I knit a kippah. Jews (some) wear kippot (skullcaps) at varying times (if they wear them at all). Some wear them all the time. Some wear them only to pray, or only at Passover, or only in synagogue. I don’t usually wear one at all — I feel self-conscious because most women don’t. I am [...]
Every few weeks, we gather round our kitchen table on a Friday evening, light candles, do a little davening, eat a little challah, and usher in the Sabbath. It doesn’t happen every week, but, when we do it, we are always happier for it. Our Shabbat ritual has settled into a routine, now. We don’t [...]
I warned you I was going to post a scrapbook page. I actually finished a paper scrapbook page! If you knew how many adhesive foam letters (THICKERS!), designer papers (A LA CARTE!) and empty albums (IMAGE OF SAD FACE!) I owned, you would feel slightly contemptuous of me. But! I completed a scrapbook page. And [...]
Traditionally, my New Year’s resolutions come with a hefty dollop of guilt. I don’t, by any means, think I’m alone in this. The very nature of a list of resolutions involves tasks that we feel a nagging need to do — lose weight, get married, lose weight before getting married, etc. Since my birthday is [...]
