Greetings from my couch where I am stationed thanks to the rain, the back pain and trying to fast on Yom Kippur. Trying, you say? Yea, I couldn't hold out. Instead of fasting entirely, I had Cheerios for breakfast (gone stale, no less) and for lunch there were chips, soda and two donuts. Gross? Yes. My stomach was eating itself and I caved after one night.
The rain is making my back hurt, my hands hurt (yes, I'm only on the internet doing some homework and surfing) so I am not at work where I should be today. I took the day off to finish some homework and rest and take a two-day Shabbat starting...now!:)
Oh, right, about Yom Kippur...wow. Just, mostly, wow. Especially for the people who weren't like me and actually fasted and didn't need breaks and prayed all day...wow. I love the Jewish people. Take me!
Aliza Hausman is a first-generation Dominican-American Latina Orthodox Jewish convert or “Jewminicana” who discovered she was born Jewish of Sephardic Jewish Turkish ancestry post-conversion. She is also a writer, blogger, educator & speaker. This blog chronicles her thoughts on being Hispanic & Jewish, focusing on identity, Judaism, Jews of colors, Latinos, diversity, race, ethnicity, conversion to Judaism, culture, multiculturalism, illness, disability, books, films, news & more….