Not really. But I am going to be serving as a Rakezet (coordinator) for 4 Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel Buses this and next weeks. And yes, Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel, is the currently correct way to refer to the experience. It did used to be JUST Birthright (capital B), and later birthright israel (both lower case), and then Taglit- birthright israel (upper T, lower b and i). And now, all capital first letter, with a hyphen and a colon, and Hillel always after the Taglit-Birthright. Fun/chaos ensues.
So I'm going to be with a couple hundred students and 8 Hillel staff, and 4 Israeli tour guides, and about 40 Israeli soldiers who join the groups to provide a peer perspective for the students. But I won't be with Ami or Eitan for three days on either end of the trip (during our 4 nights in Jerusalem, I'll be home at night and they're coming to be with the groups for Shabbat).
So that will be interesting. And scary! So please, friends, call Ami, email Ami, and ask to video chat to see what types of creative outfits Ami puts him in and what type of creative meals they're eating, once the Shabbat leftovers run out. I asked Ami today if he knows where Eitan's clothes are and he said yes, he obviously does. Same with diapers, and food, and dishes. So we'll see.
Wish us luck! I'll be back January 19th! There might be a posting here or there, but who knows...Birthright is crazy.
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