Rosh HaShanah begins at sundown this Wednesday. I get very reflective and introspective this time of year, as many Jews do worldwide, and rightfully so: we are about to enter into the Days of Awe. On Rosh HaShanah, Adonai (G-d) opens the Book of Life. For the next ten days, … Read More »
The First Year in Our House!
We've paid off 1/30th of our mortgage! :) We have been in our house for a year as of today (technically as of about 4:30pm today, but who's counting). This time last year, we watched Hurricane Earl rolling across the Salem Harbor as we signed our deed. This year, we're a week … Read More »
You Asked, I Answer: Fun and Deep Stuff
Thank you to everyone who submitted a question to my Formspring this week! This has been a really neat experience. I'll keep this intro short, as you all asked me a ton of great questions. So many, in fact, I need to break all my answers down into two posts. Today, I'll answer … Read More »
But not forgotten.
Her name was Amber. I knew her only so briefly before her bright spark sputtered out, alone, in an abandoned house in Trenton, New Jersey. A heroin overdose at age 21. She was found in August 2006 and yet her family wasn't notified until March of 2008, despite her mother Linda … Read More »
Infertility Book Review: “Good Eggs” by Phoebe Potts
Welcome back to my Infertility Summer Reading review series! Tune in every other Friday this summer for a new review. Check out the schedule of reviews below. You can even grab your own copy of the books reviewed by clicking the book covers under the Infertility Summer Reading … Read More »
Blog Tour of Inspired Reading: The Red Tent
Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. In today's hop, the blog featured before mine is Karen's But I Digress. The blog featured after me is the … Read More »
Infertile Women of the Torah: Resourceful Hannah
The Infertile Women of the Torah is an occasional series here at Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed that examines the role of infertility in the Torah (Old Testament). Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1851).In my last post, I introduced the idea that infertility is of cultural … Read More »
The Infertile Women of The Torah: Infertility in Biblical Judaism
Marc Chagall (1956):Hannah prays to the Lord for a son who will be SamuelMy page titled Who Are Hannah and Sarah? consistently gets the second highest number of views on this blog, besides the main page. It makes sense: neither are my name so the page outlines from … Read More »
Three Years Ago Today
I took your hand and spoke with purpose:Matzati et she'ahava nafshi(I have found him, whom my soul loves)Three years ago, I remember my veiled perspective: surrounded by family and song, my excitement lulled into comtemplative anticipation as the rabbi lead us in niggun her … Read More »
Holy OMNOMNOM-ing
Welcome to another ICLW! I've been missing from the blogosphere recently and I thought that ICLW was just what I needed to get back into the virtual swing of things. Past ICLW intros can be found linked here, but to give you the quick rundown:• I'm 28 with POF. Hoping to pursue … Read More »