Well, I’ve been gone so long that in my absence WordPress updated its blogger interface! The change is nice, by the way.
Since I last posted at the beginning of May, I have done the following:
finished my first year of rabbinical school (passing all of my courses!);
end-of-year “mekorot” class cake (first years got “R”; second years, “Ra”, etc. those graduating got “Rabbi”.); photo by salem pearce via instagram
moved from Brookline to Jamaica Plain (the balcony alone in our new place made the pain of moving worth it);
new home; photo by salem pearce via instagram
read two books (and half of two others);
went to D.C. for 24 hours for Elissa Froman‘s memorial service (you can see the video here);
popsicle stick craft project at froman’s memorial: write a word, phrase, or design that reminds you of elissa; photo by salem pearce via instagram
began studying Torah three days a week with one classmate and Psalms two days a week with another;
had visits from both my husband’s parents and my parents, as well as two friends from D.C.;
mike’s cannoli: the best reason for out-of-town visitors; photo by salem pearce via instagram
started a volunteer position with the National Havurah Institute as its fundraising coordinator;
practiced leyning Torah (I’ve read on Shabbat twice and on Thursday morning five times);
these color-coded torah portion sheets have been my constant companions; photo by salem pearce via instagram
and gotten lost running in Franklin Park, the green space near our new home, three times.
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