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Post by hollygail on Nov 11, 2016 0:04:27 GMT -5
What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.
Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Angelika
Holly
Lee
Louise
Lynne
Peachy
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Post by hollygail on Nov 11, 2016 0:07:14 GMT -5
And as we all know, this week’s Torah portion is Lech L’cha, Genesis 12:1 – 17:27. For those who follow the triennial cycle, this is the first year. We read Gen 12:1 – 13:18. Here is the breakdown:
1: 12:1–3
2: 12:4–9
3: 12:10–13
4: 12:14–20
5: 13:1–4
6: 13:5-–1
7: 13:12–18
Here is the seventh reading (aliyah)
12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and he pitched his tents until Sodom.
13 And the people of Sodom were very evil and sinful against Adonai.
14 And Adonai said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Please raise your eyes and see, from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward.
15 For all the land that you see I will give to you and to your seed to eternity.
16 And I will make your seed like the dust of the earth, so that if a man will be able to count the dust of the earth, so will your seed be counted.
17 Rise, walk in the land, to its length and to its breadth, for I will give it to you."
18 And Abram pitched his tents, and he came, and he dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and there he built an altar to Adonai.
Where (not a physical location) do you pitch your tent? If there are people around you (okay, maybe not “evil,” but) who sabotage you (bring candy home? something like that perhaps?); and if so, how do you handle it? Do you have the wherewithal to “raise your eyes and see” where you want to be? What kind of self-talk must you use to “rise, walk” in the direction that’ll take you where you want to be? And when you arrive, how do you express your gratitude?
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Post by hollygail on Nov 11, 2016 0:11:47 GMT -5
I was home all day. Tried to nap, couldn't fall asleep. I decided there's a difference between being tired and being sleepy. My eyes wanted to close, but not because I needed sleep; no, I think I was running a slight fever or something. I didn't go to the mega challah bake tonight...
Will I get up tomorrow to go to minyan? We'll see in the morning...
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Post by happysavta on Nov 11, 2016 2:59:38 GMT -5
I always gnash my teeth when I read verses 15-18. The Muslims claim Abraham as their original Patriarch, just as we do, except it's through Ishmael, not Isaac. The argument can be made that the Muslims got the benefit of the promises in these verses, not us. Jews are a tiny minority in the world; Israel is a postage-stamp sized country. Muslims, on the other hand, comprise 22% of the world's population, some 1.5 Billion people, and there are 50 countries with Muslim majorities. Even the city referenced in verse 18, Hebron, is a Palestinian town, except for a smattering of Israeli settlers protected by the army.
Seriously, who are we kidding? Or is G-d kidding us?
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Post by happysavta on Nov 11, 2016 3:13:35 GMT -5
The Mega Challah Bake was amazing. There must have been 500+ people. I brought my DS#2's 3 year old daughter and 1 year old son. The baby spent his time in the stroller being pushed around the hall by DS#4, also known as "Super Uncle". The 3 year old girl had a blast, mixing, mushing, smushing, and rolling the dough. Of the 4 cups of flour, at least one cup went to her nose, her checks, her ears, her neck and her shirt!
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Post by savtele on Nov 11, 2016 9:17:18 GMT -5
Boker Tov All! It's 6 AM, I've been up for a while. Something is happening up my nose, I can't stop sneezing! (I don't feel sick) So rather than wake John, I'm up, making coffee.
I've eaten too much chocolate in the past 2 days - and I've "raised up my eyes & seen" that that is not where I want to be! I will be going to the farm store for f/vs today - Opal apples are in. Having the right foods in the house certainly makes it easier to say no to the wrong foods - not that chocolate is wrong, just in the amounts I've been eating!
I'll be taking mom shopping later today. She has given me a list (I always make several stops for her on the way to her house). Right now I need coffee & I'm hoping my allergy pills kick in soon!
Have a good day all.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Post by louise on Nov 11, 2016 9:42:47 GMT -5
I'm still with the Less weight, less pain. I ate more sugar than usual (i.e. my "new" usual) with the bat mitzvah and also probably snacked more on calorie dense stiff with all the chopped nuts, etc. that abound in my kitchen. I know I am eating better than I had been but I don't see any change in my weight. This is where I'm keeping my tent though. Have just started using My Fitness Pal to log my food - maybe more snick snacks than I think. I can see where I want to be but the path to it is not as clear as I had thought!
Still don't feel well today - taking another day off work. I know that's very self indulgent but the office is seriously depressing, the political situation is barely tolerable, and I am very behind in the stuff I need to get done before my mother comes next weekend. I gave my all to the synagogue for the holidays and then to the bat mitzvah - this(extended) weekend is for me and prep for the holiday and family. I'm borderline feeling guilty but I'm usual pretty responsible so maybe it's okay that I take this for myself this time.
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Post by peachymom1 on Nov 11, 2016 14:21:49 GMT -5
Good morning all, and a happy, healthy and meaningful Veteran's Day to you all. I hope everyone is feeling better.
I'm off work today, which makes me very happy, because I've been working a lot of overtime on an extremely arduous and boring task, and it's not over yet, but the office is closed and I don't have to think about that @#$%^&*! project until Monday, which I hope will be the day I finish the dang thing. (Holy run-on sentence, Batman! LOL!) But on the bright side, I do get paid time and a half for overtime, and I need to buy DS25 a new suit, so that will work out nicely.
I'm proud to say that as I promised myself, I got up early every weekday this week to exercise, even today, when I didn't have to go to work. I feel great, and I'm proud of myself. We're hosting Shabbat dinner tonight, so I've done all the housework, been to the grocery store and the butcher, and I even got an awesome parking spot on the street for our best friends to park in when they come over tonight. So now all I have to do is throw all the chicken and ingredients into the crock pot; DS25 will set the table and make the vegetables, and when DH gets home from work, he'll take care of the mashed potatoes. I've even made an extra pitcher of iced tea, and I remembered that we were out of Smart Balance, and got more at the store.
I believe I'll have a good chunk of loafing time yet today, and even time for a nap. Life is good. Shabbat shalom!
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Post by hollygail on Nov 11, 2016 15:23:12 GMT -5
Maybe this is the current version of a head cold. I feel feverish but I'm hungry (generally, I have no appetite when I'm running a fever). On another hand, my eyes feel like they do when I have a fever (they want to close, or if open, only at "half mast" as it were). I'm not going to my WW meeting this afternoon. I'm gonna have to go to services tonight because of my student, but can't imagine I'll stick around for the oneg... Feeling this way sucks.
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Post by gazelle18 on Nov 11, 2016 16:55:45 GMT -5
Re: chocolate and other yummies: I find it is better for me to just not have them in the house. If something is on the freezer, that won't stop me; it's just a challenge.
I am still depressed over the election, but have begun to think about ways that I can personally improve the world. I may take a training course and become a speaker for the local ADL. I am already involved in a social justice organization, and have resolved to deepen my involvement.
Hope everyone has a good shabbos and feels better!
I notice Lee has been awol ....Lee I hope you are ok
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Post by lee058 on Nov 12, 2016 1:15:49 GMT -5
I'm here, and will do my best to lead this coming week. My computer was down for a couple of days, but H fixed it. It's still a bit wonky (as he put it), and a lot of things have changed, but I will try to get used to this. See you on Sunday! Have a peaceful rest of the night, Lee
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