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I wore a new dress yesterday when I was co-leading our Shabbat morning services on Zoom yesterday, and no one even noticed.
posted by Shira Salamone at 10:20 PM
Once upon a time, I belonged to a left-wing egalitarian Conservative synagogue, where I was one of a number of women who wore a tallit—and one of the few members who used an Orthodox prayer book (adding the Mothers, of course). Having moved since then, I now belong to a right-wing traditional Conservative synagogue, where I’m almost always the only woman wearing a tallit—and one of the few members who adds the Mothers. I seem destined to be forever . . . on the fringe.
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Gail Silberman
Nice dress!
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Shira Salamone
Gail Silberman , thank you!
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Civia Witt
Beautiful!
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Civia Witt
Where did you buy it?
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Shira Salamone
Civia Witt , Vermont Country Store. I should warn you that the shipping fees are a bit high.
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Lanie Bergman
Beautiful
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Shira Salamone
Lanie Bergman , thank you
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Judy Ariel Thomas
I love the Vermont Country Store’s catalog and website! And that’s a lovely dress.
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Shira Salamone
Judy Ariel Thomas , thank you. And I hope your health improves soon!
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Judy Ariel Thomas
Thank you! I do feel a whole lot better.
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Shira Salamone
Judy Ariel Thomas , that's great news!
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Rachel D. Goldenberg
You look radiant! that dress is very pretty and flattering - titchadshi תתחדשי
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Shira Salamone
Rachel D. Goldenberg , rav todot (pun intended 🙂 )
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Donne G. Kampel
We all look this way on Zoom. Not to worry. You look great!! And I think the new dress is perfect.
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Shira Salamone
Donne G. Kampel , thanks! After my little fiasco with those "fit-and-flare" dresses that were cut too low in the waist for Ms. Short-Waisted, I decided to try skipping a sewn-in waistline altogether.
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Donne G. Kampel
Shira Salamone It sure worked. Glad you are experimenting.
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Michael Lewyn
It makes you look younger.
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David Bogner
We need to, first and foremost, enjoy the efforts we make for ourselves. Whether others notice should be secondary.
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Shira Salamone
David Bogner , I'm workin' on it, but I'm not there yet. Thanks for the encouragement.
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