tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37246951891133357402024-03-14T11:15:01.334-04:00frum femalethoughts on life, movies, books... through the eyes of a modern orthodox single womanfrum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1815125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-80725663340351536212024-02-26T10:38:00.000-05:002024-02-26T10:38:22.533-05:00In Search of Other Reasons...<p> When I was a kid I never understood why though American society demonized the Nazis I didn't get the impression they were condemning them because of what they did to the Jews. To me this was the main reason to despise them. As time went by I learned more about the Nazis and found that Jew hatred was not their only evil though still the most heinous to me until this day . I think that this is why when people through around the word Nazi that though an insult , the insult isn't the same as if I would use it as a slur.</p><p> Andrew Cuomo's covid policies put covid patients back in nursing homes but ultimately stopped being governor due to accusations of sexual harassment, not really his biggest sin.</p><p> Claudine Gay stepped down from her position due to accusations of plagerism but not for her belief that words are violence but not when they are words of violence against Jews </p><p> The world is backwards. I think that a hope for the world to condemn Hamas is to find another reason for them to want to eradicate them than the wanting to genocide Jews and destroy the west and then they will be on our side. The world is so upside down these days. </p><p> </p><p> </p>frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-9979392566651233712024-02-18T21:08:00.003-05:002024-02-20T00:14:52.032-05:00Purim<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtr7h4FCaxB3y78wxr6XIv2qJU1szgcDXxOnpHEliRAZRJyZqeB6-F-3a26SEwGVOptVLOVFL3OCGjllYenMxPFO7eSPBNGRy7gKneR-b8fEe-qcJy9B2CcKHp5V9bH17DTR-Hw5GE3JsfIRdsYOHuqFosA3hRd51eDAeBK5nLaunVR9Cf6wObbeskf0/s3780/94E79B39-F62E-4C4D-8704-71C93948CB67.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtr7h4FCaxB3y78wxr6XIv2qJU1szgcDXxOnpHEliRAZRJyZqeB6-F-3a26SEwGVOptVLOVFL3OCGjllYenMxPFO7eSPBNGRy7gKneR-b8fEe-qcJy9B2CcKHp5V9bH17DTR-Hw5GE3JsfIRdsYOHuqFosA3hRd51eDAeBK5nLaunVR9Cf6wObbeskf0/s320/94E79B39-F62E-4C4D-8704-71C93948CB67.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnLeQvwHQcXDeJ8DuFhP53qXV8WRkNTiK6tGqqpTFLMbtylQB7OFGP3DoiSmXSHsN2k7Ih0ZJEVtVJpk23MSa0ZTsqFwEXefaP_J_Q2AWabeLvnY_bobR732fb4N5Zst7gI5QVfnFJHcVhb5iZA26wsOkuH_gSgGlJ6YzuTfLWdfzDtWIwz5NoXkCgq4/s2342/AB4D7529-CE0F-4C25-B0F9-7A48B7845F1E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="2342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnLeQvwHQcXDeJ8DuFhP53qXV8WRkNTiK6tGqqpTFLMbtylQB7OFGP3DoiSmXSHsN2k7Ih0ZJEVtVJpk23MSa0ZTsqFwEXefaP_J_Q2AWabeLvnY_bobR732fb4N5Zst7gI5QVfnFJHcVhb5iZA26wsOkuH_gSgGlJ6YzuTfLWdfzDtWIwz5NoXkCgq4/s320/AB4D7529-CE0F-4C25-B0F9-7A48B7845F1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Society these days is so messed up. The only true binary is men and women and yet somehow that has become contraversial yet with other things there can only be one derech otherwise one gets shut down or cancelled Only one way to look at covid 19.. If one doesn't have the same point of view as the special people decree then people don't even consider your opinion . Makes me feel like I'm living in the twilight zone. And all this has been going on before October 7.<p></p><p> The saddest part of the post October 7 world is that it didn't surprise me, I just was hoping it wouldn't reach this place. . I am most confused by those who are trending onto the pro Hamas train. At first I thought they glommed on because they hate or are indifferent to Jews, and actually knew what they were rallying for. I thought the university had taught them the why . Now I realize that they are brainwashed but don't really know what it is they are participating in. I keep waiting for the trend to pass. I wish that I could explain to them what is really going on. I try to enlighten those I know who are open to hearing the truth. </p><p> The demonstrations of hate feel like a gut punch . Though there are fewer pro Israel rallies they are all the more powerful. They bring me hope. As much as I am disturbed by the destruction and the hate of the other side, when I see the humanity of the Jewish people and our allies I realize that though its a tough fight I know that I am on the right side and I am proud of us. Despite my trepidation I see that we are standing our ground. We are supporting each other . I see celebrities who were always known as public Jews really stand up for Israel in a way even they may not have thought was possible. I had read an