Moscow, Day 1

Moscow Jewish Leadership Camp
at Lauder Etz Chaim Yeshiva
Winter, 2010

"Priviet, minya zavot Yosef. Ya abazhayu sniek. Ya katAyoos naleezhach luchay fsiyech vas. Katorshka!" That's all the Russian I know so far, and it means:
"Hello, my name is yosef. I love snow. I can ski better than you. POTATO!"

The past 24 hours in Russia have been filled with surprises; thankfully, most of them were pleasant. From rocket ships and backwards glyphs as letters of their alphabet, to shady civilians whom you flag down for a taxi, possibly on their way to the nightclub, or in between drinks, it's a funky ride. Sounds normal, right?

The first day, Thank G-d, was awesome! The kids begged for more activities, and over half of them signed up for the shabbaton!

I shall write more tomorrow, after some sleep, and hopefully, another successful and enjoyable day!

spakonye noch! (good night!)
yosef