Wishing Everyone A Golden Shabbos
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It's all about compromise.
I'm not crazy about using the votive candles on the Shabbos table, because
even though they look beautiful on Friday night, we ca...
Adar, Mazal, Dagim
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We've all heard that combination--Adar, Mazal, Dagim--but they've never
come together for me quite like this week. Okay, there was a "fishy"
posting up abo...
Russian Roulette with the IAF
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It has not been completely quiet in the south of Israel lately. Here and
there the terrorists have fired rockets from Gaza. Thank G-d most of them
hit open...
Writing Workshop: Personification
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For this assignment, we were asked to choose from a variety of objects. We
were told to select the item that spoke to us. We were then assigned to
speak ...
I Will “Love You Forever”
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Back when I was young and impressionable, I fell in love – with a book,
Robert Munsch’s “Love You Forever”. I didn’t know back then that it was
award-winni...
It Never Rains But it Pours. Literally.
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Do you know why tourists don't come here much during the rainy season?
Because it rains, that's why. Israel, as well as this entire region, has a chronic
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Are all midrashim to be taken literally?
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Several weeks ago I came across interesting 13th century comments recorded
in the Shiltei Giborim [on the Rif] to Avodah Zarah 20. These comments
address t...
Shabbat Favorites with Watercolor
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Every week traditional Jews observe Shabbat. Candles, two loaves of challah
and kiddush are part of the celebration. Bloggers share favorite songs,
memorie...
double coconut muffins
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Double Coconut Muffins Although these are a fine muffin, fragrant with
coconut and filled with a dense, moist crumb as written below, the
potential for ada...
When Patience Fails...A Brother Answers
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I'm tired.
I'm overworked.
I'm under-appreciated.
I cook. I clean. I do laundry. I handle a bunch of clients. I manage a
bunch of writers who handle a bu...
Reason #2564
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that I love my husband: On his last day between jobs (a 3 day “vacation”
that consisted of telephone calls to old work, telephone calls for new
work, erran...
Appropriate or Not?
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Friend of mine was at the nail salon today and texted me that there was a
religious lady there at the same time, getting a pedicure. Whilst sitting
in the ...
A is for apple
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*Question:* What should you do when your kids baked mini black and white
cookies, and now you have a container of leftover lemon-flavored glaze in
the re...
Confetti carrot-lemon salad
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This is a classic little salad, one of the basics you’ll often find served
at falafel stands and lunchtime restaurants. It’s a pleasant, simple
creation wi...
PSA: Baltimore Meslia Seminar (TONIGHT)
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I just received notification of a Mesila Seminar in Baltimore TONIGHT,
Monday, February 20, 2012.
See announcement at Baltimore Jewish Life, kindly pointe...
Mesila in Baltimore Tonight!
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Via SaraK, this is great:
Join Mesila tonight, Monday, Feb. 20th, and gain some hashkafic views as
well as some practical starting points for the budgeting...
Nice to be known
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Because the snowy, sleety, icy, rainy stuff continued through yesterday morning, Zahava was nice enough to let me take the car into work on Sunday. I have to...
So *this* is mother guilt.
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I’m panicking. I’m even kind of shaking. I know it’s ridiculous, but then
again, I really don’t. Bebe and I are leaving tonight on a two-week trip to
New Y...
Göteborg’s Synagogue from the Water
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During the school visit to Sweden in September, we spent a day in Göteborg
on a sunny Friday and went on a canal trip round the city and harbor.
Informatio...
Domestic Violence & Society
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So, my Facebook newsfeed is currently infiltrated with statements about
Chris Brown. After about a 5 minute exposure to it, when I was offline and
waiting...
I'm a Manischewitz Man
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As a longtime blogger, I receive many offers of free samples, books and
other stuff which I usually decline.
However, when Courtney Manders from the ...
Instant Love
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I look back at photos from when my kids were little, and it seems like a
lifetime ago.
My presence is just as necessary to my kids these days as it was whe...
Administrative Note: Issues With Photo Theft
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I've noticed that some of my photos were being stolen from this site and
being used for commercial and non-commercial purposes. I don't suspect any
of thi...
