My first Jerusalem destination was to visit a travel agent – to begin making arrangements for our family’s trips to Egypt and Jordan. At a friend’s recommendation, I was able to track down Frances, a seasoned professional located downtown on Shammai Street. After some pleasantries, Frances inquired about the nature of my stay in Israel this winter. I told her I had come to “refurnish my inner life.” Her response: “You came here to do that? Most people I know leave Israel to renew themselves.” My first day. My first reminder than life in Israel can be difficult – yet so often the important things of life are difficult.
How does one refurnish an inner life? For me it is by collecting experiences – experiences of meeting, listening, and learning. What follows is an effort to catalogue a sampling of the more salient ones.
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