The Israelis are coming, the Israelis are coming...

This Thursday, a group of about a dozen Israeli middle school students from ORT Yad Singalovsky in Tel Aviv will descend upon Kadima and start a 12 day visit with us. And for me, it is literally with us. We will be hosting a student from Israel in our home for the 12 days. My son is excited, the visitors are excited, we're excited, and the school is excited, too.

The program is part of the Tel-Aviv/Los Angeles Partnership program sponsored in part by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. The idea is that by having students from Israel and Los Angeles get to know each other--at their own levels and in their own ways--they will begin forging long term relationships between Americans and Israelis. From what I've seen thus far, it will work.

The kids have already begun talking to each other by Facebook, and I've been impressed that our kids are, without a hitch, speaking and writing Hebrew with their Israeli counterparts. And I am talking about the non-native Hebrew speakers.

The next two weeks will be an adventure.