Morning Minute Musing Series: #111-#120

Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, #51-#60, #61-#70, #71-#80, #81-90, #91-#100, and #101-#110, here are #111-#120:

#111 - Curious about BitClout #112 - Experimenting & Learning How to Market to Seniors #113 - Transitioning to Referrals #114 - Getting Press Coverage is Great, Except When They Attribute Factual Inaccuracies To You #115 - Remembering Names Goes Far #116 - Beginning to Pivot Away From Success #117 - Excited About Coffee/Espresso Machine at Work #118 - Increasing PPE at Work #119 - 3 Quick Things I Have Learned in One Year at a Senior Living Facility #120 - Dipping My Toes Into Cryptocurrencies & NFTs

Morning Minute Musing Series: #101-#110

Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, #51-#60, #61-#70, #71-#80, #81-90, and #91-#100, here are #101-#110:

#101 - Transition! (& Anxiety) #102 - Cataloguing to Avoid Duplicating #103 - Zoom Meetings Helping Prepare for IRL Meetings? #104 - Why Bother with Instagram Stories? #105 - Instagram Story Highlights? #106 - Teaching Source-Based Classes In-Person Again #107 - Growing Beyond a Podcast #108 - Create a Separate Brand for a Passion Project or Keep It Within My Own Media Streams? Why Not Both? #109 - COVID-19 Exposure & Precautions #110 - Stepping-up my PPE for a Couple of Weeks

Morning Minute Musing Series: #91-#100

Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, #51-#60, #61-#70, #71-#80, and #81-90, here are #91-#100:

#91 - Rabbinic Branding Deployment #92 - Clapping it up for Kevin Feige & Marvel Studios #93 - Raising up many students #94 - Quashing Covid Rumors at Work #95 - Carousel of Masks #96 - Not interested in "This user posted for the first time in a while" #97 - It is helpful to have good wifi in one's office #98 - Beginning to Transition from Pandemic Mode #99 - Bye, Face Shield #100 - Clergy can visit!

Morning Minute Musing Series: #81-#90

Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, #51-#60, #61-#70, and #71-#80, here are #81-#90:

#81 - Developing Self-Awareness #82 - Reputation=Brand? #83 - Happily Surprising Feedback on COVID-19 Testing Videos #84 - Publishing Videos to Academia.Edu Not Just Simply Because It's Another Platform #85 - Excited to Find Out About OBS #86 - Having been on the job for 9 months, I can't help but think about trimesters #87 - Apparently, social media algorithms do not like quantity 😥 #88 - Rabbis and Technology #89 - Rabbinic Branding: Identifying Content Niche #90 - Rabbinic Branding: Identifying Style/Characteristics

Strange to Experience Masklessness at Synagogue

Having returned to attending shul a couple of months ago, it has been nice to be able to come together at shul amidst this pandemic amongst other masked shul-goers. For me, it has been particularly nice, as our shul has followed CDC guidelines with regards to masking, social distancing and more (not all shuls do (there is a shul across the street that has been largely mask-optional for a while)).

However, with the announcement from the CDC on May 13th that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks inside with other vaccinated people, our shul decided on May 16th that we can shift to adapt to the updated CDC guidelines, as announced in an email:

In light of the very recently issued CDC guidelines regarding mask wearing the Board voted to enact the following change to our Sha'arei Torah Participation Guidelines:

1. For individuals who are fully vaccinated, wearing a mask in the sanctuary is now optional.
2. All un-vaccinated people must wear masks, including children 3 and up.
3. While no active vaccine verification process will be in place it is incumbent upon each participant to be honest and responsible to their fellow congregant, neighbor, and friends. Those who are not vaccinated are to adhere to our guidelines and wear a mask.

The Board acted quickly to make this change to help create the best environment for the late-night torah study event along with the upcoming days of our davening as we celebrate Shavuot together.

Walking into shul that night for the all-night Shavuot learning was a strange sight to see for me. I have gotten used to seeing masked faces in indoor spaces, so to see a room largely masked was - despite being expected - still a shock to me. While there were a couple of people who remained masked, it was more of a visceral reaction than an intellectual reaction, as I knew I would be unmasked, as would many others. That having been said, I felt kind of naked, as I felt strange in not wearing a mask in public.

That continued through yesterday, as it was the first Shabbat since prior to the pandemic that masks were not mandated [for vaccinated folks]. It's one thing to see people for all-night learning at Shavuot, but it's another thing to see Shabbat morning services where people are together in a regular fashion, yet...unmasked. It's still kind of strange for me to experience, yet it makes sense.

Nevertheless, I am still glad that our shul is following CDC guidelines closely in opening up and I hope things go well with the process, as we continue on this journey to getting closer to pre-pandemic processes.

Morning Minute Musing Series: #71-#80

 Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, #51-#60, and #61-#70, here are #71-#80:

#71 - Balancing Getting Things Done with Interpersonal Interactions #72 - Loss of a Boss #73 - Glad to Have Taken a Break from Podcasting #74 - Now using outlines for podcasting #75 - Whoops - I haven't been pushing out more awareness of my podcast😮 #76 - Using New Social Media Tools #77 - Reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination #78 - Rabbinic Branding Should be Taught at Rabbinical Schools #79 - Are "Vaccinated" Shirts at Work Braggy? #80 - Excited to discover uploading videos to Academia.edu!

Morning Minute Musing Series: #61-#70

Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, #41-#50, and #51-#60, here are #61-#70:

#61 - Answering "What's New?"

#62 - Goodbye, 2020

#63 - Happy first Monday of 2021

#64 - Excited for this first Tuesday of 2021

#65 - Newfound Appreciation for "Do or do not; there is no try"

#66 - Getting Things Done (and Patience)

#67 - "And" as a quasi-filler term?

#68 - Glad to Get Vaccinated

#69 - Three Key Aspects For Video-Speaking

 

#70 - I love feedback

 

Morning Minute Musing Series: #51-#60

 Having catalogued my Morning Minute Musing series episodes #0-#10, #11-#20, #21-#30, #31-#40, and #41-#50, here are #51-#60:

#51 - Experimenting with Star Wars-related content on LinkedIn

#52 - Content on LinkedIn isn't always sales pitches


#53 - The Term "Overthinking" is Peculiar To Me


#54 - Finally Taking YouTube Seriously


#55 - Providing Information On Projects

#56 - Discovering YouTube as an Awareness Play


#57 - Thankful/grateful for some firsts


#58 - Analysis Paralysis


#59 - Thank you, Lucasfilm, for closing out 2020 strongly

#60 - My Greatest Weakness: Lack of Monetizing Content