My first "Only in Israel" moment

It is a universal truth that when two Jews meet the first thing they do is play Jewish geography. My encounter on the flight to Israel was no different. No sooner did I mention that I was participating in a Young Judaea program that we discovered a mutual acquaintance. Once this necessary form of introductions is completed, essentially all further lines of conversation can then be opened. And so it was with me. By the time we had landed I had already been invited over to join his family for a Shabbat. It's at times like these that you can't help but shake your head in wonder thinking "Only in Israel".