Posted Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:53 PM
No, that isn't a typo. Today, I talked to my grandmother, who informed me that she bought me a doily to wear on my head when I go to services at the synagogue. Married Jewish women in Conservative and more religious services cover their heads. Some really
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Shoshie
Filed under: Jewish, married life
Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:49 PM
Yesterday Adam and I re-opened one of our engagement presents. I use the term re-opened because it had been given to us in Chicago by my bubbe and zayde over Thanksgiving (when we first got engaged). It was a huge box that had two boxes inside it -- one
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Shoshie
Filed under: Jewish, Presents, Challah
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:14 PM
Yesterday was a strange day. No one specific thing made it strange ... it was a combo. No. 1: I left work to meet Adam at the bank to open our money market account for the wedding checks. We received a check from my bubbe for Chanukah, but we couldn't
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Shoshie
Filed under: Jewish, Coffee, Money
Posted Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:43 PM
Ever since I realized my work computer had an iTunes function, I've been having way too much fun selecting songs to keep me entertained while editing and writing stories. However, I had nowhere to put the songs since I didn't have an iPod. All of that
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Posted by
Shoshie
Filed under: Jewish, Music
Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 6:17 AM
The life of a Jewish bride is filled with so many odd moments -- beyond what you'd find in the pages of most bridal magazines. For example: This past weekend we celebrated the holiday of Purim , which commemorates the victory of a brave queen and the
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Shoshie
Filed under: Jewish, Holidays