Vocabulary

Life got busy and the daily posts stopped for a while — a quick note explaining the gap, missing readers, and picking the habit back up.

I baked a Hungarian Esterházy torte for my Hebrew birthday — meringue, custard, fondant — and what I’ll change before my civil birthday on July 5.

Learn the word for ’enough’ in Shami Arabic (كفاية / kfāya) — used to stop something, say something is sufficient, or express you’ve had your fill.

A cold shower in summer — because the solar water heater ran out. A short Shami story about Israeli logic that makes sense until it doesn’t.

Discovering Amharic music through an InterPals friendship — Teddy Afro felt too flashy, but Zeritu Kebede and Gigi hit different.

Learn the word for ’need’ or ‘reason’ in Shami Arabic (Da3i - داعي) with common daily life examples.

A friend of mine referred me to Eleven Labs. Maybe it will help handle a long-standing problem with haki.

Learn the word for ‘weak’ in Shami Arabic (Da3if - ضعيف) with examples for people, objects, and ideas.

I built a Telegram bot to catch my passing thoughts, then made it gentler — guided by a Talmudic line about being a reed, not a cedar.

A 5:30 wake-up in Shami Arabic — coffee, a walk to the synagogue, Jerusalem Talmud, morning prayers, then breakfast and the job hunt.