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…
I paid all the bills…except the $141 (air purifiers, heater) for the Con Ed bill. Right and after paying all the bills, I have about three dollars to my name for the next month and whatever’s in the fridge now (and luckily in the pantry) is whatever I will be eating (Thanks AC!) but all… Continue reading Money stress
I’ve been in love TWICE. Both times, I happened to be in love with Jewish men. At least one of the times, I was almost 99% sure it was love and I thought whatever I was feeling was reciprocated but now that I look back, I was too young to do much more than “play”… Continue reading Love, Judaism and Pride & Prejudice
I won’t TMI you too much but I’m kind of out of it this early in the month so I’m trying to balance everything and here’s how I’m doing: My number one focus is my new cat, Clark Kent. Should I REALLY give him away? I mean now that I have two air purifiers…. Meanwhile,… Continue reading All-Time Jew Low
AC came over to chill and we talked, hung, went to eat with his friend Mike but not before AC bought me $60+ worth of groceries. Yes, I am pathetic, my guy friends buy me groceries. But hey, I’m trying to talk him into being my back-up, back-up, back-up! Thanks, AC! Meanwhile, on the Jewish… Continue reading AC to the rescue!
or at least I hope not. I’m trying to get back into the rhythm since my hiatus from Judaism classes and grad school classes because of the high holidays of juggling everything “reasonably well.” So far, so good. My homework has been on time, my work has been good–I WILL pass more students this marking… Continue reading The rhythm is going to get you…
NOT! It is entirely inappropriate to tell someone who is an Orthodox Jew…”HAPPY HALLOWEEN!” As a future convert, I told my friends I could not and would not be celebrating the holiday this year. Meanwhile, isn’t saying “Merry Christmas” just as bad? Should I start wishing my Rabbi a “Happy Halloween,” a “Merry Christmas” or… Continue reading HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Okay, not ET but Igor (yay!) called from Machon Shlomo in Jerusalem to discuss the prospect of flying over for an interview with the Fellows program. That’s how I got started teaching and I’m already set to finish my MS in Secondary Education in May of 2006! Anyway, Igor’s call automatically made me think about… Continue reading ET Phone Home!
So, I finally called my Dad in the Dominican Republic since getting on the plane back to the US in August. Erm, August 15 to be exact. Meanwhile, I broke it to Dad that I was decidedly converting to Judaism after all. Dad laughed. In fact, he couldn’t stop laughing until the conversation was over.… Continue reading Laughter heard around the world
Balancing a conversion to Judaism, teaching, grad school, bonding with cats, bonding with friends and daily things I need to do is almost impossible. Conversion to Judaism: Reading through the books very slowly. Tired all the time so late to shul all the time. Teaching: High Holidays through me off at work. Behind on paperwork… Continue reading Status: Mediocre Overall
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 