Gosh, I guess I never really noticed that the NY Times was extremely biased against Israel. I didn't really read the news every day before coming to Israel. Now I read it just about every hour. Really, that's about all that's changed in my life since the war started. I was afraid to get on buses and I still am. I had been on about four before the war broke. My friends who are forced to cab around to avoid buses are definitely taking a financial hit but that's nothing compared to the people that are losing everything they have up north in Israel. I wish I could do something and I hope that my little piddling contributions to the economy here in Jerusalem are helpful. Many people all over are vacating Israel altogether and prices are being hiked up.
Meanwhile, in other news, I joined the YMCA and other than some allergy medications, I am relatively pain-free thanks to the exercise. Hooray!
At the Kottel, ran into many Washington Heights people. Woohoo! Also, scored a fantastic meal with some Chabad folks.
Trying to study my butt off so I don't embarrass my rabbi when I go before the beit din in September.
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….