tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303469582024-03-23T14:11:21.299-04:00Daughter of the KingHello! If you are an aidel maidel groping in the dark for a safe forum, then you have come to the right place. I created this blog for people like us to share ideas, keep each other inspired, and maybe even vent...just a little...until another knaidel maidel comes to cheer you up! Of course, no loshon hara or nivul peh is permitted on this site, or anywhere for that matter. Enjoy your stay!Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-87337725265095839112007-10-10T20:25:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:29.404-05:00I've moved! Please check for future posts at http://myhumblebeginnings.blogspot.com , at least until further notice. Save it to your favorites or blogroll today! The Torah Thoughts/Daughter of the king archives will remain here for the time being. Check out the new and improving BasMelech experience!Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-25204593827240819202007-09-29T23:41:00.000-04:002007-09-29T23:52:43.615-04:00A Message from the PR Dept.Dear Readers,I put up a poll on my other blog, Half Baked, in the hope of discovering how to better please my readers and possibly attract more. For some reason, I was unable to put one up here (I deleted all my cookies and lost 5lb... in my dreams... but my layout page is still being crabby)So, while waiting for my next "real" post to come up, please mosey over there and give your $0.02. Who Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-60500281761631411662007-09-21T00:43:00.000-04:002008-01-05T20:12:57.380-05:00This year...Every yearcomes Yom Hakipurimand,no matter what the year has been like,cleansesupliftsclarifies.Layersof sinof timeof worldlinesspeel awayslowly at firstthen uninhibitedI'm returningI can see so clearly now.As the light of dusk fadesthe world is different.Hear O IsraelVoices rise in a thunderous roarG-d is OneNothing else exists.The truth fills the worldHASHEM HU HA'ELOKIMpushing out all Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-41135848938200193432007-09-09T19:49:00.000-04:002008-01-05T20:12:57.381-05:009/11/01: Where were you?There are some moments in life that divide time irreversibly into "before" and "after." For anyone in our generation, 9/11/01 is one of them.I'm leaving out the details. Although the whole scene is a mosaic of memory fragments, I'd rather avoid the risk of boring you and sacrificing yet another bit of my anonymity. So I am posting only one shard of the mosaic, a particularly sharp one. You can Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-43322814644540528012007-08-30T16:23:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:29.608-05:00 Hey,Thanks for the invitation.I would love to come for a visit now. I'm dying to see you.I know you're waiting, and you've set aside this time for us.But... I am just so embarrassed.Last time, I enjoyed being with you so much that I thought I'd never be able to peel away. But since our appointment was ending, we at least made up certain arrangements to keep in touch.Besides for that, I thought Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-49456320010183928382007-08-14T12:06:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:29.768-05:00FrumDisclaimer: Some of you may be what-iffing, but-maybeing, and who-sayzing when reading this post. Please note that this and the below post were written following an actual conversation with a specific person and they are based on my knowledge of her character."I'm not what you would call frum," she said.I didn't answer.What would I call "frum?" Am I frum?Am I frum because I dress similarly to Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-7411706027363353492007-08-14T11:45:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:29.965-05:00Furthermore...Continued from next (above) post.Some of your strengths are my weaknesses.Are you calling me frum because I have something you lack?Well, you have several essentials that I lack. [trust me -ed.](and probably more that I don't know about)That's part of the beauty of being part of Am Yisrael:If we can truly be as one, we can help make each other whole.(I need to check my source for the following --Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-72206882610847976772007-07-11T18:52:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:30.391-05:00I've been tagged by Nuch! Don't worry, this is just a preliminary post; I have a lot on my mind right now and some of it will surely ooze out onto the blogs sometime soon.1) Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves.2) The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.3) At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-57920250804306751482007-06-25T04:11:00.001-04:002008-12-09T18:17:30.524-05:00Reflections After not posting over the past two weeks, I realize that it is time to formally pull down my shutters for the summer. (See HB for tentative comeback dates)As I prepared to temporarily close up shop, I looked back on about a year of blogging with mixed feelings. While there is no doubt that I wasted way too much time online in the process, it was definitely a growing experience for me.I Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-55200023411176709662007-06-13T23:18:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:30.785-05:00There is a real post at the tip of my fingers, but no time to put it out tonight.For now, I just wanted to share:Aish audio has a great lecture by Rabbi Wagensberg about Parshas Korach, this week's Torah portion. It is available for free online listening. I use aishaudio.com quite frequently, but I decided to post about this one here because it particularly relates to my earlier post about being Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-61005368224502723622007-06-08T00:19:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:31.072-05:00JourneysSometimes,When reading the advice of people greater than meI wonder...Why bother?Is he talking to me?I am so far removed from that, it isn't even practical!Then I remember...We are all on a journeyto the same place.We may not be at the same pointbut if I make sure to stay on the same roadas those who are where I'd like to bethen I'm going in the right direction.The actual examples in the mussar Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-57245859767877606512007-05-22T05:10:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:31.718-05:00The Shavuos PostSince I'm not a cheese person (the picture is for formality) this post will be about one of the more neglected aspects of Shavuot, also known as Chag HaBikurim.Yes, that's right, amid all the ado of modern Shavuos one nearly forgets that this is the time when all the farmers are supposed to be bringing the first fruits to Yerushalayim with great fanfare. As we present the beautiful produce to theBas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-62606985000470931612007-05-18T04:24:00.001-04:002008-12-09T18:17:31.941-05:00Midnight Musings/Predawn PostSometimes I wish I could do this to my brain."Delete temporary internet files."And everything else I should never have looked at.To some extent, with strong tshuva I can erase it from my soul.But that is on a higher sphere.Here and now, it cannot be undone.Everything I've seen, heard, or done on this Earth will remain to taunt me for a good while.Ah, well -- at least I can remove the traces from Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-7038939366926472272007-05-07T20:18:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:32.381-05:00How Different am I Really?