Shabbat Chicken
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*Shabbat Chicken*
A recipe adapted from the New Kosher Cuisine For all Seasons cookbook by
Linda Jacob.
2 Tbsp oil
1 onion sliced thinly
2 whole cloves
1 ...
Refreshments for erev zikaron
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Several people have asked me if they can help out with bringing
refreshments to the erev zikaron this Thursday. If you would like to help
with this (and th...
Very cool posts
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Head on over to 5 Minutes for Special Needs, for a post that says so much
and is so real. It's about every-day life with an inflexible kid, and
differences...
Tell the world he's coming home
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Many years ago, on July 4 1976 an elite commando unit of the Israeli
Defense Forces stormed the Entebbe, Uganda airport and freed the 102
Israeli hostages ...
Prevention
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As chazal tell us, G-d sometimes is makdim refuah l'maka - he provides the
solution to a problem before bringing about the problem itself. Such a
trait is ...
Dog Days
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"*Dog Days*" are the hottest, most sultry days of summer...usually
fall[ing] between early July and early September... Dog Days can also
define a time pe...
A fond farewell
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This summer has been unlike any other. Rather than scrambling to find
camps to send all my kids to, I’ve kept my bigger two home and plan to have
my third...
Leiby Kletzky
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Chana's post about Leiby Kletzky says it all.
The song she quotes- A rose among the flowers- is the song that rings in my
head when thinking about the pas...
My Experiences with Shakespeare
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I’m currently in a very intensive, two week, summer Shakespeare Institute.
The institute itself is a great deal: $250, 2 weeks, 6 or 7 presenters who
are p...
Support...?!
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The following article is about 2 Chassidish Borough Park guys. They owned
an auto collision shop and were purposely ruining the cars even more, by
hammer...
Haunted Hollywood
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Tweet In 1925, on Stage 6 of the MGM lot, electrician Carl Barlow was working on a lighting platform when one of the supports fractured. The entire platform ...
The Purest
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If my calculations are correct, and I have no reason to assume otherwise,
this is the fourth article I’ve written concerning my Pesach experiences to
date....
married without children (for now)
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I used to think it was 'marrieds vs. singles' - that the only thing
dividing me and some of my friends was a ring on my finger and a ketubah on
my wall. Bu...
Bitten By Christmas
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I thought I was going to escape Christmas this year.
Silly, silly, silly man.
This morning I was optimistic...I thought that with only two days to go I
c...
Tzadik Bah L'Ir
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Our community has the great zechus this shabbos to hear from the Gadol
Hador, Rav Aaron Lichtenstein shlita who is going to be at Rinat. Rav Aaron
is goin...
Hazzan Jr (Part 1)
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(Ca. June 15 2010) The Mrs called me up at work today to announce that
something happened with Jr in school that would make me very proud. "He got
into a f...
The year is drawing to a close, sort of
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Spring is in the air. Pesach went by, and now the countdown for the final
semester practically started. I am grading, doing paperwork, thinking of
nice ass...
Interview with a Startup Wife
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I know this blog is very neglected, but I somehow found time to respond toCooking Manager's
fun interview questions. Check it out.
Posts are percolating in...
To Step On Your Friend
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I had an interesting conversation with my brother about Pesach earlier this
afternoon. Of course, we were talking about the stress of any Yom Tov, and
the ...
The Hanukkah Meme
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Thanks to Homeshuling for her Holiday version of the Jewish Mommy Meme. My
answers below. Post yours in comments!
One menorah, or several? Hillel or Shamma...
New Beginnings
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Hi there. You might be wondering what happened to my blog. For various
reasons, I needed to take a break. During this break I realized that I
loved bloggi...
Crawling into something really hidden and small
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Excuse me while I complain. A LOT. And excuse me while I vent a lot of
anger and bitterness in many directions, except in the directions where
they rightfu...
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~*~*~*~ hApPY pURiM!!! ~*~*~*~
A freilachen Purim to you and your family.
Happy Purim to you and the kids.
Happy Purim to you and the kids.
Happy Purim!
I hope you're having a Purim Samei'ach! (Our wonderful and delightful Purim ended a few hours ago.)
....and a Purim Sameach to you guys as well!
you too
Happy Purim (a little late)!
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