. Got up at 8.20 a.m. feeling a bit

fragile but otherwise not too bad. I think if I had taken the

weetabix to break my fast, it might have been avoided.

Ruthie