Hey all.
Hope you had a great RH/YK, are having a great Sucot and getting all
psyched for Simjat Torá
I want to shmooze about something that could be interpreted as my going
just a tad bit Over The Top even by my own standards! I can't tell if I
am excited, hysterical or just plain scared out of my knickers. Probably
a combination of all of the above.But the story goes like this:
My mother is well and strong at 86. May she live to be 120 and not a day
less. Up until recently she was nursing a bunch of CDs. About a year and
a half ago, surprise surprise, she out-n-out gifted them to me.
Now then, I've been in Spain for 27 years. La Javurá has been around for
18 going on 19 in february. In November, I celebrate my 65th b-day. My
remaining years will zip on by. I pondered for about a year and decided
that, instead of frittering it all away on retirement cruises and fluffy
nothings, I would keep myself active, busy and productively thinking
about and planning for futuregenerations until I actually keeled over
(k'thunk). It might even be later than I think; (but that is not for me
to quibble over). If I die tomorrow, well, so be it, but it won't be for
not trying to give La Javurá a more solid future.
So. I cashed in all the CDs and put them into an american checking
account. I invested the smaller part with a reputable stock broker (if
such a thing exists). Thelarger part of the savings I have spent on a
67sqMeter (~670sqFt), first-floor, rat-hole apartment for the Sinagoga
La Javurá.
Curious to say after all these years, I have learned that, despite what
one might hear, a synagogue isn't really a building afterall; it's the
people inside. Not exactly earth-shaking news. If anything it's a space
to be so that whenever people gather, God will pop on by to see what's
doing and maybe stick around long enough to have some punch and a danish
(or in our case, some horchata and a fartón). The walls and roof
themselves are to keep the books dry, and to answer the age old question:
OK, so where are we going to hold this shindig, anyways?
It will be such a relief not to have to hoe that row yet again!
The remodeling phase is about to commence. I wake up almost every
morning with a very dry mouth and morning whisps of misty remnants of
undefinable nightmares having to do with windows and floors, drainage
pipes and nasty neighbours. But then I dismiss it all out of hand.
Material problems can be overcome with a little imagination and a magic
wand.
The Mezuza Ceremony will be live on SKYPE and USTREAM. I will announce
it well before. You're all invited to tune in, of course. Will keep you
posted.
On another note, it is because of the foresight of my mum and her CDs,
that I have already bought the pure 100% wool yarn and started to knit
the scarves (last year it was fingerless mitts) to show my appreciation
to all you wonderful persons on the AJL list who have sent calendars and
books, good will and moral support. Most likely there will be a lot of
Harry Potter inspired patterns. I think I still owe Heidi R.E. a tardis
dishcloth (I'll get right on it). I'll see all you guys signed up The
Wayward Moon right soon.
Jag sameaj l'simjat torá (one of my most favourite holidays right up
there with TubiShvat and Shavuot)
Besos y abrazos
Alba
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Alba Toscano, presª (Sulam 23)
Sinagoga conservador /La Javurá/(50-ish persons enjoying the most
pleasant time of the year)
calle Uruguay 59, pta 13,
46007 Valencia (ESPAÑA)
SKYPE: albatoscanovalencia
UStream : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/la-javura-on-line
emaillajav...@lajavura.org
página web: http://www.lajavura.org
(34) 96 380 2129
(34) 658 721 769
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