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.
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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.
Even if you feel like no one feels the way you do, I promise you that someone out there does.
Why you don’t need to go to another lecture ever again.
Congrats! You won the crown of showing the world you value your spirituality more than everyone else.
A matter of Pespective
Could it be, that there is no "right" way to look at this world?
Mourning doesn't have to be sad.
Or does it...?
“I hate fasting” She says to me for the 5th time that afternoon.
Storytime: Nonesense
Where are we? I have no idea. I’m too tired to care. “Can we go home?” I want to know.
Yerushalayim (Photography)
A photography collage of Jerusalem...
A photography collage of Jerusalem...
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
Well I’m telling you now, it doesn’t get any easier.
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
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)
You can't compare your life to anyone else's life. It's hard not to.
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
Why do they call this a physical world?
Recently I’ve been asking myself, “Will something bad happen to me?”
On being unique and sticking to goals
Being unique is overrated...
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)
For the sun follows my heart to the east
I’m not asking for much just a little peace
Thinking about thinking
If you think about it, it’s about how you think about thinking.
Maybe I'm just overthinking...
So
So so so, this is how it goes
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
What's it's like...
Ever wondered what it takes to run a gemach? Here’s some behind the scenes…
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
Real life in davening. Are women "osek" bitorah?
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…
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....