1 little...2 little...3 little trains...4 little...5 little...6 little trains...

So after driving last night for 2 1/2 hours in the horrible snow storm on a trip that normally takes 45 minutes - Thank you MB for amazing driving and Thank God for us getting home safely, I woke up this morning and thought "What is the stupidest thing I could possibly do today b/c I want to do that." The answer is leave my warm apt and go to work. Then I thought "How am I gonna get to the upper east side??" Normally I take a bus but I'm not really That stupid and that is soooo not happening today. I went on the MTA website and it basically said "Stay home, idiot!" "Eh", I thought. "It's just a suggestion. Whatever." So I decided to go to work. Why waste a vacation day? So here's what I did:

• Thought I'll take the A to 145th, the D up to Yankee Stadium, and the 4 down to 86th where I work.
• The D was iffy and the announcements were not clear. Decided a more stupider thing would be to get stuck in the Bronx so I nixed that idea.
  
• Thought I'd take the A to the C to the 86th St crosstown.
• No crosstowns. My friend's facebook status said he had to walk across b/c there were no crosstowns. Apparently facebook is more accurate than the MTA website. And some guy at the bus stop said he'd been waiting for 1/2 hour and didn't see any buses pass by. OK......I don't judge.....
  
• Went back down to try to take the C to 42nd to take the Shuttle across to take the 4 up while kicking myself for getting off the C in the first place, and then kicking myself for not thinking of this plan while I was still on the A.
  
• D came local before the C. Took that. Then I heard there are no C trains running. Good choice.
• Realized the D does not cross paths with the Shuttle. Crap!
  
• Switched at 59th to the 1 train.
• Took the 1 down to 42nd.
  
• Saw the option of taking the 7 and stood and debated: the 7 is less likely to be crowded b/c no one thinks to use it as a shuttle and take it across but the S is more likely to be running as it only goes back and forth between two stops. Took the S.
• Got to 42nd and decided to take the 4 or 5 express trains up to 86th since it's only two stops.
• Let a local train go and waited for the express trains.
  
• Heard an announcement that all express trains are running local. ugh!
• Waited and got on the 6 local train and got to 86th.
• Got to work at 10:30 and spent the first 45 minutes at work writing this blog and talking about my insane trek to my 3 other coworkers who made it here - out of an office of 10 people - 6 of whom live in the area and walk to work but only 2 came (grrr....) and the 3rd coworker who came lives near me and also had a trek. She took the A to the C and walked across the park.
• Found out my boss is on vacation. FML.

So in total, I took 6 different trains to get to work. I think that might be a record. Do I win a prize? Can it be that I can go home? Please?

Our Deepest Fear

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful
beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves "Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?"
Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just some of us. It is in Everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fears,
our presence automatically liberates others."
~ Marianne Williamson ~

Candlelight

I'll tell a tale (tale tale tale)
of a girl who sends email (mail mail mail)
about chulent and cake and ale (ale ale ale)
but this month to no avail (vail vail vail)

yeah yeah

Emails went on and on and on
until the kiddush cost was gone
yeah

I eat my chulent in the shul sometimes
Sayin' yuuumo
Pass the kugel

Just wanna bentch rosh chodesh every month
Singin' yummo
Need more cholent

And we say the molad
oh yeah for every month
then we say hallel
when rosh chodesh comes

And I told you once
and I told you twice
to sponsor each kiddush
by that Wednesday night

This month we're done (done done done)
We have collected all the funds (funds funds funds)
From very generous someones (ones ones ones)
So save your money for next month (please please please)

yeah yeah

Emails went on and on and on
until the kiddush cost was gone
yeah

I eat my chulent in the shul sometimes
Sayin' yuuumo
Pass the kugel

Just wanna bentch rosh chodesh every month
Singin' yummo
Need more cholent

And we say the molad
oh yeah for every month
Then we say hallel
when rosh chodesh comes

And I told you once
and I told you twice
to sponsor each kiddush
by that Wednesday night

And the great donation
Finally we don't need others
What a celebration
of not running over budget

Cuz they they they
have paid it
and ayayay
Nes gadol
Nes gadol
Nes gadol haya po
Nes gadol haya po
Nes gadol haya po
po po po po....

do do do do
do do do do

I eat my chulent in the shul sometimes
Sayin' yuuumo
Pass the kugel

Just wanna bentch rosh chodesh every month
Singin yummo
Need more cholent

And we say the molad
oh yeah for every month
Then we say hallel
when rosh chodesh comes

And I told you once
and I told you twice
to sponsor each kiddush
by that Wednesday night



This email was inspired by the Maccabeats video "Candlelight". I hope you enjoyed both. Please sponsor future kiddushim. Thank you.

p.s. As always, if you want off this email list, just let me know. No hard feelings.
p.p.s. If you do want to sponsor something specifically this month, there are many other sponsorship opportunities available in the shul. I don't want to list them all here for fear of leaving one out, but definitely ask me, or email office@mtsinaishul.com

Thank you so much. Tizku L'mitzvot. Chag Urim Sameach, Shabbat Shalom, and Chodesh Tov :)