In a very unceremonious hand-off of documentation today, I officially became a citizen of the State of Israel. There was no fanfare, no balloons, no speeches, but nonetheless, it's official. I am a dual-citizen.
And I am a woman. Take a look at the lower right side of my Teudat Zehut (Identity Card). The second word from the bottom says n'kevah (spelled nun-kuf-bet-heh), which means "female." Whoops. I plan on using this new status to enter as many synagogues as I can through the backdoor, to hug religious girls, and to wear skirts in public.
Also of interest is a comparison of my US Passport photo and my Israeli ID photo, with a time differential of about 8 years. Youch.
And, for fun, this picture was taken in the Yeshiva Beit Midrash (study hall) using the camera built into Eitan Levy's new MacBook computer. Eitan's the guy in the middle. Aaron on the left is the guy whose stomach problems gave us a fun night at the Hadassah emergency room a few weeks back, the day I got to see the famous Chagall windows.
This is the last post before Rosh Hashanah-- I haven't been feeling so inspiring (or inspired) lately, so I will keep it simple-- have a wonderful new year, may you all be inscribed for Blessing in the Book of Life, for a year of joy, love, productivity and communion.
Shana Tova.
Be well.
7 comments:
That's the thickest beard I've seen on an Israeli girl!
Happy New Year, Stu-- here's hoping it's a good one.
-h.
Thanks for the New Year's wishes.
Who's h?
usage.
not to make u paranoid..
but i'm pretty sure u want to blur the teudat zehut number & the passport number for your own good..
(they're both visible -- though you have to really want to find the passport number..)
israeli woman, stay away from me-eeee
israeli woman, person let me be-eeee
don't come a-hangin' around my door
i don't wanna stroke your beard no more...
may you have a hermaphrotastic new year.
too bad you had it changed...i coulda totally snuck you into the neve dorms with that thing.
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