Ok, I’m very late to the party here but we have to talk about the greatest piece of writing ever published in Calligraphy. (To be honest, I’m not usually a magazine reader so I’m wholly unqualified to make that statement…but anyway.) On Erev Pesach, my friend texted me that if I had the Mishpacha I had to read Rikki …
Occasionally, I take a look at the date on the calendar as if seeing it for the first time, and then blink. March 2018. Wait. Where did I think I would be now? We set unwritten expectations for ourselves and the path life will take. The who, the where, and especially, the when. It’s understandable — we’re humans who …
We’re heading into a week with the family! Last Pesach, we spent time with relatives in E”Y, and one of the highlights of our time together was playing lots and lots of board games. I hadn’t played anything in years, and I felt part of my brain come back to life the more we played. These board games are …
I’m struggling to find the sweet spot between too much hishtadlus and too little. Or really, between too much and just right. Can anyone relate? It’s that feeling of…maybe I should text this shadchan again. And, like, maybe again soon. Or email this person my resume, again, as a friendly reminder. Or meet another shadchan who works with this …
A couple weeks back was Dr. Seuss’s birthday and in many elementary schools (including mine), the whole beginning of March is marked by reading-related celebrations. Here are some passages from my favorite Dr. Seuss books: The Lorax “UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” I Had Trouble …
I feel like Purim has just crept up on me. I guess that’s a good thing, because it means spring will be here before we know it. A thought for Purim, something I heard a little while ago from Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker. The megillah is relatively short, and even as we listen, we know there’s nothing to be afraid …
Hi, all! Thanks for checking back here! This was a really fun post for me to work on. One afternoon, I started mentally compiling a list of my favorite childhood chapter books. (“Childhood” = read when I was a child). Here is the annotated version, listed alphabetically by author: Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men. The second book in …
First of all, happy Tu B’Shvat! Now, this topic. The elephant in the room. I’ve avoided it for almost an entire year, but if this blog is meant for people in the parsha, we were going to acknowledge this issue at some point, weren’t we? So, let’s get this over with as quickly as possible and hope no one …
This is a quote from a piece by Dr. Miriam Adahan that I have taped to my wall: “Don’t be ashamed of your feelings. Feelings are not wrong. They are like the weather; you can’t force them away. Acknowledge them and take action if they tell you that a change is necessary.” This was really helpful for me …
New York City is the greatest resource for outings big and small. Here are a few places I’ve been and enjoyed:
