Hadas Bat-el

Hadas Bat-el

Hadas Bat-el is a writer, songwriter, and blogger. She is the founder of FrumHangOut and the head of the first ever gemach for Jewish music. She has a passion for writing and has had work published in a few major magazines. 

She likes blogging about FHO, life, thoughts, writing, poetry, photography, and whatever is on her mind.

Feel free to e-mail her! She loves getting in touch with her readers!

Mental/Emotional health in frum literature + Clarity (Poem)

on Sunday, 07 October 2018. Posted in Poetry

Even if you feel like no one feels the way you do, I promise you that someone out there does.

Mental/Emotional health in frum literature + Clarity (Poem)

Even if you feel like no one feels the way you do, I promise you that someone out there does.

September Music Favorites + BONUS Elul Songs!

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Thursday, 06 September 2018. Posted in Elul

September Music Favorites + BONUS Elul Songs!

Why you don’t need to go to another lecture ever again.

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Tuesday, 04 September 2018. Posted in Elul

Congrats! You won the crown of showing the world you value your spirituality more than everyone else.

Why you don’t need to go to another lecture ever again.

A matter of Pespective

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 26 August 2018. Posted in Thoughts on life

A matter of Pespective

Could it be, that there is no "right" way to look at this world?

Music Favorites for August

on Sunday, 05 August 2018.

What am I listening to?

Music Favorites for August

Mourning doesn't have to be sad.

on Monday, 30 July 2018. Posted in Motovation and Inspiration, The Jewish Year

Or does it...?

Mourning doesn't have to be sad.

“I hate fasting” She says to me for the 5th time that afternoon.

Storytime: Nonesense

on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Posted in Poetry

Where are we? I have no idea. I’m too tired to care. “Can we go home?” I want to know.

Storytime: Nonesense

Yerushalayim (Photography)

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Monday, 09 July 2018.

A photography collage of Jerusalem...

Yerushalayim (Photography)

A photography collage of Jerusalem...

Take a step back

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 24 June 2018.

Look up

Take a step back

Life and Destinations

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 17 June 2018. Posted in Poetry

Life and Destinations

Just 5 more minutes...

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 10 June 2018. Posted in Working on yourself

Just 5 more minutes...

I interject. “Um, I am grown up.” I say stubbornly. I pause for a moment. ” Um..I think….well I am most of the time.”

Engaged

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 03 June 2018. Posted in Connecting to G-d

Well I’m telling you now, it doesn’t get any easier.

Engaged

Does the world know the vort is tonight?

They should. It feels like they should all know, it should be lit up in bright lights around the city centers.

But it isn’t.

Today

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 27 May 2018. Posted in Poetry

Today

You know sometimes the most simplest shortest things, are the ones the make the most difference.

The absolute worst and basically the middle of nowhere (+Poem)

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Monday, 21 May 2018. Posted in Motovation and Inspiration, Poetry

You can't compare your life to anyone else's life. It's hard not to.

The absolute worst and basically the middle of nowhere (+Poem)

Trust me, this isn't the middle of nowhere.
I was born in the middle of nowhere....

An essay and poem about comparing yourself to others, jobs, and the real definition of the middle of nowhere.

The Illusion of Control

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 13 May 2018. Posted in Connecting to G-d

Why do they call this a physical world?

The Illusion of Control

Recently I’ve been asking myself, “Will something bad happen to me?”

On being unique and sticking to goals

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 06 May 2018. Posted in Working on yourself, Tips and Ideas to get higher

Being unique is overrated...

On being unique and sticking to goals

What’s on my mind this moment?

Oh-you-know, the-whole-thing-about-how-you-fall-and-you’re-supposed-to-just-get-up-again-and-move–forward-with-goals-and-life-and-frustration-but-it’s-okay-and-you’re-okay-even-if-you-don’t-feel-okay-because-you-have-God-and-just-daven-type-of-post.  

Golden Toned Fields (Poem)

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Monday, 30 April 2018. Posted in Poetry

Golden Toned Fields (Poem)

For the sun follows my heart to the east
I’m not asking for much just a little peace

Thinking about thinking

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Sunday, 22 April 2018.

If you think about it, it’s about how you think about thinking.

Thinking about thinking

Maybe I'm just overthinking...

So

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Monday, 16 April 2018. Posted in Poetry

So so so, this is how it goes

So

So, 
I pack all my wishes 
and dreams in a jar
I make a wish and see how far
it’ll take
to reach the heavens

Behind the Scenes of the Jewish Music Gemach

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Monday, 16 April 2018.

What's it's like...

Behind the Scenes of the Jewish Music Gemach

Ever wondered what it takes to run a gemach? Here’s some behind the scenes…

Why segulos don’t work

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Wednesday, 07 March 2018. Posted in Connecting to G-d

Why segulos don’t work

“Why?” I ask.

“It’s a segulah” they say.

Wikipedia defines a segula as “a protective or benevolent charm or ritual”.

Last time I checked, kishuf (magic) was assur…right?

Davening into Life Musings: Brachos Hatorah

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Tuesday, 30 January 2018. Posted in Prayer

Real life in davening. Are women "osek" bitorah?

Davening into Life Musings: Brachos Hatorah

Part of a new series: Life Into Davening, where Hadas Bat-el writes her ideas about real life application through davening. Are women "osek" bitorah? What does that even mean?

What’s it like to start up a website/What other people say…

Written by Hadas Bat-el on Tuesday, 09 January 2018. Posted in Poetry

What's it like to start up a website? Well....let me tell you. It's not easy. Everyone has something else to say, and another idea, and being in the public eye can get complicated. That besides for all the technical aspects....