tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646850825235316322024-02-21T00:34:52.749-05:00Ehh, How Do You Say...Sara Bet?I am Sara Beth, and this is my blob. I was studying in Israel, and now I'm back in lovely NYC. I will be sticking more to loosely Jewish blogging -- summer camp and education and other things I find entertaining, or horrible. Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-82264069266374165552009-10-27T21:38:00.003-04:002009-10-27T21:39:41.267-04:00SBB Branches Out Into Guest BloggeryThere have been some recent changes in my life that I do not want to write about here.I do, however, want to point out that I have branched out into the blogging world by writing a guestpost for Jewschool. Read about my take on the Brandeis study about Taglit-Birthright Israel!Maybe when I go to Germany and Israel in November, I can blog more for Jewschool...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-13679720097146032242009-07-29T16:08:00.003-04:002009-08-18T22:53:32.888-04:00Polka Dotted Polish PicturesSo, camp is over, and I tried to upload these weeks ago. Now that time has passed and polish chips, I had to take this polish off. My cousin Gloria (Hi, Gloria!) has requested that I post something to the blob, so...here's a cute, short story that makes me happy.As a waterskiing instructor, I worked on Tzevet Mayim / Water Staff, with a large team of lifeguards. One of them, L, used to be my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-79273171329117890002009-06-22T22:26:00.004-04:002009-06-22T22:51:18.888-04:00On the Concept of the Ski BurqaSo, I've been floating around an idea.Wait. Back up.First, I decided to go to camp for a month to do waterskiing. So I'm at the same camp I was at last summer, and the summer I met Rafi, but not the camp I was at in the midwest in 2007.Now, waterskiing is a good job for me because I like leading the hashkamah minyan - we meet at 6:45 for tefillot before we eat breakfast and go to the lake. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-51776249405841443602009-06-02T22:34:00.006-04:002009-06-03T00:57:20.638-04:00Not the Answer...Warning: This post goes from fun to serious without much transition. Don't say I didn't warn you.On Sunday, I went on a walk through the park with my former roommate B. We wandered toward the Israel Parade as I yammered on about the need for Israel education taught with a critical eye. On our way through the park we wandered into Japan Field Day, which meant we got some free tea:Mmmmm, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-34527477550160249132009-05-14T21:51:00.008-04:002009-05-17T15:27:41.599-04:00Going to Beautiful Lengths!First: In 2005, I donated my hair through Locks of Love. I gave 12 inches, and I said I would NEVER donate my hair again.That's a foot of perfectly crazylong hair! Mid-Shearing!The results, in 2005.Second: Let's get back to Israel a little bit.Last year, I lived in Israel. And one of my issues was my Hebrew illiteracy. One of the many resulting fall-outs from my faltering speech was that I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-5800766707604062402009-05-14T21:41:00.006-04:002009-05-14T21:50:45.888-04:00No More Thesisizing!We're missing one blogger in this lovely picture, but here are the lovely ladies of Davidson, who turned in their thesis on this day. I should've posted this sooner:We're graduating in a week from today.Mazals to MB, MCY, SBB, EG, YA and RS (not pictured)!Also, thanks to the (then) Boyfriend and the lovely friends from SkiTeam for celebrating at our post-thesisizing party. I didn't take a pic Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-46448019735726982592009-05-14T21:35:00.004-04:002009-05-14T21:40:57.810-04:00Yay!Just in case you don't know this:After a lovely dinner at the place we went to on our first date, where Rafi said lovely things, and I was happy, and he was happy, and then everyone was happy, and now:Rafi and I are getting MARRIED!Yay!A lovely photo of us together!The night-of picture!Stay tuned for info about B/L 2010 - The Greatest Merger of Our Time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-22546859468011063082009-04-03T00:10:00.004-04:002009-04-03T00:33:29.822-04:00Thesis WordlesI mentioned Wordle to my old roommate Rachel (remember her?), because we have both turned in our theses, placing them in the proverbial shoebox. Wordle makes "beautiful word clouds" out of a text that you can copy and paste into a text box.I copied and pasted my thesis, in all of its 132 pages of glory, into the box. This included the many, many Roman numerals from the curricular