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Arrival

Arrived in the US on Sunday morning, rented a car and drove to my host family. Accommodations are great. Private room with shower, internet access. In Israel, this would be $150/night.

After tying up some loose ends, I met up with the students from Cohort 12 at the home of Danny Lehmann for a discussion about Jewish day school education. He quoted Jonathan Sarna who argues that the goal of Jewish day schools is to help students navigate the tensions of being Jewish and America. The starting point seems to be that our kids are Americans and our mission/job is to infuse Jewish in all of that. Dinner was Chinese food with continuing discussion about Jewish ed.

Afterwards I got to play some ice hockey, which is the best way to beat jet-lag. Went to sleep exhausted, looking forward to day one at my host school.

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