Greetings from shul where I have been since 8:30am. I came to stuff folders and anything else that was needed so that I could "work off" my high holidays debt. I really cannot afford to be Jewish. I am going to FREEEEEEEEZE if it gets any colder because I do not own any winter skirts. Help!!! Start a charity for my legs, oh, right, most of you have already started a charity for my stomach.
I stuffed folders for Tuesday and Wednesday's services. I pulled all the pashmina shawls (shul is cold) out of their plastic homes and removed labels and just in case anyone gets any ideas...labeled them with "KJ." It was tons of fun because I got to play with Devora and Arona (laugh-riot) and Amanda (converting to Judaism soon!). Yay, new friend-like people.
I took a break from 10-11am to practice my Hebrew. Everyone else's Hebrew was better than mine. Am Hebrew-slow. Sniffle.
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….