The Big Move

After two years in New York we decided to upgrade to a bigger place. It was actually a small move as far as moves go since we only moved two blocks east and across the street. But the two full days we spent hauling our stuff that short distance sure made it feel painful.

We do not recommend moving in this completely ridiculous fashion.

Our new 1-bedroom feels like a stadium compared to the studio we used to live in and it even has a real kitchen. Sometimes we lose each other in all the space and we have to actually check to make sure the other person is in the same room before we start talking.

We have this curious little Jewish object on every door frame of our new apartment so we did a quick internet search to find out that it's a Mezuzah. A Mezuzah is a tiny case that contains a tiny scroll with handwritten verses from Deuteronomy about how you should love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength and how these words should be written "on the door frames of your houses". There are all kinds of Jewish laws about how it should be hung and what qualifies as a door frame. We're not down with Jewish laws but we're okay with loving God so we're going to leave them up for now. Maybe one day we'll take one down and see if there really is a tiny scroll inside.

Mezuzah