Chagim in the Air

Between Shabbat and the chagim (holidays), these few weeks have been and will be totally crazy: being in and out of class, and on and off computer usage basically every other day. Nonetheless, Rosh Hashanah was the last couple of days and it was really nice here. I'm not sure if it was so different from RH at home, though. We prayed, ate, prayed, ate, prayed, ate, prayed, ate, prayed, and ate. I don't think it's a coincidence that today is a minor fast day (with a major one coming up next week). And I don't really mind it, either. Anyway, the only noticeable difference between RH here and in the States that I spotted was that the streets are really, really quiet because everyone is off work and everyone closes up shop, whether you're going to synagogue or not. Between that and the beautiful fall weather we've been having, the long walks to the congregation I went to for most of the chag were really fantastic.

Also, I saw rain this weekend for the first time in almost three months, and you know what? It was great. I realized I missed rain pretty badly. After, the city cooled down almost instantaneously, and it's about time. Yay for fall!