The Frumanista

T he will of God will never take you, Where the grace of God cannot keep you. Where the arms of God cannot support you, Where the riches...

Self-flagellation and I are old friends. If I am calm and content, my subconscious says, "That's enough of that, now," and ob...

Movies and I have an odd relationship. I devour the reviews, can tell you if the critics like it or not, but never end up seeing them until...

How to get reward in this world, Part I and Part II .

Esther Wein explained it: chochma + bina = daas.  One could erroneously think that all three are the same. But they are not.  ...

"Do you mind stopping in the police department?" she asked. "I have to file a report for that fender bender."  She ...

In a long-ago interview with Bill Moyers, Maya Angelou revealed her theory that most women marry other people’s husbands. She didn’t ela...

I like to think I have reached a point where I no longer absorb snippy comments. Often, if on the receiving end, I look intently at the oth...

"How do you say 'email' in Yiddish?" My particular Yinglish (although technically Heblish) favorite for "butt-dial...

Perhaps one of the techniques that has stubbornly eluded me is how to cook civilized hard-boiled eggs. Either they come out raw, or they co...