Sorry for the hiatus…. there have been a ton of goings on here (mostly negative) and sometimes I get so frustrated and upset and depressed that I don’t have the energy to express my thoughts clearly on paper. I still have a hard time expressing how I feel, but there are some who do a much better job than I do. If you have never read anything by Daniel Gordis then you should. On his website, Danielgordis.org, are posted his “dispatches” where he writes beautifully about Israel etc. His latest post is incredibly powerful and really speaks to how I feel the situation is here. Check it out. His latest book is also one of the major things that gave me the continued strength to make aliyah and know that I was making the right decision.
On other notes things are going well. Wedding planning is kicking into a different gear. The invitations are almost finished (the design not the printing) and David and I have started to actively look for a place to live! AH scary! Ha-ha. I am planning to go to Bar Ilan next year to study “Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology” and I am SOOOOOOOOOOO excited! Bar Ilan is significantly closer to David’s base and since he will be commuting every day it will mean a huge increase in our quality of life. I am working on getting around to going to register with the Rabbinate to get married. It sounds like such an unpleasant process that I’m really not looking forward to it! Also. I’m sick (again) this week and know that I don’t have the energy to deal with them right now!!!! It is such a shame that the Rabbinate is part of almost every major religious lifecycle event and yet it is often upsetting and difficult to work with them. Why should all of our happy occasions be marred by a trip to see the mean Rabbis who control everything?
For Purim this year I am taking the easy way out: I’m dressing up as a soldier from David’s unit. Not only do I get to wear a uniform (which makes costume choosing so easy) but I get to wear his flight suit which is like a big people version of foot-less footie-pajamas and I can’t wait. Purim will be a bit calm this year because im still in bed and getting over a violent cold ☹.
Hope everyone has a fun and meaningful Purim and is having an easy fast!
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purim sameach!
hope all is well with you and yours.
let me know how dealing with the rabbinate goes - brian and i just met with the UOS rabbi [a wonderful, wonderful man] and i'm feeling the same anxiety.
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