Before I dive in, I want to do a little housekeeping. I meant to write and publish this review during May when it was Jewish American Heritage Month, but with starting a new job, too many family events occurring within two weeks, and the ghastly massacre in Udalve—obviously this got delayed. Since then, it’s been sitting in my drafts box, waiting to be shared, and after publishing my special anniversary series along with my intermittent leave from posting, I have no idea where this ...
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Pizza in the Rain Pt. I
I know this week I should be publishing a book review, but as I announced last week there would be no blog post, I also mentioned I had a special edition two part series planned I wanted to share. That said, as the executive powers that be lie with, well...me, I have elected no book review shall be shared this week. Instead, I am going to share the story of how it all happened, of how my husband and I "met". (I say "met" because we were already friends for three years before we started ...
Existential Loneliness
This past Shabbas my rabbi shared about his experiences at a conference, and this sparked a memory of mine, one which might be worth sharing here. To contextualize, said rabbi of mine met with fellow clergy and leaders of like-minded philosophies and practices, and the hot topic which seemed to be on everyone's lips was this new concept of "existential loneliness." What is this existential loneliness? Well for starters, they used it in the context of clerical service. It wasn't some ...
Empty Creativity
Once again, I have not been as attentive to my blog, and for that I’m sorry. Mostly because instead of musings, my mind has been swimming with new information as I relearn how to do a job I performed for over six years, but in a new jurisdiction. (That and figuring out my new schedule now that I can’t go grocery shopping Friday mornings since I have to be at work again. Gah, I miss my Fridays…) It’s complicated, messy, sifting between what I know—i. e. what is habit—and what is new; ...
We’re Going to be Okay
I've had two blog posts swirling around in my mind for the past few days, so let's see what actually gets drafted and posted today, shall we? Two weeks ago, I shared how recent news would be changing things in my near future. At the time, I was disheartened, disgruntled, and definitely a little bitter, if not projecting some past experiences on a future that hasn't even arrived yet. I took time to breathe, restraining from venting my frustrations and anger on this site, and thankfully have ...
