Today started with a long walk on the beach, and then we were off to the city of Rehovot (Where the Weitzman Institute of Science is Located) to meet with Jay Ruderman, the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation at his home. Besides the beautiful home and warm hospitality (he brings Dunkin Donuts Coffee to Israel form Boston, what could be better?) Jay and his family foundation are focused like a laser beam on the inclusion of people with disabilities into society. We have a long discussion about the challenges and opportunities here in Israel, and in the US.
We then took a cab to Jerusalem, and walked through the souk to the Wailing Wall. I left prayers for my friend and who has a different cancer than he had previously. I said a prayer for my friend Jackie Dempsey who is at the end of a long road with Pancreatic Cancer. It was a moving place. I was surprised at how spiritual it felt. After a nice lunch at a modern kosher restaurant overlooking the old city, a long walk got us to a jitney cab to the Tel Aviv bus station. That too was quite the experience. I have never seen anyone work the gears of a vehicle so hard! A quick cab ride back to the hotel and a short nap for me, then off to dinner at a wonderful cafe about a mile from here with Diane's daughter's mother-in-law, who is here visiting her mother, something she does once a month from Toronto, and celebrating her mother's 100th birthday.
All and all a very good day. Will walk in the AM then pack and hand out in Tel Aviv until late afternoon, then off to the airport for a 11:55 PM flight to Philadelphia. I look forward to getting home and seeing Rachel and sleeping in my own bed. Will write a more detailed report of this trip next week.
That's all for now.
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