
Note(s) Paper(s)
What do I see? Detail. Intentionality. Hope. What was I trying to save? Notes' Paper Note Papers What do I wonder? Why I kept them so...
Why Choose One Book?
On Simchat Tora I think about libraries. The library was my solution to finding the book my niece wanted to buy. During my visit to...
Two Books: An Introduction Part IX
For this blog series, it would be obvious that I put two books in conversation before, but never has one of them be my own. At first, my...
Choose Your Words Carefully
"The word, 'fast' for Yom Kippur means we don't eat, and we don't drink," my Hebrew teacher explained. Not every Hebrew student in my...
(Holding on) Opportunities (on Hold)
From a list of 117 books put out by My Jewish Learning earlier in the year, I had put a handful on hold. I read the introductions of a...
Why You Fail (Forward)
Prior to my new gym, I did not know what a one rep max was. It is the amount of weight you can lift once. The same definition follows...
(Necklace) Chains
I keep all my earrings and necklaces in a tiny box. I store the box in a drawer. I am gentle. I don't shake it. I don't turn the box...
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home. . .  You can stitch it on a sampler and bake it in a pie. What kind of pie are you imagining? Apple? Are apples...
Crossfit(ting in) for a Cure
Since returning from Guatemala, working out had consistently been a metaphor for both belonging and success. During that time, I had...
A Quiet Summer
The questions in June implied, as they always do, that I should be excited about summer, or at the very least, busy. Since everyone...