2008-01-03 16:03
My oldest son is spending his college break on a self planned Israel trip, his second. He's an Israeli citizen since his father was born in Israel. In all other ways, he's as American as app… Read More
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Orthodox Jewish Mother, Doctor, Acupuncturist in mid-life crisis, Medical practice in crisis...but here I am writing about it all!
2007-08-06 13:55
When you start a new job, you really get no break. Except Jewish "holidays" which, well, lets not go there.. so I finally took a few days off to go to a wedding in Maryland. This is the firs… Read More
2007-02-04 14:14
I started working part time in November and this is the first week I'll be working full time!I do acupuncture at the Veterans Hospital! How great is that????!!!!! I just treat patients and d… Read More
2006-09-14 00:35
In spite of overwhelming negativity, in the world, on the news, with my life, I have decided to take my negative thoughts and turn them around into positive ones. I think I can do this now t… Read More
2006-09-08 11:47
I finally found the right job, I hope. It will be either three or four days a week, working for a VA hospital, teaching residents. When you work for the government there are all sorts of rul… Read More
2006-09-01 00:48
As you can see it has been a long time since my last post. I'm STILL not working. But at least 7th Heaven is coming back this fall. Now I have something to look foward to. I'm waiting to hea… Read More
2006-05-09 01:25
You'd think with all the serious things going on in the world and in my life that I'd have something better to blog about. But truth is I'm really upset that ALL my favorite TV shows are gon… Read More
2006-03-23 03:01
You must have heard by now about this self-published "research " paper : The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer(U. of Chicago) and Stephen M. Walt (John F. Kennedy… Read More
2006-03-21 15:02
My dear husband reports. There were empty wrappers on the floor of my daughter's room. (disaster zone!) So far no vomiting, diarrhea or other ill effects in the dogs. Perhaps he was mistake… Read More
2006-03-21 02:43
I did the opposite of what I said I would do today. I started Pesach cleaning. Unbelievable! Why am I doing that?Instead of exercising I went to the movies and saw "Failure to Launch". Most… Read More
2006-03-20 13:41
I'm back. Not that I'm sure who I am anymore. I used to be a doctor, but now, due to lack of employment and money, I feel like a maid. It's no wonder that enough women didn't like this work… Read More
2006-01-12 13:08
Eight Doctors Cut from NUMC StaffJan 11, 2006 9:31 am US/Eastern(1010 WINS) (EAST MEADOW, Long Island) The Nassau University Medical Center has laid off eight doctors as part of a budget cut… Read More
2005-09-30 10:42
Last year my children were at a very small yeshiva where they were watched by staff all the time, even the high schoolers. Their complaint was lack of freedom, and total boredom.Yesterday my… Read More
2005-09-27 13:52
This means that G-d sends you the thing that will save you, before the evil plague hits.In our case, we got our new dog, Lilo, just before my son got a concussion in a car accident. He has t… Read More
2005-09-16 11:52
Since I am a doctor, I get a lot of magazines for free; some I read, some I dump right away. "Rolling Stone" is usually in the latter category, but for some unknown reason I actually opened… Read More
2005-09-14 11:31
We have a new pet, a Katrina Rescue dog from North Shore Animal League! Don't worry they only bring pets up North who were released for adoption, and they do this to make room for all the ne… Read More
2005-09-13 02:27
That is just so funny that LA had a blackout today. We New Yorkers are so used to this stuff happening to us, that it's nice to see our rivals in the west have a little taste of it. One day… Read More
2005-09-06 01:01
I've done the math. There are 9,000 homeless Jews from Gaza and 12,000 more homeless Jews from New Orleans. It's been quite a couple of weeks! Then on top of the misery of our own people, th… Read More
2005-08-31 02:04
Tonight some of the gas stations were switching their prices over to $3.19 a gallon! I quickly rushed to top off at a station that still had $2.67 a gallon, and I had to wait on line.GAS LIN… Read More
2005-08-25 13:33
We have discovered a hidden talent in our daughter, who is turning 13 any minute...putting together IKEA furniture! She is fast, barely uses the directions, and is even able to customize for… Read More
2005-08-23 12:25
I have been following a blog, called "Stripped", written by a resident of Gush Katif. It was informative, riveting and my favorite blog so far. The URL was "Saving the Strip".Her last post o… Read More
2005-08-23 12:17
Orange and blue had a more cheerful meaning for us yesterday at Jewish Heritage Day in Shea Stadium.An annual ritual, you can feel the heat, drench in the humidity, stuff up with glatt Hot D… Read More
2005-08-22 11:29
Sunday was Tisha B'av, a fast day remembering the distruction of our holy Temple(twice) in Jerusalem. Under normal circumstances this is never one of my favorite summer days, since inevitabl… Read More
2005-08-22 11:26
Even before I received Naomi Regan's email today, I knew that there were insufficient resources available to help these disengaged families after they were put on buses. The government expec… Read More
2005-08-21 12:58
Welcome to my new readers from Jewish Rants!I know this post is rather long, but as you review this history lesson, think about how it sounds with today's cast of characters: Israel = Czech… Read More
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