THE Josh Aronson

Yesterday, I went to Newcastle for a meeting that unfortunatly didn't go well. Because I wasn't sure at what time the meeting would end, I booked a hotel for the night. I took the train to Newcastle and upgraded myself for 10 pounds to first class for better seats and free drinks and snacks. It was a great journey. When I entered the hotel to check in, the first thing I noticed was the smell of paint. "Yes, we are renovating," said the clerk and asked me for a 10 pound deposit for the key card. I went up to my room. It was a small room and I could smell the paint from there. I went to use the facilities and suddenly, the fire alarm went off! I jumped up and ran downstairs to the lobby. "Oh, don't worry, we are doing a fire drill!" said the clerk. I went back upstairs and every few minutes the alarm went off. My sensory issues went into overload. I checked out and booked into the Holiday Express instead. There the room was great and I felt a lot better. I...

The last blog I wrote was when I was en route to Israel. I flew Virgin Atlantic, of course. I really enjoy Virgin Atlantic’s brand and the friendliness of staff. We have some good conversations and I get a chance to sleep because of their comfortable seats and thus I arrived rested in Tel Aviv. This was a good thing because as soon as I arrived, I dropped my cases with a friend and went to a meeting in the Knesset for Keep Olim with a sympathetic Member of Knesset. I then went to say hello to my friend, the Spokesman of the Knesset, Shmuel Dahan, who gave me a present, the official calendar of the Knesset, which now sits in a prime location on my desk next to the framed photo of me with President Herzog. I stayed at the Knesset, introduced myself to new Members of Knesset who don’t know me yet, and said hello to Members of Knesset who already know me. It felt good when MK Pnina Tamano-Shata said it was a treat to get to see me and the Leader of Opposition, former PM, MK Yair Lapid shoo...

It's been a crazy weekend! My flight from Germeny was delayed by 40 minutes, so I thought I'll miss my connection as I only had one hour to transfer. But a rep was waiting by my plane and took me straight to my plane to Manchester. On Wednesday, I rested and on Thursday, I traveled with Esther to London for Shabbat with my friend Tom Rev and his daughters. It gave me a chance to see my London siblings. On the train, I wrote the article on Germany, one of the most special articles I have ever written. It was about the grandson of a Nazi who opened a shul and a kosher kitchen in the orthopedic hospital he runs to atone for his grandfather's deeds. It is a phenomanal story, that was published this morning and is doing the rounds, with people saying how it's an amazing story. Esther had to be early back in Manchester, so this morning I woke up at 6 and went with her to the station to make sure she got on the 8 o'clock train. Went back to Hendon to pick up the headph...