5 Month Anniversary!

I can't believe that I have been in South Africa for 5 months, time really is going by so fast. 

Purim is over! I had a really great experience. Shani and I worked really hard, so it is nice to finally be able to cross Purim off the list! 

Thursday night we had an event for the middle school up to the high school, an Oscar themed party.

It was a really great event! The turn out wasn't as big as we had expected but the kids that did come had a really good time. Our hardest target here in Cape Town is the middle school. They don't like to be involved in anything, so when we have events for them we struggle to get a big crowd. The Madrichim (counselors) decorated with a red carpet, a place to take your picture, and set the table really nicely! It was really fun!
At Shul on Shabbat we had a treasure hunt for the little kids followed by a beautiful Havdalla (the blessing we say after Shabbat to separate between the holy Shabbat and week-day) and a fun parade in our costumes!
When Shani and I got to South Africa everyone called us Thing 1 and Thing 2. So we dressed up as them for Purim- Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Doctor Seuss- The Cat in the Hat! Everyone loved it! We had a nice little Purim party for our age group- cocktails and karaoke! Was a great party!! We really got all the ages covered this Purim! The preparation was a lot of work but so much fun!

It was hard to miss out on my amazing Purim Seuda at home. It is something we all look forward to every year. I did enjoy this new experience, I know I am here for a reason and I am making other people happy so in the end it was worth missing.

Our next big project is coming up in 2 weeks. Our first Shabbaton for grades 3-6!! We have an amazing turnout, no one imagined it being so big so I will update about that next time!!!

Shani and I with the 4 Israeli boys who are here learning with the Yeshiva of Cape Town.

Just having fun!

Group Oscar photo!

Thing 1 and Thing 2!!

Getting ready for the Purim play at school!