We went to the internet store so we could do a few emails and then met our friends for lunch at their place. Tzofia taught me quite a bit about a kosher kitshen as we prepared the lunch. Dairy and meat products cannot be eaten in the same meal. She has two sets of dishes, silverware, and cookware; one for dairy and one for meat. Basically her kitchen is divided into two parts. Everything on one side is dairy and on the other side meat. We had a dairy lunch so all preparation was done on the dairy side and we ate off the dairy dishes. Since they only have one table, they use a tablecloth if they are having a meat meal. It is based on the Scripture that says you are not to cook the meat of an animal in the milk of its mother (Deut. 14:21).
With each passing day we are learning more of all that is involved in the preparations for the World Gathering to be held in September. Gavriel is exceptionally well-organized. We are awed each day as he receives calls and people into his home from all over the world - Korea, Brazil, Rwanda, Ethiopia...and Tzofia is a most gracious hostess, kindly welcoming everyone and making them feel at home.
That evening I read a book, "My Name is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok, about a young Hasidic Jew who was born with an artistic gift which was not valued in his orthodox culture. It captured the tremendous turmoil it caused him, his family and the whole Hasidic community. I couldn't put the book down once I started so went to bed at 4:00 a.m.
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