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
So, I don’t know my way around and I’m scared to get into cabs. I don’t speak the primary language but mostly, I love it here. It’s hard to explain why. Today, during Shabbos, we walked to the Western Wall to have our third Shabbos meal. The food was awful but I had the strangest… Continue reading Shabbos 2 in Israel
The first couple of days I hyperventilated over grocery shopping. It looked like a supermarket but I couldn’t read anything. I can read PRINTED Hebrew but now Hebrew SCRIPT. I gasped at the difficulty to distinguish between milk, soy milk and finally, thankfully, discovered soy milk. Aha! I went into a place and ordered breakfast… Continue reading WEEK 1: Israel
Tomorrow I’m meeting with the director of the school and stocking up on all my medications. Spent Shabbos with a lovely YU family. Good food. Good conversation–some over my head. Most positive people to be with on Shabbos. I had lots of fun and I showed Igor a great side of Washington Heights, the YU… Continue reading 4 days til Israel
As an almost Jew, one of the ways I find that I am lacking enormous amounts of information is when I run into the most traditional, Orthodox, well-versed, whatever you want to call it, Jews. These are the Jews who are superbly observant and do not think twice. They can summon together an eloquent dvar… Continue reading Reverse Anti-Semitism?
(Minutes in no particular order!) Amy and I start mini sexy dance party.Devora plays “Everytime” for the billionth time.Chaia falls down while dancing…ahem, one too many drinks.Harvey’s pervie roommate tries to hump Chaia’s leg.Harvey’s pervie roommate asks Amy if she has a “belly ring because she’s sexy and its sexy.”My sister, with wide eyes, asks… Continue reading DJ & Chaia’s Party Minutes
Food: Discovered that Kosher Delight delivers to Harlem and like, ANYWHERE, in New York City. http://www.kdexpress.com/ Shopping: Own new skirt. Devora owns new sweaters. My sister owns new sweatshirt. Heart Condition: Terminal. To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
Hey, if I’m never going to sleep anymore, I really need to figure out my schedule. I just got home “sopping wet” from Golan Heights where I was really curious to eat because everyone mentions it. Not only does everyone mention it, I ran into Dr. Alex there because apparently that’s where everyone “goes.” Funny.… Continue reading Just got home
So, for the most part, I have been trying to keep as Kosher as possible by not mixing meat and milk, only eating Kosher food at home, not eating in restaurants that aren’t Kosher (except for Dinastia China, sniffle, on occassion) and I do not keep Kosher at the homes of my friends who are… Continue reading Anti-Semitism and me…
It’s 2:46pm and I’m STILL at Edwina’s house enthralled by the Law & Order marathon on TNT. Meanwhile, we have just an hour to get over to my friend Ava’s house for more Thanksgiving food. (We’re already taking turkey, stuffing and mac and cheese with us from Edwina’s house.) So much for going home and… Continue reading My Law and Order obsession…
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 