Okay, I have fallen behind on blogging. That’s because I’ve been busy. Busy, you say? First things, first here are a couple of tititaling tidbits from the last couple of days. I finally finished the book the publisher, who’s interested in publishing a memoir of my conversion, sent me. If you haven’t been keeping track,… Continue reading Update on Publisher
When I met my husband, my life was on a general upswing. I was poor but happy. I had great friends. I’d just made the decision of a lifetime: to convert to Orthodox Judaism. I was making new friends for my new life. I was exploring uncharted territory. I was on a self-imposed man-fast. Because… Continue reading My husband, the hero
Wow! In six days, I will be in a foreign country. Aside from Canada and the Dominican Republic, I’ve been to no other foreign soil either. This will be the farthest I’ve ventured from my time zone. Meanwhile: Panicking about how I’m going to survive on disability but now EVERYONE at work knows my plans… Continue reading 6 Days til Israel
Right, I have no concentration. I stayed up until 3:30am (thanks to caffeine) to finish my paper for my Language & Diversity grad class but now I have another paper–interdisciplinary unit–due tomorrow. Plus, of course, I do not want to miss my “Six Meaningful Chapters: Building Blocks to Ethical Living” at shul at 8pm. So… Continue reading Concentrating on…what? what was that? huh?
Pondering going to the Jewish Museum on the upper East side then doing some work (figuring out who is failing) before finally dropping off my old clothes for Carrie. Yay, today’s Carrie’s first day on her new job. Pondering eventually moving back to Washington Heights where my apartment would be bigger AND I would pay… Continue reading Laziness
—To love myself more—To fall out of love—To have more faith in G-d and G-d’s plan for my future—To learn to read Hebrew (and understand it)—To go kashrut (kosher)—To visit Israel—To become the best Jew I can be (which has to start by actually becoming a Jew!)—To help my students pass the Regents—To make more… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions
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