internet troll comment who was annoyed by all of the "C" list celebrities who are speaking up for Israel . I smiled.. This is why it is the most awesome. They are out there shining in the most important way possible . I am so impressed with their sincerity and it helps keeps my spirits up to follow them. </p><p> I am ready for Purim to come and for an end to this war and a victory for the Jewish people. and for the road to a return to a new normal that actually is normal. </p><p> </p>frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-82451201929584027372024-01-28T17:34:00.001-05:002024-01-30T18:49:34.591-05:00Heartbreak <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50eGbCc71nbyZumcPYyahLYoJCqWi_Bd219shu0eMhrFfLLci47Qvp2t0S0upPJKhAYmONnFG_X1rE2y54Qa87ILSWQ3_SanBUPF3rMC8yhcTn2r0Vo-WTsXY7l8fFcra6P3ncolU_-874zqfA0NzW7f89k0a2wFVjCMgqkE3UijtFxkcHXOAhBIY9A4/s4032/IMG_5205.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50eGbCc71nbyZumcPYyahLYoJCqWi_Bd219shu0eMhrFfLLci47Qvp2t0S0upPJKhAYmONnFG_X1rE2y54Qa87ILSWQ3_SanBUPF3rMC8yhcTn2r0Vo-WTsXY7l8fFcra6P3ncolU_-874zqfA0NzW7f89k0a2wFVjCMgqkE3UijtFxkcHXOAhBIY9A4/s320/IMG_5205.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ddg8izUcFUQvPhFAW21mkpEWeR8oMP_E7yl4bfkWHTG7sPMe9OIXvp389P9wIJFzxTo2CEVQ9WNNNfv_2osCJydu9qiMZ4V-4VCB7IdCSfCrmvVhiyiOg8Hmgbx_73hS7wTfgWbUzbFEheMtZ2lmkG9tDYFYQJjrZA177BguPIzlhxUqzpWiWYQ1rY/s4032/IMG_5204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ddg8izUcFUQvPhFAW21mkpEWeR8oMP_E7yl4bfkWHTG7sPMe9OIXvp389P9wIJFzxTo2CEVQ9WNNNfv_2osCJydu9qiMZ4V-4VCB7IdCSfCrmvVhiyiOg8Hmgbx_73hS7wTfgWbUzbFEheMtZ2lmkG9tDYFYQJjrZA177BguPIzlhxUqzpWiWYQ1rY/s320/IMG_5204.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lqYtfoUrBid1dCkZVCklA9A9OvA-klxLVz2SZ7rHSwsbNvf3Pm3sztQ_te_MG3Zper-pdrGmtv-C4L-crBpUtgYwAxBS_zosgAoOH_7CqdJt69OZs-4o54zNXcwrskvWGeLRXTjpFc2A3SAaNiYmfjohMRbPBg5c2EHX5qvCPNkj5uHkeJ81-a5nB4s/s4032/IMG_5203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lqYtfoUrBid1dCkZVCklA9A9OvA-klxLVz2SZ7rHSwsbNvf3Pm3sztQ_te_MG3Zper-pdrGmtv-C4L-crBpUtgYwAxBS_zosgAoOH_7CqdJt69OZs-4o54zNXcwrskvWGeLRXTjpFc2A3SAaNiYmfjohMRbPBg5c2EHX5qvCPNkj5uHkeJ81-a5nB4s/s320/IMG_5203.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />After the October 7 massacre in Israel I have not been able to get my thoughts together. There is so much to say and its hard to know where to start. I am so disturbed by the brutal massacre and mutilation as well as heartbroken by the abduction of 250 civilians.
I lived in Israel for 2 years after high school. I went to a girl's yeshiva . Though it did not make me want to immediately make aliyah, it did give me a strong bond to my Jewish homeland.
A few things have really stood out about Israel that have stayed with me for all of these years. In Israel there is a deep respect for older people . When I was eigtheen and went on buses in Jerusalem, if you did not stand up and give your seat to an older person there was someone religious or secular telling me to give them my seat. I have NEVER seen this anywhere else. On Israeli independence day everyone you knew or did not know would bop each other on the head with baby toy hammers. Not sure if this is still a tradition, but it was years ago. In what other country would this happen and you would not be afraid? None I have ever heard of.
It was amazing to be in Israel and see Rachel's Tomb, Masada, Maarat Hamachpelah, and the kotel. All of these places I had just learned about in school had came to life.
Machaneh Yehudah (the Jewish farmer's market) has the most incredible melange of produce and spices . I remember there being a pita bread oven on the premises that made the freshest most tasty pita bread I have ever eaten. When I lived in Israel it was before pita bread had been mainstreamed in the United States.
Though I haven't visited Israel in years , Israel is still close to my heart. This is why what has happened there since 10/7 is most painful.
I have friends and relatives who live in Israel.
Watching people rip down the pictures of the Israeli hostages has been so upsetting. So many loveley people have posted pleas from their friends and relatives for their release. Many have postd videos of those who were taken hostage so we can get to know who they are. Others have posted memorial videos of those who were so tragically murdered. All of this makes me cry , but it also has made me feel closer to Israel. A few people have posted vigils of the hostage square in Tel Aviv where family members hold vigil for their loved ones who are being held hostage. The most touching is to hear them saying havdalah together at the end of Shabbos and seeing them sing shalom alechim by the Shabbat table set up for those who are held hostage.
