My schedule for next semester???? Here's what I'm thinking. If you've taken these classes or have any ideas about if I am crazy or if this is do-able, let me know. Maybe I'll only take 2 English classes. I don't know. 382 doesn't fit into my schedule b/c of Hebrew - neither does Jewish American Fiction or Jewish Feminism!!!! Is that not ( Read more... )

Oh gosh so I feel the need to be writing an entry but I don't really know what to say. Not that I won't come up with something because obviously there is always more than enough to say about the universe and all that is in it ( Read more... )

seedpods whisked toward eternity by the breeze ( Read more... )

I was hunting around the Alderman Stacks today for books about Medieval eating habits when I came accross an entire shelf of hymnals from the 1860's. Tiny little books no bigger than my hands, weathered with age, falling apart at the seams. There is something so poetic in thinking of the hands that once held these books, standing in pews, raising ( Read more... )

Isn't life just a dream? Aren't there so many people that are just so inspiring that you want to be them? Or be as inspiring as they are? Or be filled with their same level of self-awareness and ability to draw forth the spiritual needs and ponderings of others - and help others to deal with the best and worst parts of themselves ( Read more... )

So Jordie said to me last night, "Congratulations for surviving your first high holidays as a cantorial soloist ( Read more... )

After High Holidays...Things I can do with more time on my hands (in no particular order ( Read more... )

So you want to hear something amazing? Lisa and I are finished with all of our lesson plans for the month of October!!!
In the meantime, I need to finish my homework for tomorrow. Maybe my priorities are a little mismanaged.
But wow, I feel accomplished!

So I took a study break and recorded myself singing something so I could send it to a friend who wanted to learn the piece. And then I had a revelation. And I recorded over it with improvised harmony, and listened to me singing with me. Maybe I will layer a third me on top of it! Who said you can't multiply yourself? Mind you it is a little ( Read more... )

Last night I was chatting with elderly folks, and one of them asked us, "Why do you think G-d is allowing this generation to live longer than any that came before it?" I was floored - what do you say to that? I had no idea how to respond. We talked about all that her generation has seen, and about her life. And it was beautiful. Someday when I ( Read more... )