My cousins Gavhit and Maor (along with his wife and kids Roee and Noa) invited us to spend time with them today at Namal Tel Aviv (Port of Tel Aviv). The Port is no longer active and has been converted into an upscale hub of shops, farmers market, clubs and restaurants. There is a beautiful board walk with views stretching to the south and of the Tel Aviv beaches and beyond to the old city of Jaffa.
It was a real treat to spend some time Gavhit and Maor and get to know them a bit more. I last saw Gavhit 5 or 6 years ago when she was working in Las Vegas and Maor in 1998 during his stop in Los Angeles. They are both a few years younger than I am and in fact it is their father Shalom, who is my first cousin. The size of our family and the generation gap in between is tough to explain to the kids.
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| Andrew, Roee and Adam |
I don't know if Maor and Gavhit are my second cousins and Andrew and Adam's 3rd cousins or maybe 2nd cousins once removed, nor how to describe the location of Roee and Noa on the family tree -maybe they are the 3rd cousins?? Roee and Noa are a generation below Andrew and Adam, even if they hold similar birthdays. It may be time for a lesson on ancestry because the whole thing is VERY confusing.
We made it back from Tel Aviv in time for Shabbat - my Meme baked another chocolate cake - in fact she has promised the kids one cake per week!
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The boys loving each other - maybe a bit too much!
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| My uncle Yoram (my mom's youngest brother) with Andrew. |
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| Andrew with my Meme! |