One can delude ones self living far from Israel that one does not know personally any of those who were taken hostage One of the shuls near me hosted an evening with two brave daughters of one of the hostages spoke. As it turns out one of the hostages from the Nova festival is the nephew of someone who was in my cabin in summer camp many years ago. He is also the cousin of a good friend I had when I was nine years old.
I am praying for the end of this war, for peace , for the return of all of the hostages, the elimination of hamas and for peace and sefety for the Jewish people frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-71023647384752624872023-11-05T19:05:00.005-05:002023-11-05T19:12:23.484-05:00Horton Hears A Who. I have many thoughts and fears aboout the war in Israel. It was such a major shock to hear about it in shul on Shmini Atzeret. It made the yizkor service I participated in a bit more intense .
Over the years the progessives have been getting more cozy to the anti Israel crowd .The last major confilict had a lot of protests in Manhattan which were chilling. This time around the casualties from Hamas were like a gut punch. There were even more people siding with Hamas but in the weirdest way. So many young college students are spewing such hatred but I get the feeling they don't really know what is going on they just have been told by the wrong people what side they should be on. They seem relieved they have someone they think they can safely hate. The irony is their hate for America has caused them to be on the side of people who would love to bring their downfall. People who hate the west and aside from hating Jews those they are siding with hate Christians just as much . These useful idiots don't realize they are joining a cause hell bent on ruining their way of life.
Being Jewish I have been davening as much as possible. All of this that has been going on is a bit too apocolyptic to me. Its not that I am in complete shock its just that I was really hoping that the state of affairs the world is in now would not have happened .
As a Jewish person I feel a lot like my community is whoville and we are waiting for Horton to help save us. Or I guess its just an analogy to wanting Hashem to save us. We have to do the best we can to save ourselves and our society but it feels so big and that only Hashem can truly save us.
Despite every fear I have been having lately I am heartend by the brave people who have been exposing the names of the useful idiots who have been ripping down the posters of the kidnapped Israeli civilians. I am heartend by the brave souls who have confronted them . I am heartend by the young man who educates stuedents about how hamas doesn't have American liberal values and some of the kids would realize they aren't as informed as they thougt on this issue. Its bad that they have been indoctrinated but I feel that for many of these people its not too late to save them from the dark side.
The truly wonderful thing that I have seen lately is the solidarity and unity of the Jewish people in NYC and arouhd the world . So many inspiring words have been imparted. So much love has been sent to our bretheren in Israel. So many beautiful rallies for Israel with so much emotion and love. So many pulling together in any way they can to help Israel. We Jews love life and I am proud to be part of a people who love life .
I pray for peace and a victory for Israel , for the Jewsish people and for all good people all over the world .
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-82829619322022177902023-01-29T14:03:00.000-05:002023-01-29T14:03:21.134-05:00The Future Recently at work I had the least triggering conversation with co-workers in a long time. Each was showing pictures of their nieces and the baby fever was ignited. One wanted to supress the baby fever because she wanted to go to graduate school. Finally . Normal conversation. No politics, no disease talk. Just normal speak that could be discussed in any generation . I have hope for the future. Literally.....frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-2180206722390288822023-01-21T23:40:00.001-05:002023-01-21T23:40:58.592-05:00Time Passages Lately I have run into a lot of older people that I haven't seen in a few years and I have noticed how much they have aged. Some are losing their memoriesa , others have aquired difffernt disablitiles. It makes me realize how fleeting life is and how much it is important to appreciate what we do have when we have it . Sadly its hard to internalize because often we don't focus on a particular gift of human functioning until we lose it. I suppose general gratitude is in order, kind of like the simple morning prayers we say when we wake up.
Its kind of crazy that we don't always internalize gratitude for ones general health until experience more of life, but better late than never. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bmuSKI39IXS52V1IYyuahKRxlZB2e_2R3E2rEElG7-gVr7BSNvr1-CffWccQ6V1OWqz0fwO-vMKnUflDWjrcFTSwtPzTPsnLKBt9o4LI9p3BUxDNATb_d-rLjfX4quP9GFd3y8aH7VsY0Wt0ord4GmO1h3yGC2Hh9Yvim0Jd_NbdACDbKigGNfFw/s5184/IMG_7892.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bmuSKI39IXS52V1IYyuahKRxlZB2e_2R3E2rEElG7-gVr7BSNvr1-CffWccQ6V1OWqz0fwO-vMKnUflDWjrcFTSwtPzTPsnLKBt9o4LI9p3BUxDNATb_d-rLjfX4quP9GFd3y8aH7VsY0Wt0ord4GmO1h3yGC2Hh9Yvim0Jd_NbdACDbKigGNfFw/s320/IMG_7892.JPG"/></a></div>frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-76616479243770608772022-11-24T20:13:00.001-05:002022-11-24T20:13:07.728-05:00Nostalgia During all of the shutdowns of the past few years I have had a lot of time to peruse nostalgia groups on Facebook that look back at the 70's ,80's and 90's. They are a lot of fun to take part in . Random people post their old photos. It can be a guilty pleasure, but just for a little while. After a while it becomes a little depressing. Its fun to look back but not to just look back. A lot of the difficultly of the past few years is that so many people have been afraid to move forward with life. Life is full of change and as much as its important to appreciate and remember the past its so important to live in the moment and make more memories.
