You know what the Geneva Conventions of 1929 were? So in 1947 the babies of the world got together and made up the Baby Conventions. These were a set of rules that all babies have to act a specific way, in order to protest unfair treatment at the hands of their parents. Read More »

The problem with blogging is that I always think of such great things to post, but by the time I get both a chance to sit down AND an internet connection, they have all flown away from me. I have so many things to say, but none of the ones occurring to me right now are appropriate for telling the world. Read More »

Potatoes should be #1 kitniyot product. They make a flour that looks like wheat flour, much more than rice, peas, corn, and other such products. Read More »

Drink warm milk spiked with some oxytocin. The downside is that sometimes you will wake up only a little bit later. But at any rate, it will most probably get you some sleep. Or, you can overwork yourself and not sleep or eat enough. Either one works. Read More »

I know I have been delinquent in attending to this blog. Even though I often have interesting ideas for posts, and lofty ideas to tell you, I never have the patience to turn on the computer, plug it in, and connect to the internet. To be honest, I don’t have patience for email, either. Read More »

I know I have been delinquent in attending to this blog. Even though I often have interesting ideas for posts, and lofty ideas to tell you, I never have the patience to turn on the computer, plug it in, and connect to the internet. To be honest, I don’t have patience for email, either. Read More »

I have two projects that, if I hand them in late until Rosh Chodesh Shvat, I have to pay 50 shekels. However, if I hand them in late after Rosh Chodesh Shvat (ie, more than one year after the course), then I have to pay 250 shekels. Read More »

I looked at my drafts and discovered quite a few old, and probably unfinished posts that were pretty decent. However, though probably unfinished with regards to the thought processes that created them, they sound quite complete when you read through them. With this in mind, I posted them. Feel free to take a look – or not, if you so choose. Read More »

A partial view of the forest on Har Carmel, before the fire. Firefighters working to sustain the fire on Har Carmel. The enormous fire that has raged since Thursday in the Carmel is arson. Arson, by Arab terrorists. Perhaps that is not how it started – it started by two stupid boys’ negligence. Read More »

Regular Chabad-bochur smicha is usually done in about a year. It includes Shabbos, Taaruvos, Basar B’chalav, and Melicha. That is, I think that’s what it includes. However, Shabbos is a substitute for treifos, and without treifos, bochur-smicha is no smicha at all. Read More »

I don’t mind a mess. But sometimes, the mess can get too much. Last night, I started feeling claustrophobic – I felt like everything was a balagan. Guess what? Move the hat, move the backpack – and the room looks decently neat. For this reason, I was told, “Chana, I moved TWO things. TWO things do not constitute a mess.” That’s true. Read More »

Nobody is answering their phone today. Well, that’s not exactly true – two or three people who I called DID answer. However, another two people, who I needed to speak to a lot more, did NOT answer. I, also, did not answer my phone when most people called today. I answered two calls and ignored two people consistently. Read More »

What happens when a fly falls into a coffee cup? The Italian – throws the cup and walks away in a fit of rage. The Frenchman – takes out the fly, and drinks the coffee. The Chinese – eats the fly and throws away the coffee. The Russian – drinks the coffee with the fly, since it was extra with no charge. Read More »

The newest form of exercises to strengthen your stomach muscles is one that you probably never thought of, yet have been doing intermittently for many years. It is called constipation. When one is constipated, they have to lean back, take a deep breath, and work very hard to push out their feces. Read More »

Do I live in a bubble? I guess I do. So be it. Why “so be it”? Shouldn’t one live in the real world? Maybe so. But I have news for you. All of us live in a bubble. Mine is a Chana-bubble. Yours is a Mushkie-bubble or a Mendy-bubble or a Sara-bubble or a Shmuly-bubble. But we all live in a bubble. I don’t see the real world. Neither do you. Read More »

Or simchas mashke? For that matter, I didn’t know that halacha allowed someone who was drunk to recite pesukim or to start bentching. Or, for that matter, to get an aliya or daven. It must be New Halacha II, that sefer that I didn’t yet learn because it isn’t well-sourced. Or maybe it’s found in Hilchot Tzfatim. Read More »

If you didn’t yet realize, my cell phone number is at the top of my CV. Please do NOT email me three hours before I’m supposed to leave for an interview in order to change the location. It is very unprofessional. Read More »

For kapparot, we had heard about two or three different options. One was in Gilo, where apparently they do everything for you, for 40 shekels. One was with Y.’s kollel, where they had a stand by the shuk, and they did everything (shchita, melicha, feathers, etc.) for 55 shekels. Read More »

I have ADHD. I used to drink coffee , which helped me concentrate. Coffee, as we all know, is a stimulant. Or rather, caffeine is. So some ADHDs like Coke, some coffee, and some tea. Most people drink caffeine, and it gives them more energy. Read More »

Is red-headedness a dominant gene? I don’t think so… So then why did I read on a medical website that it is (reading medical websites is my new procrastination technique), and therefore, in families where there is one redhead, you will likely find others? For sure it’s not so odd to see two or three redheaded siblings, but.. Read More »