First Rain in Tel Aviv

Walking with a small group to a friend’s house following a Moshav Band concert in Tel Aviv a couple nights ago, the unbelievable happened. At first it was only a few drops, making me wonder if someone had thrown a cup of water off their balcony. Within moments, the sidewalks were covered in a polka dot pattern of rain drops, and then it started what in any other situation would be called a drizzle. The first rain was warm, surprising and wonderful. Water is so important here, it’s really a blessing to get wet. I would normally react with annoyance at getting caught in the wet, but the first time it rained this year in Tel Aviv, I was not quite dancing in the rain, but it felt great.