Happy Thanksgiving 2022! Here's to making more memories and enjoying the present!frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-8674103180159397982022-08-22T02:58:00.004-04:002022-08-22T03:03:00.059-04:00THREE MINUTES - A LENGTHENING [Official Trailer]<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/I8RprTU0hXY" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Several years ago I saw the documentary Three Minutes in Poland and read the book by Glenn Kurtz. Three minutes in Poland is a three minute home movie Glenn Kurtz's grandfather took when he and Kurtz's grandmother went on a European vacation in the summer o 1938 . I also have watched various YouTube videos about Kurtz meeting one of the people who was in this three minute film. Now there is a longer film about this home movie.
When I heard that there was another documentary about this movie and that the producer and Kurtz would be at the showing for Q& A I quickly bought a ticket. I wasn't sure how much more there was to be added to the story but I was willing to check it out.
So often when I see footage like this I feel like it spins so quickly and I am not quite able to take enough of it in. This new documentary makes sure that the viewer is able to take it all in and more.
David Kurtz , the man who took this film was not a filmmaker . He had just bought the home movie camera a few weeks before his trip and he brought some color kodachrome film with him. As a result this is one of the few color films of its kind and the only one of its kind of the village of Nasielsk, Poland. What makes this film so beautiful is that you see the joie de vivre of these people. The film captures their personalities. Many of the kids who are filmed act really goofy which as it turns out was rather poignant. There is a woman chiding her daughter. There is what looks like a brother sister having a spat. Everyone seemed excited to see a video camera . There were touching moments between fathers and sons. The film played over so many times that I feel like I got to know these people. I got to see part of a world that was destroyed .
There are a lot of unknowns about those in this film but there are also a lot of clues that can be revealed by what is shown . I have always thought that that G-d leaves us answers to so much in this world that can be figured out if one knows how to read the clues one is given. This film leaves more clues than first meets the eye.
This documentary as well as the original 3 minutes of footage is a living memorial to the people in this film whose names we may never know . Often people remember faces better than names which is fortunate. These faces won't be forgotten .
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-153298581852984872022-08-15T02:30:00.006-04:002022-08-17T22:01:49.735-04:00Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd2vHj1zNOXhZSlR4r8kqOj4CxlNmtdBM-crHK3O1_MDM-jvVoO7vJtoxvE5LzsbeDspjgL8HaOovTREfD8DRjZVj6FZOPOaVHEAt4KS5gaDeGa3_aOTQ7BWOsJpNhmNnzPAWPcT6RIbarGCNtoTTE3tQKHUC0N3ATyPAeY2ojcDAbnn_4xoJZa-k/s4032/D937C81D-4E09-481D-A837-AEBDE3EEC104.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd2vHj1zNOXhZSlR4r8kqOj4CxlNmtdBM-crHK3O1_MDM-jvVoO7vJtoxvE5LzsbeDspjgL8HaOovTREfD8DRjZVj6FZOPOaVHEAt4KS5gaDeGa3_aOTQ7BWOsJpNhmNnzPAWPcT6RIbarGCNtoTTE3tQKHUC0N3ATyPAeY2ojcDAbnn_4xoJZa-k/s320/D937C81D-4E09-481D-A837-AEBDE3EEC104.jpeg"/></a></div> The world is so strange. A person is born into one era with parents,grandparents, siblings etc. And then time passes. Slowly grandparents pass on , neighbors pass on and the world slowly changes. The people who were once such large parts of our lives are no longer around and we are forced to live in a new reality a new world that some of our friends and family will never know and will never be a part of.
Slowly the celebrities who had been so much of the culture age and others become the culture. Slowly the cultural icons pass on . New technologies emerge and one forgets that there was a way of life before these innovations.
Sometimes when I think back to different times in my life and then for a moment I realize that not only are those times gone so are many people who were part of that memory. I could never go back to that time not just because time has past but also because those who were part of that memory have passed as well.
As I get older it seems like there are fewer and fewer who remember the different worlds I have known throughout my life. Of course this is how life is. It is ever changing. Worlds are ending and worlds are emerging. Sometimes I wish time could slow down a bit so I can savor the good moments in life and spend more time with the people that I love.
No one can stop the change of the worlds. All we can do is make the best of each world we get to participate in and know.
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-3047519537688140602022-05-30T05:09:00.004-04:002022-05-30T05:18:24.464-04:00Voices Of America - Hands Across America (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Il6yAPJh13s/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Il6yAPJh13s" frameborder="0"></iframe> I admit that I haven't thought about Hands Across America in decades until today when I watched the Harry Chapin documentary . Harry Chapin was of a time when celebrities actually stood for causes that were real , like world hunger instead of worrying about the what pronoun to use . Apparently he was an activist for preventing world hunger. He was the inspiration for Live Aid and Hands Across America in the mid 1980's. Watching this documentary made me so sad . How could our country have lost its way so much in the the past thirty six years and how can we possibly go back to those more unified days? If they tried doing this now people would not want to hold hands with someone who was not of the same political party or if someone wasn't vaccinated enough. I really have no answers, but I think that sharing my thoughts as well as this video might be a start. Maybe it could wake a few people up.It really was a much better world when people at least attempted to get along.
