You may know that I’m a journaling fan(atic), but I also have a suggestion for anyone who doesn’t love to write. Last December I bought myself this fun line-a-day journal and it is terrific. Each day of the calendar year gets one page, divided into five sections so it can be used for five years. Each day gets enough space …
At a shalosh seudos this past Shabbos, someone (who knows I have Many Opinions on Things) exclaimed, “You have to read the Open Mic article from this week’s Mishpacha!” Immediately, some others at the table began protesting that I’d only find it upsetting. So I insisted on reading it, of course. To summarize, the author writes that just as …
In tenth grade I wrote a ten page research paper on Winston Churchill. The man was a terrific orator, and one of the best parts of having to research his life was reading through pages of quotes from his speeches and personal interactions. I still love me a Churchill zinger. Naturally, he had plenty to say about shidduchim: First …
I transcribed a recent conversation between me and a married friend (minimal poetic license taken) because it really helped me think about things in a new way, and maybe others will find it helpful, too: Me: So…what are you tips on not becoming cynical and jaded? Which is what I’m becoming. Her: About what? Me: About shidduchim. Nothing means …
Last week my Partner in Torah and I started the third perek of Sefer Shemos, the story of Moshe Rabbeinu at the burning bush. I keep saying this, but it really amazes me how much personal meaning I can find in the words of the pasuk and Rashi now that I am an adult. We had an amazing discussion about …
A few weeks ago, I decided to add a little feature in the sidebar of this site to showcase the books I’ve been reading. I was back and forth about whether or not to do this, for a variety of reasons (see below), but ultimately my love of book-sharing won out. Which brings me to my first dilemma as …
To be honest, although I try to stay in touch with concepts like “the shidduch crisis has no mathematical basis” or “it isn’t my fault that I’m struggling so much” or “sometimes we just have to wait for the right time” — I go through these phases when I seriously don’t believe any of the above. This rainy week was …
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, …
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 …
This time last year, I did not feel ready for Yom Kippur. I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t think I had done any semblance of a proper teshuva. And I just wanted to stay home from shul. I called up one of my role model/friends and asked her to give me whatever chizuk came to mind. These …
