I've had some technical difficulties trying to access my blog recently because of internet blocking software...
Anyway, I think everything is cool now.
So here's my latest update.
I ended up making peace with my fellow student at yeshiva. The whole disaster occurred after I asked him if he is a homosexual. Don't get me wrong, I didn't blatantly ask the question "Are you gay", I tried my very best to be as polite and as smooth as possible.
It took a lot of hard work to make peace between us. I wrote him an apology letter, he never read it. I asked to speak to him to fix things, he refused. I said sorry, he walked away.
So I said, that's it!
I got shut down 3 times!
I've dated girls and they never ignored me this long after a fight, after you apologize you at least get to have a conversation with them again about the whole situation.
This guy wouldn't even give me the time of day!
So after 8 awkward days, the gentlemen and I were both in the same area of space. He looked at me and said would you like something to eat.
I stopped in my tracks, quite shocked and nodded my head "no."
A minute later I told the student that I didn't want food, but rather peace.
I told him it was the day before Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year). I asked him, how are you suppose to ask Gd for world peace, when you can't even make peace in your own school. He agreed, and we spent the next 3 hours working everything out.
Honestly, it was a really incredible feeling!
Just to have things peaceful and calm, something so simple, really made all the difference in my life.
It just goes to show you there can be peace in the middle east!
What else has happened...
My best friend Noah from Toronto is enlisted in the Israeli army. Amongst his incredible bravery, passion, charisma, and intelligence he has made some really incredible friends in Israel. Why is this awesome? Well because having great friends is important, and also because those friends transferred over to me! Yes!!
One of those friends Noah made by coincidence or rather divine providence lives in the same community as my parents- Kfar Yona (a suburb near Natanya). We've been getting really close, and through him he's introduced me to tons of people in my neighborhood.
In fact last night was the first night in Israel that I had 3 sets of friends wanting to hang out all on the same night! One group of friends wanted me to come to a movie, another to a house party, and another to a bar.
Sure, that might be no big deal to some of your reading this. But to me, it was an incredible feeling! I've been here for 1 and half months, starting off with essentially no friends. In a short period of time to hit it off is such a reassuring feeling that life in Israel is really flourishing! This is a major accomplishment to me!
Another recent incredible experience I had was I went to the best concert ever! No really, it was the best concert I ever went to! I was front row to an artist named Matisyahu. He was incredible live! The crowd was roaring!
It was my first ever concert where the artist was Jewish and religious.
The lyrics were meaningful, and the ambiance was radiating with joy!
There were about 4000 people there!
I went with a whole bunch of friends from yeshiva.
Check him out on youtube!
Im also on holidays now for another week.
It's during this time that Im completing all my immigration paper work- Fun!!
Everything works out, but often times never the first time when it comes to government bureaucracy!
I've been guided numerous times to offices to receive certain benefits, and then after hours of traveling and waiting, been told I'm in the wrong spot or am missing certain other things and to come back again!
Honestly, I just laugh it off now!
As much as Israel is an incredible country. It is in my opinion quite disorganized.
Nonetheless the advantages of this nation greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
Anyway, until next time, may this year be a wonderful adventure with lots of joy, happiness, success and health.
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Adam Ezekiel