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-40158329891414987272021-07-17T22:57:00.002-04:002021-07-17T23:01:46.135-04:00Julia Haart and her Unorthodox Life HMMM.... Where do I start? I just watched the new Netflix series MY UNORTHODOX LIFE. I wanted to hate it but I did not.
In case you are living under a rock there is a a new Netflix series about a formerly yeshivish woman who became a VERY rich fashion designer married to a very rich goy who owns Elite World and La Perla to name drop a little .
I follow Modi Rosenfeld on Instagram and he summed it up best in his Instagram story. "Nebach, she had to go OTD to get a Netflix special".And after reading this pearl it hit me. Julia Haart has the life every kid who wants to go off the derech thinks their life would be if they were not frum. They would be a rich CEO , they would have a rich goyishe spouse who does their bidding more than their former yiddishe one would . There would be rainbows and unicorns. Julia Haart has an awesome life now and even she admits in her show that she is very fortunate that her kids still talk to her and her husband isn't forbidding her to see their fourteen year old son. Most people who go OTD do not have famiial support and they also do not have the drive to succeed that Julia does. That said, though her life is pretty rad, her life is very 1999. If she didn't have the OTD stuff this would not be a very cool show. Her children are not very wild, even the one who is questioning her sexual preferences is pretty vanilla in terms of 2021. Yes if Julia Haart was not OTD, this series would not even be a thing.
Of course Julia denigrates the frum lifestyle, but I did not find Julia herself to be all that admirable as a person so it kind of weakens her denigration. She meddles too much with her adult children and their sex lives as well as being too pushy about how non-religious she would like them to be. Haart is so over the top that her frum ex husband who does appear in the series comes off as a saint. This is why I do not hate this series. No matter how much she denigrates frumkiet she does not totally trash her ex husband. The series ends with her family celebrating her ex husband's impending engagement to his girlfriend and Julia being genuinely happy for him.
The other thing that this series does is that it uses a lot of frum words and terms and explains them . I have never seen a mainstream series do this ever. Of course Julia mostly was negative about these the Jewish concepts, but it does incidently give people an introduction to Judaism one may not have had before.
MY UNORTHDOOX LIFE is very stylish and fun to watch but I really do not know why people beside me would like it.
I understand why so many hate the show, she insults frum Judaism and she has some real gripes . Then again, being frum isn't for everyone and if she had her gripes at least she left and is living the life she wants. If nothing else, maybe it will help those of us who remain frum to fix some of the issues that Julia complained about and help those who question find reasons to love Judaism and stay religious even though some aspects of frum life are flawed.
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-90130414038327944052021-06-22T20:40:00.000-04:002021-06-22T20:40:16.188-04:00Celebrating 30 Years of Warm up America!<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Y0TiJwwKInI" frameborder="0"></iframe> I have crocheted 7x9 inch squares for this organization. It is very cool to think that my squares have been sewn together with the squares of others to form a blanket that is given to someone in need. I also think that there is something very special about knit or crocheted blankets. They are warm with the kindness of the crafter and of the yarn fiber. frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-6543690947423866722021-06-21T00:50:00.009-04:002021-06-21T00:54:17.432-04:00Maskless and Happy Trader Joe's is one of the stores that currently do not require people to wear masks while shopping. I am not sure that many people beside me have gotten the memo even though it was announced publicly weeks ago and the wear a mask sign at the store entrance has been removed. I try not to wear a mask whneever I am able not to since I am stuck wearing a mask all day at work. I have not been wearing a mask whenever I go to Trader Joe's . Its really a surreal experience to be one of the few people in a store who has given up the talisman powers of the mask. At first there was only one other person not wearing a mask so I wasn't sure if I was able to go maskless, but none of the employees told me to mask up and when I got to the checkout there was even a cashier who was maskless.
Now its been almost a month and I am still one of the few who are maskless in Trader Joe's . Its really hard to understand because most people are vaccinated in NYC. I also find it hard to believe that the fear of covid is greater that the requirement to breathe freely even after being fully vaccinated. Don't people miss people seeing their smiles? Don't people miss not having to speak with a muzzle over their mouths?
