Greetings from my couch where I am stationed thanks to the rain, the back pain and trying to fast on Yom Kippur. Trying, you say? Yea, I couldn’t hold out. Instead of fasting entirely, I had Cheerios for breakfast (gone stale, no less) and for lunch there were chips, soda and two donuts. Gross? Yes.… Continue reading Fasting, Back Pain and Rain or How I Barely Survived Yom Kippur
I have eaten one meal. My head may fall off. Ouch. Body hurts. Stomach freaking out. 7pm and still at school creating charts and making copies of stuff. SIGH. Want to move to Israel and pray and study all day. Refuse to teach children. Cannot make complete sentences. Hold me.
I am starting to see how much I am changing and how much other people in my life are staying the same. This is somewhat difficult on both sides. Where I am excited about my growing Jewish identification, they are confused or perplexed or they trivialize the things that are becoming more and more important… Continue reading The Chasm Widens
So I googled myself. Yes, I’m really bored. I have way too much time on my hands. I don’t have to work on Columbus Day, what can I say? So, my first name is apparently a variation on Dara and Darice. Dara is Hebrew for “compassion” and Darice is Persian for “queen.” I’m trying to… Continue reading My name means…
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
Why are there cute boys in the world that I cannot date? Okay, technically there are several reasons I cannot date but STILL. Re: Drew and Ben’s SLAMMING par-tay! After a two-hour train ride from Harlem to Washington Heights where I almost finished the book that I love to hate (Nine Questions People Have About… Continue reading Cute Boys
Okay, so cut back to last September when I signed up for Transitchek, this very spiffy way of getting ONE metrocard for the whole year with payroll deductions and such. So Transitcheck screwed up and sent it to the wrong address. I finally figured things out and they cannot give me back the cash. So,… Continue reading Metrocards and Illumination
The shofar blows and you know you ARE Jewish (even without the prescribed conversion). American Express credits your account $200+ dollars on the second day of Rosh Hashanah because you spent so much, they’re giving you a rebate. Still owe $310 this month but that’s down significantly. Your best friend (stationed in Israel) sends you… Continue reading You know it’s a happy new year when…
So, I contacted two of my former Jewish friends who I thought I may or may not have wronged this year or last year. Both conversations went well. Maturity is a fascinating thing…especially MINE. I do not think that a long, long time ago, I could get past myself to think about how my actions… Continue reading Radiating Rosh Hashanah Goodness
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