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Welcome!
This blog is not something new. This is what I used to do at Wordpress platform, but hated the interface. So, I moved here.
This blog is about what I love: Israel, Judaism, dancing, volunteering, life.
For certain reasons this blog is not private as my other blog. This comes with more responsibility.
So, please:
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The Books I Loved
This post is entirely for myself, but if it can help anyone else, I will be delighted.
the list of books that I read and loved is under lj cut.
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Dear Friends:
I have made a decision to move my blog back to
http://letikvah.wordpress.com/
I have really been patient with Livejournal, but enough is enough. The constant down time and slow interface finally have gotten on my nerves. I hope to see you all on my Wordpress blog.
Love,
Leah.
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This is It, Amy Winehouse.
I am a big fan of Amy Winehouse. She was extremely talented, raw, unique, and troubled girl. She was also Jewish, which always feels like a special type of connection ( Read more... ) -
Utoya
As the scope of the tragedy in Utoya, Norway was unfolding over Friday and the weekend, we could all observe an interesting media phenomenon. The first several hours after the tragedy, when everything was still uncertain, bloggers and media announved that Muslim fundamentalists were responsible for that.
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Let us face it - we all dread this kind of phone calls - when a caller asks you how you are and then continues - I have news for you. Bad news.
I got mine in December last year. My mom called me and said: Anatoly died in the fire today.
How do you say good-bye to somebody you pretty much knew all life, and you are thousand miles away?
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Royal Musings
I should confess I am seriously disturbed. This all royal insanity in North America with William and Kate visit to Canada and the USA is a bit unusual. Every single day I hear the news - Kate wore a dress by so and so designer. Kate held a hand of somebody for two seconds and improved his/her quality of life significantly. Kate is able to have a ( Read more... ) -
Volunteer Rant
A true story: I was really eager to start donating money to one organisation. I went on their website to sign up. Unfortunately, their online donation form did not work.
I emailed them inquiring. No reply.
Sorry, but they lost me. This was a GREAT cause, but unfortunately for everyone - for that organisation and people they support I have principles ( Read more... ) -
Sympathy vs Empathy
As a child, I had always been a bit cold. I did not crying watching cartoons. I was reserved and balanced. My family made me feel guilthy about being not able to fel emotions Teenage years and puberty did make me a bit more emotional, but still my feelings and decision were controlled ( Read more... ) -
Do You Remember Who You Are?
My friend Chaim has recently accused me of forgetting who I am. Read: forgetting my Jewishness.
I was thinking about it long and hard and happy to report I do remember!
I remember it too well - whenever I hear the news from Israel, read about Holocaust or meet a fellow Jew - I always remember who Iam.
But this being said, I am comfortable in a non- ( Read more... )