My Conversion Story Journal

June 24, 2023

Well, I screwed that up! Don't get me wrong, part of that was great. I lit the candles, said the blessing, welcomed in the Shabbat, read till late and went ot bed. I got up Saturday morning feeling good having left my cellphone down stairs and said my morning prayers. I felt great going down the stairs excited to see how my cholent was doing and noticed it didn't look like it had been cooking all night. I started to wonder if my crockpot was broken when I saw the problem. I DIDN'T PLUG IT IN!!! 12 WHOLE HOURS LATER ( It is supposed to cook for 16!) so, I plugged it in (which is a no no on Shabbat) and turned it up on high hoping that since the beans soaked all night, they would cook in 8 hours instead of 16. They did and it was so good I was surprised it came from my kitchen. I will be happy to do it right next time, but I must say that was amazing! Well, my daughter called and said it was an emergency so my no tech rule got thrown out the window. I sat and read most of the day finishing my book Jew by Choice and staring my Pray Like a Jew book. I finished Shabbat with the prayers and turned off the lights and put the leftovers in the fridge. Hebrew Conversation Unit 2 Starts tomorrow.