(Not to be confused with "How unique am I," a possible topic for another time)It really makes no sense to post this here since to my knowledge only two of my readers know me in real life. So this is more of a muse than a question, for the sole reason that I am too chicken to ask "real" people. Maybe it will even be a bit of an eye-opener for some. Or should I say "ear-opener?"Some background is Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-65311135792923526452007-05-07T01:15:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:32.762-05:00Mind if I vent?Sorry, I know this is lame, especially after such a long absence. But I really need to vent a little.Sometimes I feel like a money eater. Nothing more. A total taker. And it feels rotten.I believe that G-d provides for all my needs. The question is am I needing too much? And I wish it didn't have to be coming so directly from others. It's not a good feeling.My policy is to avoid bringing personalBas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-83366260016277428802007-05-06T20:50:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:33.144-05:00Labels, the sequel{The only label suitable for a child}Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-5074032935116020832007-04-13T02:40:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:33.293-05:00Labels I'll try to make this brief, as my last muse turned out as a filibuster that never got posted...It's not so hot at this precise moment, but there has been a lot of controversy both within the frum world and without over the correctness of "labeling" people, particularly exceptional children.On one side, you have a lot of very heated people shouting that it will stigmatize the labeled individual Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-91881472462147821812007-04-13T01:27:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:33.554-05:00Poll......................................................Photo credit: reuters.comOK, due to procrastination, I haven't posted here in nearly a month. :ONot that the old mind's stopped churning -- not for a second!Just I had a post baking... and it was droning on.... and I don't like to post too long because I can't stand when a blog post sounds so interesting but turns out to be a megilla that Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-36187482402430917442007-03-18T13:46:00.000-04:002008-12-09T18:17:34.088-05:00This Month is YoursOK, a bit late. But it was cooking last week...The blue is background; If you lack patience, skip it.This Shabbos, Parshas Hachodesh was read in shul. Parshas Hachodesh is the portion in the Torah in which G-d tells Moshe Rabbeinu that the month of the Exodus is to be counted as the first month of the Jewish year. From the wording of the verse, Rashi derives that G-d showed Moshe Rabbeinu an Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-64741906440673765772007-03-08T02:52:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:17:34.245-05:00Amidah PrayerOne.Two.Three.Steps awayfrom stressfrom timefrom earth.One.Two.Three.Steps closerto G-dto peaceto reality.This time is mine. It is dedicated to my soul, to express its longing for truth, for G-d. I am able to stop short in the middle of a hectic day, and know that I am intimately connected to a higher source. My eyes can refocus, giving perspective and direction to each action of the day. The Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-43927253119788229012007-03-04T23:17:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:17:34.380-05:00The Great Revolution Don't know about the rest of you, but I experienced a very encouraging trend this Purim:The decline of themed mishloach manot.I witnessed a back-to-basics revolution as people handed me paper bags with some random candies and maybe a hamantash. My family received an all time low of three thematic packages today.Does this mean that people are beginning to realize that they are not to be judged byBas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-53401551857074665922007-02-21T17:25:00.001-05:002008-01-05T20:12:57.382-05:00The Honor of a Princess: ModestySorry, this is b"n the last of the princess posts, but I couldn't resist, it was the perfect title. (Kol kvudah BasMelech pnimah)IFT posted about tsniyus, a while back so I don't have the patience to find it and link you directly. Anyhow, this is my response, I don't think it's typical, and it's something I feel very strongly about, so please give it a few moments:Instead of focusing on creating Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-19442012230809130672007-02-07T01:14:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:17:34.551-05:00...Shelo asani goyTo preface, I have lived among non-Jews my entire life. Never in my childhood did I have any questions regarding the difference between us and them.But sometimes, when I'm in a public place, and I see someone open a bag of nosh and dig in, I think with a start almost like an innocent child, "Stop! You didn't make a bracha!"Before a second passes, I realize that the individual in question is (Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-37495679599983298732007-01-31T01:19:00.000-05:002008-01-05T20:09:01.906-05:00A brief interruptionAish has a new, chilling 2-minute movie. I don't know what the petition will do, but it does make one think. CLICK if you haven't seen it yet, then scroll down for tonight's TT post.Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30346958.post-48290672634463972322007-01-30T22:14:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:17:34.730-05:00The Best Prayer Ads like this make me think. I'm not taking issue with the service, but with the ad itself, so please don't yell too loud. The idea of davening for other Jews is beautiful. The knowledge that you can ask others to daven for you or your loved one in a holy place is heartwarming. Definitely commendable. Giving charity for an added zechus is a wonderful idea, backed by generations of great Jewish Bas~Melechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.com2