According to a post on Vivir Latino, a blog I just discovered, “a study released by the America Association of Retired People (AARP), at least 82% of Latinos 45 and older do.” The post says, “[The study] sort of plays to the stereotype of Latino’s faith as being more “folky” and less real and respectable.”… Continue reading Miracles, miracles, everywhere…
In case you missed it, to recap, I’m addicted to writing. Last night I suffered from a bout of insomnia that went well into the wee hours of the morning so, of course, I wrote as much as I could. I made little notes to myself about my book, etc. I did a couple of… Continue reading Putting my husband first
(Check out the photo of me at my Communion ceremony. Who knew I’d be a Rebbetzin then?) Early on in the conversion process, a friend and I joked that we should marry rabbis. She was a baal teshuva, I was a convert and we sure that if we had rabbis for husband, we would have… Continue reading Rebbetzin Ruminations
Teens with a group of professors and students from Yeshiva University and students from Alianza Dominicana to the “Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic” exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC’s Battery Park City. They boarded a bus from Washington Heights for the field trip. Redefining Community:Ari Hart Builds a… Continue reading A Very Rough Draft of an Interview with Ari Hart of Uri L’Tzedek
I’m hoping to enter this piece in a contest or submit it to one of the magazines that it’s my goal to get my work in this year. I recently received a devastating rejection from one magazine. The editor was wonderful about it and she gave me a connection to another editor. We’ll see what… Continue reading Second Draft: A Survivor
I had been kicking myself about the fact I have no schedule when I finally realized, I do have one, it’s just that I don’t like it. I can’t seem to tear myself away from the computer and work and intermittent instant messaging, emailing and Twittering when I need to be at the gym or… Continue reading Scheduling Myself Happy
Yes, yes, I know I’m supposed to be swooning over Patrick Dempsey right now. Alas, my teacher for Freelancing for Newspapers and Magazines, NY Times Columnist/Speaker/Everything Marci Alboher has gotten me hooked on Twitter. “Follow” me at http://www.twitter.com/alizahausman
Aliza’s Long Day… My mission this week is to come up with a schedule for myself or at least some sort of routine that will be bedeviled by my fibromyalgia. I woke up so early this morning, I didn’t know what to do with myself. So, of course, I ended up watching Iron Man while… Continue reading Trying not to burn the pasta
My wedding photo featured in my “Funny You Don’t Look Jewish” piece. “Frum from Rebirth” is a new blog that hopes to chronicle the diverse spectrum of stories of those who have come to Orthodoxy. Along with the latest post which features my “Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish” story, there is an interesting post about… Continue reading Frum from Rebirth
Not mine. Yours, maybe? So, I decided to take a break from writing today. My sister confirms that I said this aloud. I am actually supposed to be taking a nap thanks to fibromyalgia exhaustion. But here I am, typing away, injuring my little wrists, my little elbows and that area right between the shoulder… Continue reading Baby Drama
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 