Mouthing of to the Rosh

AirTime just triggered a yeshiva memory of mine with this post of his. Maybe I shouldn'’t call it a ‘memory since I don'’t remember any of it, but my roommates told me what happened.

Israel. I don't remember when in the year this was, but I had just spent the whole night hanging out with friends in town and caught the first bus in the morning back to yeshiva. While I was still decently inebriated, it was early and everyone was still sleeping so I managed to get into bed with no one the wiser and immediately passed out.

Soon after that, the Rosh Yeshiva began his '‘vekking'’ rounds. He'’d go room to room, calling all the boys names in a sing-song voice, telling them it was time for shacharis and time to get up thank the creator. That sing-song can be annoying if you'’re trying to sleep (his intention maybe?) but I was oblivious to it all. I was dead to the world.

Eventually he made his way to our room and started working on me.

"“Moshe*, shtei auf, shtei auf. It'’s time for shacharis."”

...…no response from me. I'’m still out.

"C'’mon Moshe, let's go. Get up. It's time to daven." (still singing)

...silence.

Now he reaches up (I'’m in the top bunkbed facing away from him) and begins to shake me in an attempt to raise the dead. "“Let'’s go Moshe. Get up"

He did manage to get a response along the lines of "“mmphaetrwrhjsfd".

"“Moshe, you were out last night? When did you get back? (still shaking me) Let'’s go, turn over so I can see you."

...silence

"“Moshe, turn over. I want to see you. Turn over."

...I'm still out

"“Moshe, TURN OVER. I want to see you."”

This went on for a little bit more until I responded with what I still can'’t figure out until this day:

"“I CAN SEE YOU FINE FROM HERE, BOB!"

Now the silence is coming from the Rosh Yeshiva.

"“Ahhh. I see you had a good night"

And he walked out and let me sleep, leaving my roommates crying with laughter.

*for the sake of what anonymity I have left, I’ve changed my name here