After shopping maskless in Trader Joe's I have learned that I really am an independent minded individual who does not feel that I have to follow the crowd. If everyone else is banging their heads against the wall I know that I won't. I always wanted to be this type of person and now I know that I am . What a gift. frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-83506567558813175102021-04-26T12:10:00.004-04:002021-04-26T12:10:42.679-04:00 Cherry Blossom Season <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjxjUlWuH9axutJ2WjtlCW25KrAJy_NdD2YTiGbtFF1o6TZ-q4OFlCpecDWi4wtECR7P-_2iW7I7u7wPb7O3siT_4R6MpMTQw6qqcF9H4Kja933L1fP37BiwW0L1lsCn3Vrv3dXYwUhI/s5184/IMG_6978.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjxjUlWuH9axutJ2WjtlCW25KrAJy_NdD2YTiGbtFF1o6TZ-q4OFlCpecDWi4wtECR7P-_2iW7I7u7wPb7O3siT_4R6MpMTQw6qqcF9H4Kja933L1fP37BiwW0L1lsCn3Vrv3dXYwUhI/s320/IMG_6978.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbTG5i5hWcWqAvJdY_raflOKlM872wDVqTbgSyZQ2PApV4cVpOi_Fc3g28Ekn0vF9Pmw63adzU8NbAPMeqMf9OOHYa8uVwplVRXVtbi__iAOkIXFEAuqvb2cl09mTqooS1hxLl6fx6xE/s5184/IMG_7013.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbTG5i5hWcWqAvJdY_raflOKlM872wDVqTbgSyZQ2PApV4cVpOi_Fc3g28Ekn0vF9Pmw63adzU8NbAPMeqMf9OOHYa8uVwplVRXVtbi__iAOkIXFEAuqvb2cl09mTqooS1hxLl6fx6xE/s320/IMG_7013.JPG"/></a></div> April is the month that the cherry trees bloom in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has a brilliant collection of cherry trees. Cherry blossoms are in bloom for just a few weeks when they are in season. I try to see them yearly, but normally I manage to see only a few trees in full bloom. Usually there is a cherry blossom festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden but due to the pandemic its been cancelled. I do not mind. There were many people who came to see the beauty of the cherry blossoms, but it was not as crowded as it is during the cherry blossom festival . I liked it better this way. frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-84762769510903001732021-03-10T01:23:00.003-05:002021-03-10T01:25:20.779-05:00Black guy asks Hasidic Jew to sing (completely unexpected)<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DKDAHyZaDc0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/DKDAHyZaDc0" frameborder="0"></iframe> This is so awesome!! If people would just sing together there would be more peace in this world. I just LOVE the energy in this video. I feel like there are a lot of kind hearted people in this world but they are not being highlighted. Therefore I am going to help spread some light and shared this lovely ray of sunshine. Your welcome. frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-5640286086378100432021-03-01T11:18:00.001-05:002021-03-01T11:18:54.467-05:00The Vaccine In many generations there have been global health crises and there has in the past been widespread vaccines for them. Sometimes the vaccines and treatments remained safe throughout time, sometimes they have not. In life there are no guarantees, one just has to make an eduacated decision for one's self.
With Covid-19 there are already at least 3 vaccines available and many other therapeutic treatments. So much propaganda has been released that one does not really know which is the right thing to do. In reality Covid-19 is a nursing home disease and does not really severely impact younger people . Eventually the Covid-19 will be like the flu shot even though currently it it has been hyped up to bubanic plaque status.
There have been a lot of conspirisies about the vaccine which I find extremely facinating. The government does not seem organized enough to carry out the intricate nefarious schemes they are churning. I do think that someone would like to carry these schemes out I just think those in charge are buffoons so we are all safe.
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-91371121379513242302021-02-25T00:43:00.002-05:002021-02-25T00:43:06.943-05:00HaPPy PuRiM <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F94-p6a1koiqG3nZnkXzN2A0iB4dIQi020DoYN-yIvxpmWNDIWlMdEndDeeKeR1bP6tsbscFXeKBNh8zH4nk_3Z5hdGJmF70uDzGPEdVj5ORbQGjo5DkAFlBjfKPkRBTbmESXAIprJI/s1600/MARCH+MADNESS+001.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F94-p6a1koiqG3nZnkXzN2A0iB4dIQi020DoYN-yIvxpmWNDIWlMdEndDeeKeR1bP6tsbscFXeKBNh8zH4nk_3Z5hdGJmF70uDzGPEdVj5ORbQGjo5DkAFlBjfKPkRBTbmESXAIprJI/s320/MARCH+MADNESS+001.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisi3eME4fbazJ3oL1R2D_gr54P3cd_kxo8Zp2ZMj1_UGE47zkSFsPaIOMI246YvgUmdMktxwX0iDjFFDBK0r9IlLBQORD53Pk56JLXNPSXt6Z2F0n-CSQpnspT7xqvzqcpEiUqQqVhz4/s1280/basket1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bfQSrJWUNvk/S4chopG3- JI/AAAAAAAAAaw/6aMq4eNLcCoRwq1yN_kpjeYM1r9ZJHzEwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/basket1.jpg"/></a></div> Purim is one of my most favorite holidays. Even with the isolation of the pandemic I am still feeling the impending joyousness of the upcoming holiday.
The beginning of this horribel plandemic started right before Purim last year which was before the mask edict was invoked. We have been wearing masks since right before Pesach.
I for one do not plan on wearing a mask any longer than necessary. Masks have made NYC into a colder society than it was to begin with. No smiles indoors. Its harder to hear what people are saying and more importantly its harder for others to hear me. Sometimes it feels easier not to speak to people because its hard to hear them and its hard for them to hear me if both of us are wearing masks. I think that masks create division.
