Yom Ha’Atzmaut in Edison, NJ

Ever wonder if your blogging can have effect? This morning I woke up and found this:
Remembering in New Jersey

So I felt I should share with you the next day as well, the annual RPRY Yom Ha’Atzmaut parade, which is always a lot of fun. This year, the sky was rather cloudy. But out came many people: students, teachers, parents, neighbors. We march around the block.

I enjoyed talking with some other moms about my chauffeuring 5 teenage boys to Teaneck on Tuesday, and how as a mom of a teenager you are “not supposed to say anything in the car.” No adding your own jokes, no reflections on the conversation.

In the end, it did rain on our parade.

But I had brought my daughter’s treasured umbrella, and she enjoyed sharing it with a friend.

Some of the littlest children went for shelter on a porch:

We had live musicians accompanying the parade, too, to add to the merriment.

The younger children returned to their classrooms, and the older children, such as my boys, continued the celebration with dancing in the gym.

On my walk home, I was tempted to take some photos of some of the homes with Israeli flags. Instead, take a look at all the flags in the Tel Aviv area here.