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rebecca_in_blueI cleaned out the boxes under my bed a few days ago, and I was continually scratching my head and wondering why I kept some of these things. I am such a packrat! A small sample of stuff I found: a high school book report on The Catcher in the Rye (2000), a parking ticket from 2006, a receipt for lunch money to the Lycée Européen cantine (2008), and a stack of paycheck stubs dating back to 2009! I packed a lot of the paper stuff in a bag and took it to the recycling center. I wish I could've weighed the bag before I brought it there. It was so heavy I could barely lift it! We also have five boxes of stuff to donate to the Salvation Army.
I also two shirts that I forgot I had (a navy tee that I really love, and a nice blue blouse that I might wear to the Passover seder), as well as a thick stack of cards and letters that Grandma mailed to me while I was in France. Until I saw it, I had almost forgotten just how much she sent me -- not just letters, but magazines, food, money, etc. She was so much nicer to me than I ever deserved.
Tomorrow is the first night of Passover, and our congregational Passover seder. I have been practicing at the Passover game Who Knows One, and I've gotten pretty good at it. The goal is to say every item on the list without drawing a breath. You have to talk really fast! The list varies between congregations (I know some Conservative congregations use more Hebrew in their list) but the one we use is beneath the cut:
I also two shirts that I forgot I had (a navy tee that I really love, and a nice blue blouse that I might wear to the Passover seder), as well as a thick stack of cards and letters that Grandma mailed to me while I was in France. Until I saw it, I had almost forgotten just how much she sent me -- not just letters, but magazines, food, money, etc. She was so much nicer to me than I ever deserved.
Tomorrow is the first night of Passover, and our congregational Passover seder. I have been practicing at the Passover game Who Knows One, and I've gotten pretty good at it. The goal is to say every item on the list without drawing a breath. You have to talk really fast! The list varies between congregations (I know some Conservative congregations use more Hebrew in their list) but the one we use is beneath the cut:
Who Knows One?
13 are the attributes of Eternal.
12 are the tribes of Israel.
11 are the stars in Joseph's dream.
10 are the Commandments.
9 is the number of holidays.
8 are the lights of Hanukkah.
7 are the days of the week.
6 are the sections of the Mishnah.
5 are the books of the Torah.
4 is the number of the Matriarchs.
3 is the number of the Patriarchs.
2 are the tablets that Moses brought down from Sinai.
1 is Hashem, in heaven and on earth.
13 are the attributes of Eternal.
12 are the tribes of Israel.
11 are the stars in Joseph's dream.
10 are the Commandments.
9 is the number of holidays.
8 are the lights of Hanukkah.
7 are the days of the week.
6 are the sections of the Mishnah.
5 are the books of the Torah.
4 is the number of the Matriarchs.
3 is the number of the Patriarchs.
2 are the tablets that Moses brought down from Sinai.
1 is Hashem, in heaven and on earth.
