Preparations for M’s bar mitzvah continue. Trish and B spent most of the day at the Rabbi’s house, using the kitchen to prepare the lunch for the 100 or so congregants and guests we expect to be having in shul on Shabbos.

Trish has also been experimenting with sculptable frosting to make edible tefillin for the tops of cupcakes:

Meanwhile, M has been practicing his Torah reading and pshetl, and I’ve been rebuilding the shelving we had to remove from the bunkhouse when we split it into two separate bedrooms.

The rest of the week will no doubt be increasingly hectic!