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This Yeshiva Bachora: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. Some anecdotes of my past few weeks:. 2 I stop to ask an older, religious-looking lady on the street for directions. She doesn't know, but she asks:. Are you getting married? Me: "לא. No.". Because I haven't found anyone to marry yet.". Do you want me to find you someone to marry? No, thanks.". How old are you, 25? No, 23.". Oh, that's ok then. You still have time." (pause) "Are you sure you don't want me to look for someone for you? Probably its a bit of both. Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
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This Yeshiva Bachora: January 2010
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Monday, January 25, 2010. Sometimes, the rabbis were pretty funny. Three prime examples from yesterday's halacha (law) class. We were discussing whether or not you can ask/get a non-Jew to do something that you are forbidden to do on Shabbat. As the Gemorrah says, "פסיק רישא ולא ימות"-"Cut off the head and it won't die? You are effectively killing the chicken, and so you're not allowed. I heard a rumor that Eilat got 10 years worth of rain in about 24 hours. Thursday, January 7, 2010. What bothered me mo...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: Bethlehem
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010. I’m writing this from the Ben Gurion airport, where duty-free prices are in dollars, almost everyone speaks to me in English, and (except for a disproportionate number of seminary girls), it already feels like I’m not in Israel any more. We made our way to the Old City of Bethlehem, next to the Church of the Nativity, where we wandered around for a bit before entering the church. We pushed our way into the hot and crowded underground grotto where Jesus was born in a manger....Partn...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010. I'm home from Israel now, but here and there I might continue to use this blog to post Judaism and Israel related musings. On that note, here's something I wrote yesterday during the fast day of Tisha B'Av, commemorating the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples. I’ve never really connected to Tisha B’Av. The first time I observed it was the summer in high school when I was in Jerusalem. Maybe it’s because of Israel’s growing international isolation, or because I ju...I’m...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: October 2009
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Thursday, October 22, 2009. Israeli Culture: Jekyll and Hyde? And other random musings from this week. So I know- I've fallen behind, and I've got a whole lot of updating to do about Yom Kippur and my trip to Egypt over Succot break. But in the meantime, here are some reflections from this week. You're not a customer! You think you can just come here and pee, is that it? Well, this isn't a public bathroom. Who do you think you are? Get out of here! Come sit in my sukkah with me on the holiday! I started ...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: February 2010
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Tomorrow evening, I'll be learning extra hours as part of Pardes's Learn-a-Thon to support Haiti relief! Teachers have donated their time to teach extra evening classes on themes of Social Justice, charity to the poor, loving the stranger, etc. Students have pledged to spend extra hours studying, either in classes or on their own. What can you do? You can support the relief efforts in Haiti by sponsoring me for these extra hours of study I will be doing! Then I headed to Emek ...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009. When Carrying a Torah is Civil Disobedience- in the State of Israel. Women of the Wall met last Wednesday, and I and several other Pardes students went. The day before, I suddenly began to doubt why I was going. Was I going to pray, or to make a point? Or would I simply be praying with a group because I want to, because I believe it’s my right, regardless of the responses it provokes? Even getting dressed Wednesday morning was complicated. Do I wear a long skirt? The beginning...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The Jerusalem "Miss List". Random fun fact I just discovered: the Brussels airport has Greek Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic chapels, a mosque, a synagogue (complete with an ark and a full set of Talmud Bavli! And a Humanist counselor. :-)]. What I will miss. 8226; The falafel—where else can I grab a yummy and sort-of healthy lunch for only 10 shekels (. 8226; The prayer options—approximately 12 synagogues/minyanim within a 15 minute walk. 8226; Speaking Hebrew. 8226; Being inst...
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This Yeshiva Bachora: April 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Some (very) random reflections. I still need to write about the second half of my Passover break, but I wanted to share with you some very brief and very random reflections I've had over the past few weeks. Daf Yomi is a practice of studying one daf (a full page of gemarra, front and back) every day. A person doing Daf Yomi takes 7 years to complete the entire Talmud. Just another reminder that we're practically in the desert. Do you have a weapon? Two weeks ago, I went with my fr...
