Hey dear Sangha!
While you are sleeping in your last hours of the blessed weekend, we are resting on a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon and still have tomorrow to rest!
So I thought, what could be more fun than to send friends from Israel some news about us?
And here is the news:
Nothing really important happened.
And now, for the more elaborated news:
We can’t believe it is only a week since we came here! It seems like years and years. All we’ve been doing this past week is some tests, scans, meetings with doctors, and a few long lost friends who just happen to be in L.A. right now and were happy to see us.
I also finally finished reading “Grace & Grit” (I always got to the last chapter and stopped), what a book! A must! Tomer – I still remember you said you would translate it…. Do it!
Next week I am going to start the new therapy and we all hope for no side-effects, many tumor-effects experience. The doctor is nice and optimistic, Noa is loving and optimistic, I am calm and optimistic – You get the picture…
We also made contact with a women (Ann Buck) that will give us info about sitting groups, retreats and everything here in L.A. so we might just have anther Sangha soon (Don’t worry, you will always be our first!).
Apart from that, we still need to move to a place of our own (There is this Rabbi who is willing to give us a place for free – old and dirty, but free – Jews are amazing), Get a car (There is no way you can live in L.A. without one), open a bank account, get a local drivers license (we actually need to do a theory exam and a test again), meet with a lawyer to see about Noa’s Visa (It would be better if she could stick around and not be deported), and more and more “doings”. I hope we will have a little time in between for some “beings” as Treya Wilbur would say.
Oh, I heard about the new Tovana job! I’m sorry I am not in Israel to apply… I hope one off you will get it. It seems like such a fun and rewarding job!
Last thing – my talk was kindly uploaded by Yoel to the site so everyone could listen and enjoy (hopefully). You are more than welcomed to tell people you think would have gained from listening to it.
So that’s it for now. Please keep in touch, which help’s when you are far away from your earthly home.
We love you all! A big hug!
Noa and Dror
A quote I thought fits the occasion from the “Tao te ching”:
Without leaving the house,
You can know the whole world.
…
Accordingly, the Wise Man
Knows without going,
Sees without seeing,
Does without doing.
May we all feel that way!!
