Losing the Plot
Once upon a time, I wanted to write a book about shidduchim, and I thought I’d structure it around my hero’s journey.
Author: A Friend
Nonfinite Loss
I have found it helpful in recent years to think about unchosen, prolonged singlehood in terms of grief and loss.
Two Kinds of Coping
I learned this idea in a recent training and thought it was helpful to think about. When confronted with a stressful situation, there are two categories of coping strategies, both of which can be helpful:
A Reading Challenge for the School Year
Several years ago, I read The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller. This book is about how to create a culture of reading in an elementary school classroom. The signature of this program is the 40 Book Challenge. Each student is challenged to read forty books on their own over the course of the school year. They are not graded on …
Yom Tov Planning, Green Eggs and Ham-Style
I’m pleased to share that I have plans for Rosh Hashana. I am going to my cousin with one of my other cousins. BH, so grateful this fell into place. I think I’ll be at my parents for the rest of the Yomim Tovim and that’s fine as it was mostly Rosh Hashana that I worried about. However, I did cycle …
What I Needed to Hear
Hi, all. I wanted to share this podcast episode with you that my cousin sent me last night. I was feeling down and discouraged, and it was truly what I needed to hear.
Three Things
It’s nice to be doing this again.
A Weekend in Vienna
Good chodesh to all. I hope this month and the new year ahead bring comfort and salvation after this unbelievably painful time.
A Very Special Trip to Poland
A few months ago, my cousin shared with me that a gadol had advised her to daven for a shidduch at kivrei avos. She was researching gedolim in our family tree and asked if I wanted to come to Poland with her to daven at the kever of the Bach.
Did You Like Seminary? (Did You Go?)
Hey, all. It’s nice to be back here! Iy”H later this week I’m going to share a write-up about my trip with my sister and cousin – looking forward! Today I wanted to ask about a topic I was discussing with a friend the other night — how was your seminary experience, in retrospect?