Doing your grocery shopping at the shuk (market) in Jerusalem can be quite the experience. Because the shopkeepers are inquisitive about their clientele. Especially if the smattering of Hebrew you speak comes with a strange accent. The questions are usually pretty standard. Where are you from? Are you married (I know! Odd but true). Are you making aliyah (immigrating to Israel)? And that’s where the conversation turns interesting. Because no, I’m not. I’m not Jewish. I’m merely visiting. “What are you doing here then?” asked an ancient gentleman the other day. “I love Israel,” I explained. “And I love the people of Israel.”
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