Yom Tov Food List For Fun
The other day I made a mouthwatering list of foods I want to eat on Yom Tov. I may or may not make any of these but you know how I like to plan imaginary Y”T menus and all.
Category: Succos
Hi There, and Have a Great Y”T
Hi everyone, I just wanted to check in before Succos to touch base and wish you all a wonderful Yom Tov. The past few weeks I’ve been transitioning back to full-time work and finding a new stride, and I haven’t given as much time to my blog as I’d have liked. I hope you had a meaningful Rosh Hashanah …
Permanence (Or, Seeing Stars)
My friend was trying to borrow a succah for the upcoming Y”T (as her plans changed due to COVID) and finally declared, “I’m going to stop asking around and just
Things I Learned This Yom Tov Season
Yom Tov is the time for davening, divrei Torah, eating, schmoozing, catching up with friends and family, eating, reading (books over magazines, forever and always), also eating…These are a few ideas I learned or thought about over the past few weeks that I’d love to share (and all shidduchim-related in some way, but don’t worry, they’re just kind of nice, …
Simchas Torah
Two weeks ago, my Partner in Torah and I completed Sefer Bereishis with Rashi. I thought how appropriate it was to be making a siyum during the Yomim Noraim, as we approach Simchas Torah. Throughout our learning, I was always surprised by how many new insights I could find in the text, and by how many questions I had …
Personality Typing, Again (Plus Succos)
Remember how I said that I was skeptical about the validity of personality typing? Well, Myers-Briggs changed that for me, and now I’ve discovered something new: the Enneagram. Are you familiar with it? The Enneagram is a system that examines nine personality types, and their strengths and weaknesses, growth opportunities etc. I bought a copy of The Enneagram Made Easy …