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November 19, 2006SO I’m at JFK at the King David Lounge having some tuna and soda…and I look up and its cousin david Zelig.
David is a oral surgeon who spends 2 weeks in memphis and 2 weeks in Israel. Quite impressive for someone to just head to Israel every 2 weeks… not because of family.. but because of a desire to help people in Israel. Just incredible.
SO after a few minutes, he offers me a sleeping pill to take on the plane.
After a few minutes I notice a friend of mine in the lounge who is also flying home to Ramat Beit Shemesh. David offers HIM a pill.
My friend mentions how he once took the pill in the AIRPORT and was SO knocked out he had to be walked onto the plane. We told him to make sure he doesnt do that… but takes it ON the plane.
Long story short.. .the plane boards and we hear them announce on the plane that the flight is going to be delayed bec. a passenger is missing…. later they announce they are going to be further delayed bec. they have to take the passengers luggage off the plane. We get delayed further due to the storm…I figure.. they stopped calling for my friend so he must have boarded and is sittting in first class or business.
When we land in Israel.. I notice… my friend is NOT there. David and I looked around… but he is no where to be found….
I found out after shabbos that he actually made it to israel and got home 5 minutes before shkiyah. he DID take the pill in the airport and DID fall asleep and missed the flight. He hasa no recolection on how he got past security and despite his flight beign delayed… he made it anyway.
There is a new shul in town a block over that dovid went to. Turns out that its official. Ramat Beit Shemesh is turning into flatbush. Every street now has a minyan.
I may go there next week as they are promising weekly kiddushim. I davened at Aish Kodesh this week and we had our own kiddush. SO I didnt miss anything by staying at Aish.
We actually had a famous person over our house this shabbos. Not just Dovid Pretter from Staten Island… Brother of the Breslover…. We haad Yisroel Sherman.
Who?
Sherman.
The Nephew of Meir Sherman.
Come on… you all know you rocked to meir in the 80’s. BLonde hair. White guitar. Yehi hachodesh hazeh…. Please, moshiach.etc.
It was too bad he had to leave Sat. night after only signing 5 autographs. The shermana does get a mazel tov. YIsroel’s brother had a boy. His first. SO if you’re in maaleh dafnei next week. Stop by for the shalom zachor and bris.
Well, I’m going to head to bed. ANother Jets game… another…well.. you know…
I went jogging in the AM and I’m a bit sore….plus the jetlag.. so Im going to bed early…
Have a good week,
u.d.
