Faithfulness
- 5781, Abraham, Blessing, Covenant, Dissertation Diary, Faithfulness, Genesis, Hagar, Ishmael, Journey, Lekh Lekha, Lot, Names, Nation, Pandemic, Parsha, Promises, Sarah, Travel
Into the Unknown!
Seven months into a changed way of life during a pandemic, the unknown is old news. Rather than embarking as a result of our own volition, or even being asked to do so,…
- 5781, Collaboration, Dissertation, Dissertation Diary, Elul, Faithfulness, Goals, Interfaith, New Year, Pandemic, Parsha, Ritual, Yiddish
Elul + Goalz
This year has been magnificent, stressful, eye-opening, life-changing, a whirlwind, a time for reflection, hopeful, frightening, confusing, illuminating, disappointing, and anything but normal. Although 5780’s not yet done, reflecting on the course…
- 5779, 5780, Adath Israel, Comprehensive Exams, Davening, Dissertation, Faithfulness, HUC, JTS, Relationship, Rosh Hoshannah, Sukkot, Yamim Noraim, Yom Kippur
Decad[e]ing Dreams
After Hebrew school wrapped up last year, I went into deep study mode for my comprehensive exams. B”H, I passed them and am now ABD!* This summer I learned French (to pass a…
- Beauty, Exodus, Faithfulness, Freedom, Instructions, Komps Kaos, Oppression, Parsha, Pekudei, Physical Presence, Priests, Promises, Redemption, Relationship, Shemot, Slavery, Tabernacle, Temple, Tent of Meeting
Enduring Beauty
Every year when I read Exodus, I begin to feel like the last few weeks’ parshiyot are a long repetition (in case that wasn’t obvious to you from my recent reflections). Maybe they’re…