نسمة تقويم

A tired house the morning after Yom Kippur — up at 4am, a 3am snack to break the fast properly, and a plan to hit synagogue for just the morning prayers before going back to bed.

Three Levantine Arabic diary entries from the Jewish New Year season — a late-night Selichot prayer while sick, Tzom Gedaliah (the fast day right after Rosh Hashanah), and a sleepless morning after the kids took over the bed.

A short Shami Arabic reflection on the Jewish month of Sivan, the holiday of Shavuot, and a teaching from the Chida.

Jewish fast day arrives, but a stomach bug keeps me sprinting to the bathroom instead of fasting.

Closing out Zot Hanukkah with prayers for healing at Rachel’s Tomb.

Holidays feel stressful, and the anxiety spills over to family.