Hello from New York! It is 7:30 in the morning, except that in Israel it is in the evening . Is very, very cold here--my thermometer says that it is forty eight degrees Fahrenheit, but I have been assured by some Americans here that it will get warmer during the day.

Today, we plan to go shopping!! But, first, we are going to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and, hopefully, the Empire State Building. It will be a busy day! Tonight, we take Shabbat at a friend of my father's house, also, so I will take the subway for the first time.

Airport security was not so bad! We had to answer some questions, and we got searched very much, but it was not so extensive and our plane was on time .

I am going now to get coffee and a bagel. I expected people to be many of them still sleeping when I woke up an hour ago, but so many people are already being noisy and honking and starting days. Is great!

Have a nice day!