Shabbat Pre-Pesach

Sometimes the weeks when almost no one is around are the most interesting. This Shabbat was one of the interesting ones. Services were small but nice Friday night, and small and Fast Saturday morning- which I hadn't expected at all- I was rather looking forward to the chance to take our time a bit during Pesukei D'Zimra while waiting for a minyan- I think instead we went faster than usual. Shlomiya made dinner and lunch, I think mostly from Sherman-shopped ingredients: it was nice and friendly and not so overwhelming as last time she did SHabbat dinner- that had a gizillion people. Dinner was a bit crowded, but friendly, but lunch was quite friendly, and we were eating a little of this, a little of that- it was that sort of "clean out the refridgerator before Pesach" sort of thing- felt homey. We didn't get a minyan for mincha, so I went to BOO and just left my beret on- as usual, I got weirded out by not being able to hear a single other female voice besides my own.

So I'm contemplating the head-covering situation for Pesach- I'll go with scarf and beret and see what seems comfortable. I'm guessing the scarf would be the least obtrusive. I don't know how much of a fuss I want to make. Too bad I don't have a really large hair clip... It's always weird trying to compromise between my personal comfort level and custom, and that of where I am. Going to shul purposefully without a kippah or my tallit felt odd last year at Sharona's and I was rather less consistent about it then than I am now. I'll figure something out, but- it's always strange to be going someplace "more observant" than my usual and feel like I'm doing less than my usual.

Shabbat Pre-Pesach

Sometimes the weeks when almost no one is around are the most interesting. This Shabbat was one of the interesting ones. Services were small but nice Friday night, and small and Fast Saturday morning- which I hadn't expected at all- I was rather looking forward to the chance to take our time a bit during Pesukei D'Zimra while waiting for a minyan- I think instead we went faster than usual. Shlomiya made dinner and lunch, I think mostly from Sherman-shopped ingredients: it was nice and friendly and not so overwhelming as last time she did SHabbat dinner- that had a gizillion people. Dinner was a bit crowded, but friendly, but lunch was quite friendly, and we were eating a little of this, a little of that- it was that sort of "clean out the refridgerator before Pesach" sort of thing- felt homey. We didn't get a minyan for mincha, so I went to BOO and just left my beret on- as usual, I got weirded out by not being able to hear a single other female voice besides my own.

So I'm contemplating the head-covering situation for Pesach- I'll go with scarf and beret and see what seems comfortable. I'm guessing the scarf would be the least obtrusive. I don't know how much of a fuss I want to make. Too bad I don't have a really large hair clip... It's always weird trying to compromise between my personal comfort level and custom, and that of where I am. Going to shul purposefully without a kippah or my tallit felt odd last year at Sharona's and I was rather less consistent about it then than I am now. I'll figure something out, but- it's always strange to be going someplace "more observant" than my usual and feel like I'm doing less than my usual.