Masks on Purim can be fun , but many Purim masks do not cover one's mouth. Eyes are the mirror of the soul but its a lot easier to hear what people are saying if one can see someone's mouth while they are speaking.
I am hoping soon the masks will be removed and peace and harmony will return....
One can only hope...
Happy Purim!!
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-2203518676219777262021-02-01T17:12:00.004-05:002021-02-03T06:12:21.280-05:00The Starfish<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mWVw2rpmy1o/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mWVw2rpmy1o" frameborder="0"></iframe> I had the delight of watching this documentary yesterday. I saw it mentioned in A.M. NY . The picture of the siblings drew me in. Somehow it seemed it was a recent photo of Jewish siblings and not a photo of children from seventy years ago.
I went to amazon and watched the film. Its a heart warming story about a family who were saved from certain death during World War II. What a story it was. It reminds the wokesters that most Jewish families came to the United States because they were fleeing persecution and not because they just wanted to switch countries. frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-54921966747339899392021-01-21T00:06:00.005-05:002021-01-21T00:09:13.807-05:00Second Time Around<p> I had not watched the presidential inauguration on television since I was in high school until 4 years ago when I broke my shoulder on January 19 and the presidential inauguration was the next day. I had forgotten how exciting and boring inaugurations are. This year I was unexpectedly able to watch the inauguration as I have been furloughed from work. </p><p> Inauguration day is so full of hope for the president and its often all down hill after that as presidents are human. I hope that it is different this time but I am afraid that it will not be. </p><p> One fun fact I heard today is that George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were all born the same year. I have also heard that deaths come in threes. </p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12NpSFqYK6fNI-A3TIGDNxloyq6eyb3SJf3vRPBMYpoi8RO7PddxtEGkSfKmtphVGrVGXA0c7BAwOPvFA1H6YnFY5itjmJah20u4Drg8VYhzDA1A9LgTo7vAwxaCZeYxF8G1OrEpkkoo/s1488/IMG_2839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="the freedom tower" border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12NpSFqYK6fNI-A3TIGDNxloyq6eyb3SJf3vRPBMYpoi8RO7PddxtEGkSfKmtphVGrVGXA0c7BAwOPvFA1H6YnFY5itjmJah20u4Drg8VYhzDA1A9LgTo7vAwxaCZeYxF8G1OrEpkkoo/w320-h320/IMG_2839.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The freedom tower<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p> As many fear the dissolution of America due to irreconcilable differences I pause to remember how when Ronald Reagan was running for president everyone thought he was old to run for president at 69 and how in 2016 the candidates were both 70 and age was never the issue and how this year with a 74 year old candidate and a 78 year old candidate age was not given much thought. Seems that ageism in politics has faded, coincidentally more than intentionally. </p><p> Is the rising age of our presidents a sign that things aren't working? They say that wisdom comes with age, but does it seem our elder politicians are wiser or does it seem that they are more senile or stubborn or cranky? Is it that younger people see the folly in Washington and are opting out of politics? </p><p> When I was younger and watched presidential inaugurations it did not seem that chaos followed. Then again, I wasn't paying attention to the news then. </p><p> I pray that things get better regardless of whether or not I watched the inauguration. I pray that those who have been trying to divide the United States for the past 12 years stop.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_NXVbFTS7Dot9mPCCHLUb0YDnqS-yyQ-F9GhKiErIK1P_doVkgg9y7hdtl4qvGXJZArI6mzcz34l33ODCe6prvWjlshkhkjyhzCrZNwu1Mzul-YN29EAjvQ5CKPuGTHX3eAuqzG53es/s5184/IMG_6545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_NXVbFTS7Dot9mPCCHLUb0YDnqS-yyQ-F9GhKiErIK1P_doVkgg9y7hdtl4qvGXJZArI6mzcz34l33ODCe6prvWjlshkhkjyhzCrZNwu1Mzul-YN29EAjvQ5CKPuGTHX3eAuqzG53es/s320/IMG_6545.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p>frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-75162384966077133292020-12-14T18:18:00.001-05:002020-12-14T18:18:25.789-05:00Happy Hanukkah!!<p> Happy Hanukkah!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvDbPduykEWiM55YlDsYCcutBQt9atO-0RT7S_KztI6g5eVDCAvGrw3q_wwgXCN2Gu22Lq-xdfJBiRZqm984-T_EbH0e_sVUiY5yErJwjCrxLSpYFWdlCZzmM2KP_4OD9kV-d-PjRml0/s2048/IMG_7274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvDbPduykEWiM55YlDsYCcutBQt9atO-0RT7S_KztI6g5eVDCAvGrw3q_wwgXCN2Gu22Lq-xdfJBiRZqm984-T_EbH0e_sVUiY5yErJwjCrxLSpYFWdlCZzmM2KP_4OD9kV-d-PjRml0/s320/IMG_7274.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFwHr7gE9m0oCgDVYj82IER5hLys9_d7oNzpERhj_lzlrGeIkK37mRKdwci38jRuBpc506P0nPUqwTJ9rOBzP00jvcxFcSQJD07mmw0mNW6jYvEik6xJx3FFZVMPwQaYidiJF2UkfYQ/s2048/IMG_7266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFwHr7gE9m0oCgDVYj82IER5hLys9_d7oNzpERhj_lzlrGeIkK37mRKdwci38jRuBpc506P0nPUqwTJ9rOBzP00jvcxFcSQJD07mmw0mNW6jYvEik6xJx3FFZVMPwQaYidiJF2UkfYQ/s320/IMG_7266.JPG" /></a></div> I haven't had much inspiration lately. Hasn't been a good year for blogging. I feel so paralyzed in time. Keep looking forward to going back to normal and breathe normally. <br /><br /><p></p>frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-5412821881737396102020-08-16T14:37:00.007-04:002020-08-16T14:42:42.247-04:00The Death of NYC<p> I never would have predicted a pandemic would be the catalyst but it has been . It has killed everything that is good about NYC and due to the stellar mayor and governor the city may not be coming back any time soon.