by danya | Sep 3, 2006 | Blog
I think my method for writing this book is to write each chapter up to around 10,000 words, and then try to pare it down to the essentials, hopefully ending up at a relatively sane 7500 or so. Sometimes I write up to 10k, go down to 7k and then somehow back up to 9k...
by danya | Sep 3, 2006 | Blog
This NYT article on the economic implications of breastfeeding is worth a look. When a new mother returns to Starbucks’ corporate headquarters in Seattle after maternity leave, she learns what is behind the doors mysteriously marked “Lactation Room.†Whenever...
by danya | Sep 3, 2006 | Blog
I’m a little late commenting on last week’s parsha, but after some discussions on it this Shabbat, I decided that I couldn’t let it just pass by. One of the things we find in Ki Tetze is this, in Deuteronomy 22:13 If any man takes a wife, and goes in...
by danya | Sep 1, 2006 | Blog
Last night I went to this Soundscapes thing at Migdal David (The Tower of David). It sounds maybe a little hokey, but boy oh boy was it cool. I didn’t bring a camera, so we’ll have to make do with the pics I found online. You can see more at the...
by danya | Sep 1, 2006 | Blog
Dr. Tikvah Frymer-Kensky died yesterday after, evidently, a long battle with cancer. She was a real revolutionary in the field of feminist Bible studies. From her bio at U of C:Tikva Frymer-Kensky’s areas of specialization include Assyriology and Sumerology,...
by danya | Aug 31, 2006 | Blog
1) I’ve just crossed the line–that is, from tea to coffee when working at home. At least I’ll have to detox for Yom Kippur, so I have hopes that, briefly, I’ll ever be able to feel caffiene’s effects on me again. It’s not going to...
