So here's what you missed on SSDP...

1) I got invited to a private Chabad event at haknesset [Israeli parliament] (where I was not only one of 4 guests without a Y-chromosome but also the only guest who spoke neither Hebrew nor Russian. Lesson: make friends wherever you go.) 



2) had a rabbi tell me I was insecure and needed to take a leap of faith in order to be happy (hold that thought).

3) awkwardly introduced myself to Ohad (at least he remembered me :) then showed off my awesome improv skills at the jam. 

4) spent another amazing Shabbat in Jerusalem.

4.5) see next post ...

5) watched the sunset over the Mediterranean while eating cucumbers and tomatoes. And ruguleh.