</p><p> As soon as the city started to open up again there was rioting and looting cloaked as peaceful that ruined what was left of a city that was daring to go back to its former glory.</p><p> The trains are empty , the streets are empty. Lots of people are moving away. Its summer but it seems like winter since few of the exciting outdoor venues are open. Zoos and botanical gardens opened 2 weeks ago. No street fairs. Homeless are shooting up and urinating and worse on the streets of the upper west side. The mayor calls these people "fathers" and those who oppose them racist.</p><p> Broadway is closed and if you travel by plane to anywhere I want to go when you come back you hare supposed to quarantine for 2 weeks. </p><p> Even when things reopen things will be precarious. Crime has gone up and the mayor is more concerned about the safety of his precious slogan he painted on the street than about the safety of the people who fill the streets of the city who unfortunately elected him . </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDpxZoLEcZaCLjUlYSKuEGh488F2lWzhd3O4rQkHgKjGUVhHEbdE_cR0hcU5KWHnIFZF13BZ6BaAiFE7_odGY9UZ_xcJu6izX7PeZ1ezuW0v_ZR31edkbIUpfdEDHdJa2Unb2R8tsvVg/s2048/IMG_6170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDpxZoLEcZaCLjUlYSKuEGh488F2lWzhd3O4rQkHgKjGUVhHEbdE_cR0hcU5KWHnIFZF13BZ6BaAiFE7_odGY9UZ_xcJu6izX7PeZ1ezuW0v_ZR31edkbIUpfdEDHdJa2Unb2R8tsvVg/s640/IMG_6170.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoS8ZtYHS-BPQ5zI8siF8gasGxlGZBYqA0ayLS8fpa8NmgwwpZoPbsH0IAHo6TSDanvVjNjlm14UcvSm97aUfqvoLSENBj_OVDo6oS96QOPdpdaOY1LJHNQRLNZvbh5rSDUvZY495G_U/s5184/IMG_5956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Living in NYC there is not much nature. My single oasis for the past few years has been visiting my local botanical garden. For the past four and a half months the local botanical garden was closed. It was so depressing. I finally was able to visit the botanical gardens a few days ago. It was so good for my soul . 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Its seems that cultures that are more solitary seem to be doing better at preventing Coronavirus from taking hold in their cities. Is it really better to be solitary or is there something to be fixed in societies that are more social? Is this happening so we value societies that aren't as hyper social as our own? There are advantages to both types of people and there is a need for both types in our world. Have folks been ignoring the advantages of the introverted too much lately? Is that what we are supposed to learn?</div>
frum single femalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592899863773572708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724695189113335740.post-55299850960776313912020-03-25T22:07:00.000-04:002020-03-25T22:10:50.209-04:00Solitary Confinement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I always hate when rabbis try to come up with reasons tragedies occur because it always seems so random to me and yet as I sit alone in my apartment it is making me ponder the purpose of this stay at home during a pandemic world.<br />
There is something comforting about slowing down and spending a lot of time at home. It gives time to reflect and do some of the things one can't when one is running and running during one's normal life. Then again, I really miss spending time with people and not having to be 6 feet away from them.<br />
Having to sit or stand 6 feet away from another human makes one respect their personal space, but in NYC even during a pandemic its hard to expect .I do think that its a good ideal.<br />
After all of the lamenting of the modern society and its technology it has turned into a blessing. A person can be alone in one's home during a pandemic and be able to communicate with others in a group as never before. Telephones have been around for ages, but the internet and smartphones gives one the ability to see the person one is chatting with . One can message friends across the world and chat with them real time on whattsapp or online. I remember the days when I wrote letters to friends in Israel on an aerogram and it would take weeks to get to them and weeks to get a response back.<br />
I do not think that we are being punished for our technology because our technology is our lifeline right now. Some are even able to work from home which would never have happened without the internet.<br />
Maybe this pandemic is trying to teach us that each one of us is important, that its not only the collective that is important. Its important to do one's part and not rely on the group to take care of things. Its giving us time to think about what is important to us in life . Its giving everyone a little time out before we get to be with others. As nice as it is to have time to one's self, the world is about being able to be with others without evil viruses getting in the way. Literally....<br />
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