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Why is the SeaTac airport experience so much more pleasant than the Newark Liberty airport experience?

Well, maybe “pleasant” is pushing it… How about “less daunting”?

I thought it had something to do with how busy these airports are. But Newark Liberty is only a little busier than Seatac: 32.8 – 35.4 million passangers passing through Newark Liberty in 2008 (depending upon which figures you look at), versus about 32.2 million passangers passing through SeaTac in the same year.

Could it be the… Read more »»

These 12 short days have felt like a ride on a large spinning dreidel. We can’t wait to come back for another spin!

Time to leave, unfortunately. We could certainly use a few more weeks here (or at least days).

And while we are all looking forward to the near forgotton comforts of home, I think we are all acutely aware that we are giving up something prescious by living so far away from this place.

So before we leave, before we even have a chance to refer to this trip in the past tense, we resolve outloud, as well as in our hearts, to… Read more »»

We had the great honor of having private time in our Rebbe’s office. It was more inspiring than I had anticipated.

Every Chossid yearns for Yechidus (a private, one-on-one meeting) with his Rebbe.

For now, a “private audience” with our Rebbe’s office will have to do.

We want (read, “need”) Moshiach now!

The Ehven Family practice of “face eating” was successfully passed to the next generation this morning, albeit with a slight twist.

Instead of Tatty eating kinderfaces, as has been the custom, Sheina Shira gleefully attacked an appropriately decorated pastry from one of the bakeries in Crown Heights.

OK, so it’s only home for a couple of weeks. Still, after a day in Manhattan, Crown Heights (Brooklyn) seems like the comfortable country home we so often fantasize about.

OK, OK, so I’m exaggerating a bit…

I was once an avid subway rider in Tokyo. I loved the precision and reliability of the whole Japanese railway system.

But ever since we started planning this NY trip, I’ve been gripped with fear about maneuvering through a busy subway with four children, my parents, and “Wrong-Way-Gilad”.

Will they be able to get on and off fast enough?

Will we get separated?

Will they annoy other passengers to the point of violence?

Much to my relief, the whole trip was a pleasure. It was… Read more »»

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