piece, about Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-45098802540009838622009-04-02T00:41:00.006-04:002009-04-02T07:24:54.209-04:00What Not To WearSo, a month or so back, I was the victim of an attack on my wardrobe. One of my friends, whose friendship status is tenuous with me at best, decided that I should be on TLC's What Not To Wear, a delightful reality show that I DVR. I like it because they take people who have mullets and acid-wash jeans and dress them up in pretty clothes, usually purchased in NYC, the center of my universe. It Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-6896046396687168932009-03-23T07:22:00.003-04:002009-03-23T08:14:39.442-04:00My Thesis Is Ready For the Shoe!My thesis is in the shoe! Read on to learn the lessons of the shoebox...In the mid-1990s, I was a student at Ramblewood Middle School (wow, that is one annoying website...) in Coral Springs, FL, as my older brothers were before me, and my younger followed before they rezoned him. I had a terrific experience at Ramblewood.One of my favorite teachers was my science teacher, Mr. A. He was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-65431231171576969362009-03-15T01:45:00.003-04:002009-03-15T02:06:35.828-04:00Of Blessed Memory...William Davidson, the naming donor of my fabulous school, the William Davidson Graduate School at JTS, has passed away at 86 years of age.I never met the man I dubbed Uncle Bill (a nickname that is now a common saying among all Davidson students), but I heard he was a kind, giving man. He also has been rumored to be seen in tracksuits, which is so cool, and makes sense, because he owned more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-82611776588013616572009-03-07T22:19:00.004-05:002009-03-07T22:31:19.644-05:00Snapshots (snowstorm and thesis)My camera isn't really working. It's sort of working, but much like my Nth-stage Dell, I am going to have to get me some new electronics over the course of the next few months. Will I get a Mac? What kind of camera do I want? Who knows?What I do know is this: Last week there was a snowstorm. I had an HOUR LONG meeting about my thesis with my thesis wonderwoman on the phone, and then I went Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-56362841002197248092009-02-11T18:50:00.003-05:002009-02-11T19:04:54.946-05:00Im Yirtzeh HaShem By YOU!My Bro and Bro-Bro (Rebecca's nickname) are engaged!Hooray!If they had gotten engaged in Israel, or at my school, people would say stuff like (Note: Hebrew translations are liberal, at best.):1. Im Yirtzeh HaShem by you (Maybe God will want you to get married soon, too)2. B'sha'ah tovah (All in good time, let's make sure the evil eye doesn't think we're too excited)3. Od yishama b'areh Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-32921636977286683292009-01-31T23:24:00.006-05:002009-01-31T23:53:03.915-05:00Pro-Israel and Even a Little RealityThursday was a good day. I had some great conversations and did some good work.Like a mullet, I was business on top, party on the bottom. See, I was wearing my business suit. With fishnet-ish tights... And flowered doc martens for most of the day. I wore the suit for the AIPAC benefit, and the Docs because it was too cold to wear rain boots and I knew it would be icy getting to work in NJ. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-2219924554010836922009-01-14T22:30:00.002-05:002009-01-14T22:34:32.669-05:00Country Music Saves the World...My classmate Yoni and his identical twin brother Pesach are both beacons of peace and love. So when Pesach sent me this youtube video with the title "A Love Song to Islamic Fundamentalists" I clicked immediately. Pesach is a talent, and the video is cute but serious. Here's hoping, to quote my 90-year-old Bubbie, "for peace in our time." (My Zayde followed with, "You're insane" or something Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-1626261829640685842009-01-13T20:32:00.011-05:002009-01-13T21:25:46.127-05:00Photo Essay 2 (FL)I haven't been able to write recently and people like updates, so...1. I finished my finals so I could go away for break, got myself a muppet-sweater as a present, and then it snowed!100% Muppet!There was snow behind me. I was really excited!2. I went on a cruise.The fun that only a muster drill can provide. Allow me introduce Team Overeat!Proof of: (1) Cruise. (2) Bahamas.3. I went to FL Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-82778518383241977792008-12-17T23:46:00.004-05:002008-12-17T23:52:29.840-05:00Holiday Cheer and Winter is Here!I haven't written in forever, and I have to get back to working on my finals.For now, I would like you to visit this delightful link, courtesy of Jewschool.com. Before you visit the link, however, you