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The world is shrinking
There is a thought that the Jewish world is a small one. (Although with the proliferation of J-Bloggers out there, now I am not so sure.) So naturally your friend from ulpan is a friend of Baila… more →
One Tired Ema
The world is shrinking
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Kate wrote 1 week ago: There is a thought that the Jewish world is a small one. (Although with the proliferation of J-Blogg … more →
Fake calendars and bathrooms for your commute
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: More from the “I could never make this stuff up” conversation files. “Ema, what mo … more →
It's over
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: For the past, oh, six or seven years we’ve spent Simchat Torah morning at our usual digs: the … more →
Mandatory Fun
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: For the basics of Sukkot, please visit here. The days of chol hamoed Sukkot (the intermediate days o … more →
Vidui (Confession)
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Kate wrote 2 months ago: I love wearing sneakers on Yom Kippur. I don’t wear my running shoes or anything with leather … more →
Stll hr vry bsy
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Kate wrote 2 months ago: Computer still in the shop, every spare free moment sucked up by ulpan (but I really like it), runni … more →
We hereby invite Dror and Shalom for our Pesach seder, to celebrate their freedom
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Kate wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday our lift, the 640 cubic feet of STUFF we shipped over the ocean, arrived at our apartment. … more →
We now pause for a halachic question
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Kate wrote 3 months ago: If I cover my hair according to the shita of the Ba”CH, do I have to cover it on our mirpeset … more →
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: Erev Pesach 5769
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Kate wrote 8 months ago: Birkat Ha-chama, a rare opportunity to do a mitzvah (once every 28 years). Birkat Ha-chama is a bles … more →
New Traditions
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Kate wrote 8 months ago: For only the second time in our married life, we will not be having the Pesach seders with my in-law … more →
No go
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: I decided not to go. I am really sad. I have no idea if it was the right decision. The pro/con list … more →
International travel. One adult. Two children. Thoughts.
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: Now that we’ve turned the corner to 2009, Passover is once again on the horizon. By horizon I … more →
I still love you
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: Y’all are putting me in a tough spot. I password protected the post because there is a lot of … more →
Packing Peanuts: Ain't what they used to be.
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Kate wrote 11 months ago: Oh, internets. Here’s another “do as I say, not as I do” incident for you. Shanna? … more →
In which art imitates life
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: This afternoon, we ate take-out pizza* for lunch in our backyard sukkah. (Even more holidays are on … more →
"I love you. Now. Get. Out. of. My. Kitchen."
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: Preparing for a Tuesday-Wednesday Yom Tov + no pre-K/working husband Sunday-Monday = batshit crazy. … more →
Subverting the dominant paradigm
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: Does this really need elaboration? My in-laws would probably die on the spot to know that not only d … more →
Anxious Dreams
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: I have a lot of stuff swirling around in my head, but can’t act on most of it. To wit: it is t … more →
Last free pass
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: Purim is coming. (My hamantaschen lament here, in case you missed it last year.) But tomorrow, the d … more →
