schwarma day.

One of the most common reason why North Americans will say they made aliyah is shoko in a bag. While that wasn't our main reason, I won't say that wasn't a prominent factor. I also have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the shwarma that we have found up north. Maybe Jerusalem shwarma is better, maybe there's just a wider variety for a mehadrin eating person.

For better or for worse, Tuesday is Shwarma day at my company. While we can go out any day we want, (there is a policy that attempts to limit it, but I modified the policy to require at least an equal opportunity for kosher food because thursday they go out for traif. and I didn't hear back so as far as I'm concerned the policy is null and void) Tuesday has been allocated as shwarma day. The guy at the shwarma place showed me the package showing it is mehadrin and so I join them in the meat eating frenzy. On the other hand I won't eat at places that don't have a hechsher, even if they have a big picture of babi sali on their wall and they say their kosher but open on shabbat. I gently explain to them that being open on shabbat is like pissing on babi sali's grave. But they don't care.

I originally decided that it was worthwhile to go out with the guys once a week to build a rapport with them. While this has not exactly happened, they speak Russian amongst themselves, I have grown to enjoy the time out. Every once in a while, I will throw in some hebrew and then the conversation will slightly change. Besides a shwarma we also generally get a plate of felafel for every 4 people and 2 fries. Russians like their shwarma on a plate and they eat it with a fork. I get mine in a lafa, which is the preferred way of eating it.