In order to end the semester (the first version of the first semester, anyways*), tonight the Senior Educators Program was taken out to dinner by the staff, and for the first time spouses were invited. We met at Tmol Shilshom, a coffee house/restaurant/used book store in the center of town. The rooms were full of eclectic and cozy atmosphere - mixed wooden chairs, books, brass furnishings, whitewashed limestone walls, and an open kitchen full of dreadlocked employees. The company and the food were great.
The activity for the evening was a meeting with the owner of the restaurant. After telling us about the history of the venue and his vision for its purpose, he read us a short story by an Israeli author, and then began a discussion about it. As the founder of Tmol Shilshom and a published author he has a clear love for the written word, but was also impressive with his easygoing manner and ability to discuss every aspect of the story we brought up.
All in all, the evening was fulfilling - intellectually, gastronomically, and socially. Not a bad way to start or end a vacation.
*The way Hebrew U has resolved the Senior lecturers' strike borders on ridiculous, and will be covered in another post, once we figure out what to do about it.
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Tmol Shilshom has the best all you can eat breakfast on Fridays... It's a little steep, I think 40 shek or so a person, but sooo yum to try once.
Woman, how many names to you post under? More to the point, though, thanks for the tip! Friday breakfasts are the only thing that makes Fridays sorta Sundays. We also liked ShoshCafe, and hear that Kalo on Beit Lechem also has good doings being done.
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