Tuesday 3/23/10
-Went to the Optometrist for first time in over a year.  My eyes are slightly worse. :(

Thursday 3/25/10
-Had a buiness ethics test (on things like Universalism vs. Utilitarianism, Kant, Bentham, etc.).  Once again, I lost my notes and didn’t find them until after the test.  Luckily, Olivia M. was amazing and helped me out by sharing hers to refresh my memory.
-Spent three hours in the Bloomberg terminal room in McClelland Hall doing an assignment for my portfolio management class, which led to me missing choir practice.

Friday 3/26/10
-Got a haircut, but sadly not perfect (according to Bryce).
-Attended services at Temple Emanu-el for the Centennial Shabbat (100 years of existence!).  The choir had some fun songs and was great fun as always.  There was a pretty good crowd in attendance.  Rabbi Eric Yoffee, president of the Union for Reform Judaism (a Very Important Person in the Reform movement) was the guest speaker and gave an excellent speech.  Simon R. was kind enough to lead me to Rabbi Cohon’s office before services so I could meet Rabbi Yoffee (since I just got accepted into HUC).   We exchanged a few words (with Rabbi Cohon and Bruce B. present).  It was pretty exciting.

Saturday 3/27/10
-Went to morning services at Temple.  Bryce was co-leading with Rabbi Sharff, and I chanted for Project Ezra.  After Rabbi Sharff announced my acceptance into HUC, I got plenty of mazel tovs from people.

Sunday 3/28/10
-Finished “Rabbinic Authority” by Michael S. Berger.  Fascinating exploration of different theories to explain the acceptance of the early Sages (and the Mishnah and Talmud) as central to Judaism, but ultimately didn’t really contribute much to a historical explanation.
-Ate dinner with the Megdals and Ben.

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