It's currently 14:40, and I gotta make it to 18:00. Technically you're not suppose to use electricity on Yom Kippur, so using the computer would be unacceptable, but I figure fasting is enough. There's a ton of rules, all aimed so that the only thing you can do is atone and repent. Fasting is the most common tradition though, so I feel like I'm participating. According to a poll, 63% of Israel fasts for the 25 hour period.
Last night we went out and mingled with Nitzan's friends in Haifa. We were working on using our Hebrew, and we actually had a really good time. It took our mind off of food, which was good considering we were hungry an hour after we started fasting. We got back relatively late ( 3 ish) and woke up around 12. Jeremy has been sleeping all day, and I wouldn't be surprised the slightest if he slept all the way through the fast (he goes in to hybernation mode often). I've been using my day to brush up on Hebrew, play pool, and do fantasy basketball drafts. Minutes are passing by very slowly.
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday. Not a lot transpired on thursday because we got the majority of the day off due to the slichot at the wall the night before. I went to Tel-Aviv around noon to do a variety of things: get my camera from Tal, check out the vitamin store, and get some guitar accessories. The only success was with my camera. The vitamin store had a weak/expensive selection, and the guitar store was closed apparently (the guy working was a shmuck). I was in a rush when I got back to Bat Yam because I had signed up to go to Dialogue in the Dark, a blind museum exhibit. It... was... AWESOME. Everyone who went on it had a good time, but my group had the best tour guide (who's blind). He travels to America often as the Israeli representative of Dialogue in the Dark. He's 31, and lost his sight 3 years ago due to a degenerative disease in his Iris's. We were in total darkness for an hour, going from room to room ( as well as on a "boat ride"). Some rooms were suppose to be cabins, other were food markets. Then at the end we ordered food in a completely dark cafeteria. An awesome exhibit that I would consider doing again. Afterwards, Mike, Jeremy and I played ball at the open gym in the country club. We were all on the same team, and I thought we played great together. I had a particularly good day, so I left feeling satisfied. That night was a chill night because we had to get up fairly early to travel to Haifa. Ok im in the middle of a fantasy draft, go away.
Jakey G
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