Around this time of year I begin to wonder about people's planning abilities. Everyone knows that Lag B'Omer is coming -- thanks to Internet calendars, they know the dates years ahead of time, and everyone with a yearly calendar certainly knw the exact dates at least several months ago. Yet for some reason many people make their arrangements for their Lag B'Omer accommodations only weeks, if not days, before the holiday. And since the town hotels and b&bs have been filling up for months, finding accommodations this last week is, to say the least, tricky.
I do have to say, I don't know of very many places in the world where tzimmer owners look out for each other. Last year, over the day or two before Lag B'Omer, the local FB group was buzzing with people who had last minute cancellations and others who put them in touch with visitors who wanted to come up at the last minute. At least 4 "shidduchim" were made, that I know of.....simply people in the community who cared about each other and want to see their neighbor's succeed, even when they're competitors!
annual Safed Lag B'Omer parade As for myself, I've got a family coming to my bed and breakfast, which means that my personal guests are limited to the two bedrooms that i have upstairs. My nephew has already reserved 4 places for himself and his friends from a Jerusalem yeshivah and my niece is also planning on coming up with some friends. Luckily my cousins live nearby and have offered to host the girls...phew!
Now I just have to worry about cooking for this crowd.
Now I just have to worry about cooking for this crowd.
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