So Anna does not have to be the only author of a story, here is a personal favorite.  You will be pleased to know that I too was on Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim, however I went in 2005, rather than 2006.  Anyway, I still have many a story to share.  This is one that many of my friends can verify.  While we were in Israel another "ambassador" from the United States was in Israel as well, Natalie Portman.  While in Israel she was in a movie.  In this movie a most controversial scene was filmed, however, lets get into that later.  Anyway, one night my group went to the Kotel, we davened, and were feeling terrific.  Before we left, we noticed a woman in a wedding dress, and considering we were in a nice and kind mood we all went over said congratulations, mazel tov, and many other synonyms for good luck.  We went home, to the chava, and had a nice night.  later on, we got to watching television and saw on the news that there was a small uproar, as Natalie Portman was apparently kissing a girl, for a movie, in front of the Kotel.  They showed a picture of it and much to our surprise the woman she kissed was none other than the woman in the wedding dress.  As it turns out the woman we all congratulated was actually an actress who must have been cracking up at this group of Americans that think she was actually getting married. True story.

Y'udah Ari Gross
Israeli Affairs VP
Hagesher USY

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