Shalom! Okay, so I haven’t updated this site in about 10 days now, and no it isn’t because I’ve lost my zeal or love for it, it’s entirely medical-related. I have ankylosing spondylitis and it has gotten really bad, coupled with my knees having a severe lack of cartilage in them from decades of teaching…
Month: September 2021
Happy high-holy days! – Yom Kippur
G’mar Chatima Tovah! It’s the eve of Yom Kippur, we’re getting ready for Kol Nidre service tonight, followed by services all morning into the evening, when because we’ve fasted 25 hours, we break the fast with a feast. This is our first Yom Kippur, and has been amazing; the healing, the love, and forgiveness, the…
Down, but not out!
So, atop my back having issues due to my Ankylosing Spondylitis getting worse, my knees, whose cartilage is worn from decades of hard style martial arts kicks, are also bad enough to keep me fairly immobile. Luckily, I am upstairs in our house and can make it to the bathroom, our bedroom, and my office….
Illness and the high-holy days
L’Shannah Tovah! Rosh Hashannah has come and while we’d initially planned on attending our synagogues services in-person, 4 out of our 6 person family are currently sick. We’d instead opted to watch our service online and to go through the holiday at home, so we didn’t get any of our fellow congregants sick. This was…
High-holy days and other awesomeness
My wife and kids are back from North Carolina where they went to visit my in-laws, and it was a super happy reunion. My kids all missed me so much and I don’t remember a time where I and my wife hugged longer or tighter. It was truly a moving experience for us all in…