Today is the 16th day of Elul, because the sun has already set. Very confusing, because it is still September 2nd. At midnight, the two days will coalesce into one, only to separate again at tomorrow's sunset.Our ability to handle two calendars at the same time is only part of the wonder that is the … Continue reading Wonder – #BlogElul 16
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Learning and Health – #BlogElul 14 and 15
As I was planning this series of blog posts about Elul, following Rabbi Phyllis Sommer's #BlogElul system that you see here on the left, I knew I couldn't write number 14 on Shabbat, so I figured I'd write it after Shabbat was out. But by then, of course, it would be the 15th of Elul, … Continue reading Learning and Health – #BlogElul 14 and 15
Excuses – #BlogElul 13
Another day, another blog post about Elul. I hope I don't bore you guys to tears before the month is done. Wouldn't that be a great excuse not to write them through to the end?We are so great at making excuses. If we put a fraction of the energy we put into inventing excuses into … Continue reading Excuses – #BlogElul 13
Elul is almost halfway through …
I've been reading an amazing blog by Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. She talks about all sorts of things, but right now she's engaged in a project called #BlogElul, as you can see in this picture I lifted from said blogSo, what's Elul when it's at home? Elul is the sixth month of the Hebrew calendar, and … Continue reading Elul is almost halfway through …
Why Blog?
So I've been going on about these women bloggers I've been hanging out with on FB. One of them asked us why we blog, what benefit we accrue from blogging, what keeps us going.I gave some kind of flippant answer, but in truth, now that I've been doing this for a while (almost exactly a … Continue reading Why Blog?
I’m a Shabbat Guest!
My new friend Miriam Steinberg-Egeth has got one of the coolest Jewish blogs you are going to see anywhere. Last year she blogged each of her Shabbat experiences for the entire year. This year, she's getting her friends to do it for her, clever girl. Getting 52 friends to blog for you can be a … Continue reading I’m a Shabbat Guest!
Spring Paleo Manitoba Supper
Yesterday I was at Petrasko Bros picking up some bedding plants, and of course I had to get a picture of this sign. It just shows how Manitobans feel about spring and summer, after six months of the white stuff on the ground. This year actually was pretty good, spring was early and we had … Continue reading Spring Paleo Manitoba Supper
If not now, when?
Next week, G-d willing, I will be celebrating a significant milestone in my life - achieving the half-century mark. As I fully intend to live to be 100, that's halfway through my life's journey. Hillel says, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who … Continue reading If not now, when?