oh weird also had a dream that was deeply integrated with iconography of different Disney princesses and like at one point there was a moat? and it was connected to a series of water slides? yeah…brain was all over the place with that one

if this isn’t a metaphor for trying to learn about a new spiritual practice as an adult I don’t know what is

apparently I dream about trying to read the Siddur fast enough to keep up with the music now…

OMG I FINISHED SEFER YETZIRAH OMG IT IS SO GOOD AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

the 4 year old started inviting me and my kids to their family’s halloween party and I was like “slow down, bud, maybe check with your mom and dad before inviting random people to your house” 😆

rabbi gave plastic shofars to my kids (not to keep - God forbid!!) and they were running around blowing into them and then in a later conversation with him I happened to mention having a low tolerance level for noise and he was like “I’m sorry” 😅

just what about free speeched my husbands upset story about Muslims and he got all confused and couldn’t answer very well lolz

found out that a book I was wanting to read is not only only available in an edition of the author’s complete works (bound to be expensive) but also this volume is only available in Hebrew well damn then

read these children’s books at synagogue to the kids because the person who was going to do story time had to leave unexpectedly, and the stories were so good and I’m still thinking about them

Me: I'm feeling really Sapphic You: Tell me more 😏 Me: ............... and if ......... [thy]me...... .......................... hands.......... [swan, or possibly an extinct species of gourd] .........................s

my 6 yo wriggled her way out of doing morning school today so she could go to Yom Kippur service and then invited her brother along 🥹

Kabbalah be like “thing” and I’m like “I disagree with thing!” and then Kabbalah be like “other thing” and I’m like “oh wait that makes sense”

so CLOSE to finishing the commentary on Sefer Yetzirah tonight but alas I’m sleepy 🥱

was talking to a coworker about spiritual stuff and Yom Kippur plans and such and one thing led to another and he was like “you should look into Kabbalah I think you’d find it interesting” and I was like “wayyyy ahead of you there, bud”

my 6 yo last minute invited herself to come along to Kol Nidre thank goodness there were other kids there

my daughter created a synagogue on my bed - her beloved puma is the rabbi of course 🥹

for some reason this answer didn’t work on my highschool precalculus homework…

went for a walk, apparently exhausted myself…wut the fuck

knowing the answer blocks the wealth and abundance of mystery

joined for a moment by this little lady

it’s cool how beauty doesn’t run out

Baby Saja by my daughter (age 11 - posted with permission)

I showed my Arabic writing practice to my 7 yo and he was deeply impressed: “it looks like what’s on the computer screens in an alien space ship!!”

“I think boys should paint their nails more often - they look cool” ~ my 11 year old

just discovered that all the times my 7 yo has been declaring “mom, I’m booooooored” what he really meant was “mom can you play with me?” 🥹🥺

you had me at “it’s such a bummer that Protestantism”

finished part one of the Tanya!!

absolutely askance that I haven’t gotten any further notifications this evening 😤

aw shoot I’m close to finished with the Sefer Yetzirah commentary 🥹

welp the oud playing is briefer than usual tonight on account of my kids never leaving me the fuck alone

oud time!!

well fuck me my kids are going absolutely bonkers for no reason and I can’t reign it in at allllllll

wait is it tacky for me to be wearing my gold septum ring on yom kippur?

they should invent a getting kids ready for bed that doesn’t require energy from a parent who’s been working all day and is exhausted

I mean what would really be the harm in learning the Arabic writing system at least…?

found a metal cover of How It’s Done and it’s actually kinda amazing

tried listening to several new bands to explore new things or whatever but they were all boring and awful so now I'm listening to nirvana instead

ecclesiastes if king solomon were on bsky...

stuff keeps going on and things continuously happen

if you're not sure, always ask especially at work people may have sheer overlooked a key detail...

the only political commentary you'll get out of me:

oh no another person did a thing

all I want to do is study Hebrew and read the Bible and read about Judaism and go to synagogue now…

oops I was gonna study my vocab for this week and then realized I didn’t even make flashcards for this vocab yetttttt…

can’t get the tune we sing modeh ani to at synagogue out of my head and of course I only know like 4 of the words so they’re just circling round and round in my head and I’m gonna go insane aren’t I?

and now I shall drink a cup of tea and read about Yom Kippur

damn practicing oud is hard work ~ me, relaxing on my phone after practicing for 2 minutes

theoretically like how creationism is a theory

hello

wut the FUCK some strings of my oud STAYED in tune since yesterday!!!!