should have your sense of humor ready and your openness to the wonder that you can take Jewish ritual and make them your own. Liturgy is very adaptable! And, when all else fails, Lizzie (a friendUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-85986193797920406952008-11-05T20:51:00.005-05:002008-11-05T21:11:07.621-05:00Chag yOmBAMA Sameach!Yesterday was my favorite day for 2 (ok, 4 reasons):1. Election Day -- including parties, dressing up, inspiration and happiness, with a heaping happy Obama victory on top!2. Free Ice Cream at Ben and Jerry's3. Free Krispy Kremes in Penn Station -- the Kosher Krispy Kreme!4. Free cup of Starbucks coffeeBelow are pictures depicting my carefully mapped day of freebies, interspersed between 2 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-82367509879950245452008-11-04T06:54:00.003-05:002008-11-04T07:04:52.427-05:00yOmBAMAToday is Election Day.People I respect have gone out and campaigned door-to-door in NH for Obama, and voted early against Obama's tax plan in Broward County. I respect both of them, but hope one ends up counting more than the other...My absentee ballot gave me a facial paper cut over 2 weeks ago, but hopefully it'll get counted this time.I'm wearing red, white and blue.I'm planning on getting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-61277607442146401042008-10-30T00:39:00.002-04:002008-10-30T00:43:34.014-04:00How Do You REALLY Feel, SBB?It's been nearly a month, and I've been percolating all of my high holidays-with-a-broken-tush stories, but for now, I'd like to introduce you to:How Do You REALLY Feel, SBB?Tonight, I watched Barack Obama on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (whilst doing homework, mind you). It was so nice to see a potential president (please!?) talk about having a beer with his enemies, and know that one beer Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-15922875503523416132008-09-29T16:55:00.003-04:002008-09-29T17:03:00.761-04:00Shanah Tovah!I know I haven't written in a long time. But it's Rosh Hashanah in a few hours -- the Jewish new year. My year has been going ok, except that I broke my tailbone last week. In good news, I'm in New Orleans, because Rafi and Elie are doing services at Tulane. In other good news, I was able to survive the flight with just a little help from some tush-pain bustin' candy that I so happily received Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-66150541633476922382008-09-11T08:29:00.006-04:002008-09-11T11:13:09.001-04:00Now, With More Aspartame!Let's make something perfectly clear. I love Dunkin' Donuts. I love their donuts, I love their fridges of chocolate milks. I love that I went there on a weekly basis when I worked in Greenwich, and I loved that my home Rabbi supervised their kashrut so I could eat Dunkin' Donuts at my shul. Which I did. Often.This morning, I found that when I emerged from the train station on the way to NJ (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-65780136354045325692008-09-08T16:00:00.003-04:002008-09-08T16:42:18.611-04:00Leap Year = Pregnant Year (in Hebrew)So, my Hebrew class at JTS is (surprise!) actually not too bad. I can now understand Hebrew conversations, and my teacher is smart, quick and hilarious. I am currently exploring my Israeli accent, and I find it fades in and out. I am more likely to read like an American, but speak like a 'raeli, and if I learned the word or phrase before I went to Israel, chances are I'll say it like I learnedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-15627965651343032082008-09-02T00:01:00.004-04:002008-09-02T00:36:33.351-04:00Waxing Political // Miss JSUI love waxing political on occasion, and I've been getting trained more and more in this vein by Rafi. I figure this will upset 2 or 3 of my 7 or so readers (Hi dad, Rafi's parents, the Israeli family, Meredith, people with Google Reader and Melanie!), but what the hey, school starts tomorrow and I need to have fun now, so here goes. Sarah Palin is the Republican VP nominee. Taking into accountUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564685082523531632.post-79674688810952577532008-08-31T14:44:00.005-04:002008-08-31T15:21:34.006-04:00"I Am Delicious" + Drool = NephewSince I've been out of camp, I have been back and forth between NY, NJ, upstate, the city, Rockland County, Boston and DC. I am currently on my way back from Boston, as official move-in day to my new place is tomorrow! And school is on Tuesday!On the Mall, with the Capitol behind me. See, I WAS in DC.Further DC proof, with the Washington Monument.The DC trip was months in the making (8 mos, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0