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It took me a while to pick this picture. To be honest I’m not even sure if its my favorite picture (there’s too many for me to decide). But I snapped this one in the fleeting moment that was Tzafat. Two shop owners or stand workers were sitting in front of the picturesque backdrop of Northern Israel. One of the men was stroking a stray cat that seemingly adorning every corner of every street while drinking the dark instant coffee (probably with no sugar) as I’ve come to realize that almost all Israeli’s do. They’re both older men with tanned skin. They’re both smiling at the Taglit group passing by. And, They’re both wearing knit yarmulkes.
People told me Israel would change my life. It undoubtedly did. But even if I were to sit at this computer for the next few hours I couldn’t properly express how much it truly did.
To me, Israel was shopping in a market on Friday afternoon hears “good shabbos” as i left a store
Israel was saying the national anthem in Hebrew
It was seeing women daven so hard that they weren’t just moved to tears – they were sobbing
Israel was sprawling landscapes that I imagined when hearing the weekly partia’s
It’s being a Jew, having Jews surround you, and calling a place you’ve been in for a few days your “home.”