Whew, what a week! If I could sum it up in 5 words, I'd probably say internship, commuting, math class, and Skyping. It's been wonderful to get back in touch with my roommate and one of my best friends though I haven't seen any of my in-town friends in a little while. My internship is going really well, my boss and I get along great and I love the other interns and I love that I am always learning from what I do. Math is really stressing me out, I have no free time, math is all I do, so...meh. Lastly, a HUGE highlight of this week was getting to take my 13-year-old cousin Israeli dancing with me. She was adorable and since she's only just started, she doesn't know many of the dances, so watching her figure it all out was really cute...until her attention span collapsed. Shabbat shalom!
- How Fear of God Can Make You a Better Person (1 and 2): N/A
- Express Gratitude to Your Parents: Since I get home before both my parents now, I get to welcome them both home. My dad gets home first and it's usually easy to greet him happily or at least with a long hug. When my mom gets home, I've started working on math and I'm not as quick or as eager to greet her because I want to get more done. I'd like to even this out, it should be fairer than I've written it here.
- When Your Mate and Your Parents Are in Conflict: N/A
- "From a Child Is Beautiful, Anything": I met a guy at school who is an Early Childhood Education major. He's worked with kids as often as possible and his mom works in a preschool. He used to go into her classroom often enough that the kids recognized him. One day while he was away at college, they all made him cards saying how much they missed him and that they loved him and just cute little notes and pictures. He treasures them. He took them back to college with him and clearly had looked at them well, because when he showed them to me, he knew which card was from each child without looking at it for more than a second. Mmm, such treasures.
- "This Is the Most Delicious Muffin I Have Ever Tasted": N/A
Day 169: When You Hear That Someone Is Taking a Long Trip, Make Sure That They Take Along Some Extra Money
"Emissaries on their way to do a mitzvah will never come to harm."-Pesachim 8b
Before I left for Israel last year, a woman I knew from my shul kept telling me she wanted to send me with some tzedakah money. My parents one day explained to confused little me why she had wanted to send me with money.
It is traditional that when someone goes on a long journey, you gave them money for charity. This charity can then be used at the traveler's discretion. This makes the traveler really think about to whom they give the money. What a wonderfully thoughtful and mindful practice! Since I have a few friends going to Israel soon or studying abroad soon, maybe I'll try to send them with some charity money, not much, but whatever I can manage on my own.
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