Rosh HaShanah ...Our First in Jerusalem
It has been a while since I have written. It is now after Rosh HaShanah, our first major holy day spent in Jerusalem. The country went into a lockdown at 2 p.m. the afternoon prior to the onset of Rosh HaShanah, which basically meant that we were instructed that we could attend synagogue if it were within 1 kilometer of our present abode. The good news is that we are only .6 of a kilometer from the shul that we had planned to attend. Veani tfilla had reservations submitted in advance for attendance, assigned a maximum of 20 people to a capsule with seating 2 meters apartment and no contact with the other capsules in the large school yard. We brought our own machzorim, sat separately, and arrived for services very early. Day 1 we were in our seats by 6 a.m. On day 2 we slept in a little longer and arrived at 7 a.m. Being outdoors and starting early was truly advantageous since the temperature climbed up into the 90's while we davenned. Yeho...