Hi, everyone. It’s nice to be back here. Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey! If you haven’t already, you still can 🙂 . I read a riveting spy drama over Y”T, The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacIntyre. Highly recommended! I also read bits and pieces of some other books. I usually like 3-day …
The Nesivos Shalom writes that there are three levels of emunah: Emunas hamoach — intellectual belief, I understand that Hashem is in control. Emunas halev — emotional belief, I feel it in my heart. And emunas ha’eivarim — visceral belief, I know it in my bones. Seder night is mesugal for internalizing the third level, emunas ha’eivarim. Matzah …
Thank you to those who completed the survey! Much appreciated. Hint, hint… Pesach this week! Let’s do it! I have an embarrassing obsession with Pesach shopping orders. Don’t ask. Back in the day, my mother used to do one giant grocery trip before she started cooking in the Pesach kitchen. Sometimes I would go with her and …
Hi, everyone! After four years of blogging, I am finally interviewing my readers on who you are and what you like! Whether you just discovered my blog this week or you’ve been here since the beginning, I would love your feedback. Here is a survey that should take about five minutes to complete, if you’d be so kind. I am …
A reader asked for a post about married friends a few months ago, and I’m excited to finally dive into this topic which for some reason has never made it into a post in my four years of blogging! One of my first posts was about engaged friends (the story behind that is that my childhood BFF got engaged …
This past Shabbos I had a really fun time with a friend…playing Perfect Matches! Now, I’ve mentioned on this blog that I don’t enjoy question-answer dating games and in the past, I didn’t. But revisiting the game now, I see that I actually find it really fun to answer the questions! I think it’s because I’ve evolved and gotten to …
Hi, all, finally picking up the series again. When I left off, you were implementing your post-date self-care plan and getting ready to process your date. So, you came home from your date and to the best of your ability you were really on that date, just being present, so now you get to process. Here are some things that …
Hello, everyone. I hope you had a wonderful Purim last week! I had an almost strangely calm one, and it was nice. Recently, I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum to my nephews. This is a great illustration of the hero’s journey. It was fun for me to revisit the book as an adult and read it …
Hi all, just dashing off something short and sweet in honor of Purim. Because this Purim is on Friday, I know I’ll have to cut back on the shalach manos and general activity. I’m giving out challah (six months and counting! yay!) so I guess I’ll drop off the extras at a neighbor if I don’t use the whole …
Here’s another dating metaphor that’s been helping me recently. This is something that comes up a lot for people who have been dating for a few years or longer — the phenomenon 😉 of hearing only repeat suggestions for a while. It can get to a point where you really believe there is no one else out there. I know …
