Brief update

12th February, 2011 - Posted by admin - 3 Comments

The past two weeks have been a lot more busy than intended. I haven’t been able to blog but I’ve been making progress with the goals. For the first Shabbat in non-anglo communities, I decided to go to my relatives just outside of Jerusalem in Kfar Etzyon in Gush Etzyon. Since making aliyah I go […] Read More

What inspired me to start this?

26th December, 2010 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment

I have no idea what inspired me to start this. Things in my past tend to blur together and it’s hard to mark certain things. What I do recall is that a relationship ended, I started thinking about my life, I started reading Eat, Pray, Love, and the third annual Chanukka challenge took place. I’m […] Read More

Isn’t this what your gap year is for?

25th December, 2010 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment

A few days ago I met up with my roommate from last year and told her some of the goals on the list. I mentioned planting a tree, finding a chavruta, finding a rabbi, going to a new community once a month, etc. … Her response was: “Isn’t that what seminary is for?” Yes. Unlike […] Read More

Plant a tree with me

24th December, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I’m planting a tree through the JNF on Tu B’Shvat/my birthday to kick off the challenge. I’d like to get at least 28 people to also plant a tree or take part in this as well. I created an event on Facebook with more information. Hope you can […] Read More

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