Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Tales From the Psych Ward, Part I

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“Suicidal thoughts” was a phrase that was never really at the forefront of my mind. Until it was. Suddenly, I couldn’t stop thinking about ...
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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Yom Shabbat: Fight Supremacy! Boston Counter-Protest & Resistance Rally

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Like most other Shabbat mornings, my body did not want to get out of bed. I dragged myself into the shower, threw on some clothes and grabb...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

הפילוסופיה של קלי

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To get ready for my first year of rabbinical school, I've been taking a 6 week intensive Hebrew course this summer. For our final presen...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Discernment

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Kaeley, Heidi and I after leading an interfaith chapel at Union.           This semester, I am taking a class at Union called “Faith Jo...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Pinch me

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I feel like I'm dreaming. Yesterday was the first day in my life that I woke up and was able to say that I am going to be a rabbi , inst...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Ze'ev Jabotinsky & Women of the Wall

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The view from the top of the Tower of David Museum   Kesher Hadash has ruined me for life. I can't sit through a class, field trip...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, oseh maasei v'reishit.

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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel speaks of "radical amazement". I rarely feel as if I experience this. Until now. I returned to Israel...
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

All Good Things Must Come To An End

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What a semester this has been! In order to procrastinate on all of my end of semester work that needs to happen before Sunday, I've star...
Friday, April 17, 2015

East Meets West Jerusalem

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One of the classes I'm taking this semester can be seen as a microcosm of the Kesher Hadash experience. "Diversity and Difference i...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Spongebob, Ramallah & Meah Shearim

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Hanging out with Spongebob in Ramallah   Several weeks ago we met an awesome guy from Meah Shearim. He was certainly on the fringes of...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

I have no feelings

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There has been a running joke in my program, that I don’t have any feelings. Several people on my program outwardly express their emot...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

My leadership style

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Upon graduation, my Rabbi from college gave me the gift of a book about Jewish mentoring. He knew that I was moving to North Carolina to gui...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Taking off my necklace

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Graffiti on the separation barrier/fence/wall   This past Wednesday and Thursday I participated in Encounter , a program "dedica...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Summer of Kelly

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I've always loved summer. My most meaningful experience have always occurred during those hot summer days- my summers at Blue Rill, Kutz...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Can't I just be Jewish?

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This is no secret. I'm applying to Rabbinical School next year. I've wanted to be a Rabbi since I was about 12 years old. I'm no...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

My non-negotiables

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My program is leaving for its first Shabbaton tomorrow morning. This past week, my two friends and I facilitated a session addressing plural...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

What makes a city Jewish?

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Visions & Voices, the trip that serves as an introduction to Kesher Hadash, lays the groundwork for the questions we are exploring thro...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

What am I actually doing in Israel?

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First day of school at Maale! If you were to explain my program solely based on the pictures I upload to facebook, it might look like...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

I'm here...

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I am sitting in my apartment in Jerusalem. I am sitting in my apartment in Jerusalem. I am sitting in my apartment in Jerusalem. No matter h...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Mental Health and Becoming a Jewish Professional

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    When thinking about where I was at the end of last year, I felt excited and energized  (and nervous) by the opportunities I would have ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

#BlogElul: Change

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This was a duplicate prompt, so I'll be short and sweet. Here is what I learned this week: Change is hard, and I need to be kind and p...
Monday, August 26, 2013

#BlogElul: Judge

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It is REALLY hard to stop yourself from judging people when you first meet them. I mean really  hard. I find this kind of funny because I ce...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

#BlogElul: Ask

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Many anxiety filled months have led up to this day- the day I move to New York City. I somehow made it. I set up my living room and kitchen ...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

#BlogElul: Pray

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I love prayer. It's actually one of my favorite aspects of Judaism. I've always found meaning in leading services. I think that litu...
Friday, August 23, 2013

#BlogElul: Awaken

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"Am I awake? Am I prepared? Are you listening? To my prayer? Can you hear my voice? Can you understand? Am I awake? Am I prepared?...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

#BlogElul: Change

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While living with teens for four years, I noticed that girls change their outfits A LOT. I don't remember doing this in high school, but...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

#BlogElul: Learn

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Top 10 things I learned while working at AHA (in no particular order) 10. Food makes people happy 9. I can function on very little sleep ...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

#BlogElul: Remember

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I was going to apologize for writing about the same thing during all of Elul- my move. I decided not to because it's my blog and I can w...
Monday, August 19, 2013

#BlogElul: Forgive

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I really have nothing profound to say about forgiveness, to be honest. Judaism says we should all be open to forgiveness, and ask for it whe...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

#BlogElul: Trust

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I've been thinking a lot about trust lately. I trust that I'm smart enough to do well in grad school. I trust that I will eventua...