A really great day

I'd give today a solid, solid A.

My Gemara shiur was fabulous, as my chevruta Matt and I stormed through parallel sugiyot in both the Bavli and the Yerushalmi on Massechet Megillah while even having some time for a fascinating midrash on Mordecai and King Ahaseureus.

In Nevi'im Rishonim, my new bikiut Nach class, we're two p'rakim into Melachim and Shlomo just ascended to kingship. The Beit HaMikdash is surely on it's way soon.

My Zohar class was esoteric as ever, but I'm really letting go of the sheer rationalist in me and opening up to the totally radical concepts that were recently reserved for the Kabbalists.

Another Matt, my Mishnah Yomi chevruta, and I conquered Massechet Sota, nearly catching up to the calendar after falling twelve mishnayot behind. 10 mishnayot in an hour and change. Unstoppable.

My night seder chevruta, Ariel, and I had one of our best sessions tonight, unlocking some groundbreaking ideas that even the Rishonim don't comment upon.

And finally, my homegirl Ilana is back in town, and I had my first meaningful conversation outside of Torah in a long while.

Yes, I know I spent this whole post talking in Jewish code, but it's too late and I'm too happily exhausted to care. Lilah tov.