The Right Rebel

I was discussing the concept of the past with my students.
 
I opened the floor for comments on how my students think they should perceive and respond to the past. I called on one student and she said.
 
“Umm…is this my perspective or the Jewish perspective?”
 
She said this lightly, with a wry smile, but she was [...]

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Driving Home a Point

I went to a wedding the other night. This is not about the wedding, but how I got there and the wedding is just the context as to why I was in a car in this particular case.
 
The wedding was a little distance away, about a 45 minutes drive from Brooklyn. I printed out [...]

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Teeth: The Ultimate Test

In my meme the subject of teeth came up, and I’d like to fully address it.
 
Teeth, their primary purpose is to aid in digestion, mainly in the initial intake of biting and chewing food. But like many parts of our bodies, they seem to have taken on an additional baggage: something to look at aesthetically. [...]

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Memes, “Meh!”

I’m really not into memes and so far avoided being tagged, but since I have been now, and I can’t ignore it, because a lovely comment let me know that I was tagged, and because my mother brought me up well, I will respond. I will not, however, tag anyone else.
 
So, here goes:
 
He never [...]

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College Co-dependence

I knew there was a downside to graduating; I just didn’t think it would come to bite me so fast. I no longer have the greatest excuse ever,
 
“I’m sorry I can’t, I have work for college.” 
 
This works on everything. People don’t excuse work “work”. They’ll say you’re working too hard for nothing.
 
But [...]

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My Happy Chanukah Post

I just ate a jelly doughnut with no jelly. It was supposed to have jelly; I was waiting eagerly for it to ooze out and me having to wipe my face, and maybe scare my niece that I’m bleeding.
 
But they tricked me, there was no jelly, and I waited and ate in vain.
 
I only [...]

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Now What?

What next?
 
I attended my last graduate class tonight. I got back my thesis. I thanked my professors. I said good-bye to my classmates. And my question is, now what?
 
I have a great job in my field, so I don’t feel the need to find something where I can utilize my skills.
 
I work part-time, [...]

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Paternal Predictions

I hope I don’t turn out like my father.
 
Don’t get me wrong. I love my father.
 
Tonight we were doing an early spring-cleaning, just one closet. Out came the old coats, the worn out shoes, the broken kitchen appliances, and assorted memories.
 
There was a large leather portfolio that I dump unceremoniously on the side. It [...]

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Proselytizing Productions

My schools production was tonight. It was actually quite cute, tons of great musical numbers taken straight from the best of Broadway…
 
…so let’s break it down…
 
Choir – the choirs were gorgeous, had great interesting harmonies, the soloist were good, except for one kid who obviously took voice lessons but hadn’t mastered the art yet as [...]

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…10,000…

Apparently 10,000 hits is considered a milestone in the blogging world, as both FrumPunk and Frum Meets World celebrated theirs.
So I did it.
In a little less than six months.
That’s good right?
Am I supposed to put myself up for evaluation?
What do you like, not like?
What do you want to see more of?
Anything you’d like me [...]

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