Relevant Metaphors

I bought an external hard drive not long ago, and transferring a lot of my bulkier files (photos, some music, etc) onto it enabled me to free up some serious space on my actual computer. My nice laptop works much, much faster and more happily now than it has in quite...

Daf Sheni

I’ve handed in all my coursework for the semester. It’s just me vs. the second Talmud comp exam, to come this Thursday. I haven’t posted much about prep for this exam (in contrast to Daf Exam I, this summer). Much of this is due to the fact that the...

Smachot!

Two simchas in very close proximity to one another–joy upon joy. Many mazel tovs to Shlomo and Melanie (and Koby), as well as to Andrew and Kim, for the births of their babies. May they all* grow up to be healthy, happy, and basking in love. *Yep, three babies...

Wardrobe Change

As you can see, the site has gotten a new set of design clothes. It was time. Many thanks, as always, to Dan for his kind assistance in this matter.

The Grinch Who Stole The Latkes

Massive cuteness written by one of my teachers, Rabbi Ed Feinstein: (x-posted to Jewschool) Oh the Jews of old Jewville, just loved holidays, And kept them religiously, in all of their ways. On Rosh Hashana, they ate apples and honey Then came to the Temple, all...

Happy Chanukah!

I hope you’re all having a lovely miracle season so far. Things aren’t bad on this end. I’ve had my first latke of the season, though the woman who brought them insisted that they be dressed with tahini, not apple sauce and sour cream. This troubles...