Anticipation







Our wonderful grandson Ben Rosenhack became a Bar Mitzvah in May, and we are so proud of his accomplishments.  He led the service beautifully and chanted his Torah portion and his Haftorah with grace and fluency.  His d'var (teaching) was very insightful.

Our gift to Ben is a trip to Hawaii (his choice), and we will leave on Sunday, July 21 on a flight to Honolulu where we'll meet up with a Road Scholar grandparent/grandchild tour of two islands, Oahu and the Big Island (Hawaii).  If all goes well, the next post will be from Honolulu next week.

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  1. xctravelerJuly 19, 2019 at 1:13 PM

    and some people think we are crazed travelers. From Ireland to Hawaii with hardly a night's sleep in between! I am impressed. AND you are going to keep up with another 13 year old grandson, wow :)

    Paul

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  2. Ann Carol GoldbergJuly 20, 2019 at 8:58 AM

    You are the troopers. Big red stars on your foreheads.

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