Update: Going Forward

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you might have been wondering lately, "Hey, Lady Israelite, where did you go? How come you haven't been putting out posts as often?"

Well, if so, thanks for coming back; I truly appreciate it. To break it down, I've been very busy lately with this and that, and it's been cutting into my down time which cuts into my writing time.

But that's not the core behind the hiatus. Really, there haven't been as many posts coming out because, at least for now, I've fulfilled the writing I wanted to when I created this blog.

I made this blog to argue against common issues affecting women in the Israelite movement as well as to explain some of the basics to people who might be interested. I've explained the basics I care to, and I've tackled the issues that got me fired up in the first place. I wrote about head covering, the misunderstood women of the Bible, Israelite marriage, modesty, women-as-property, and the so-called Jezebel spirit for the following reasons:

1. These are women's issues that are largely decided by men who take them as a sort of "for granted" thing without delving deeper or considering alternatives.
2. At least in the circles I've experienced, no woman has/had challenged these "for granted" things, even when unevenly-applied or not supported by the Biblical Law.
3. As an intelligent, educated, fiercely religious woman, I figured I'd be good at looking at these sorts of topics and studying up on them for the benefit of my fellow female Israelites, a sort of "by woman for women" take on the women's issues of my religion.

Now that I've covered the topics I set out to, I have much less drive. There are many many many religious writers out there who cover a vast amount of religious topics. I don't want to just re-hash something that's been said a hundred times before. I also don't want this to devolve into the sort of religious blog I've seen (mostly from women, unfortunately), a sort of saccharine, trite blog that talks about the joys of home-making/cooking/crafts/etc. I do enjoy those things, but I don't see the need to fill the internet (and your screens) with more of it.

To sum up:

-Will I be deleting/shutting down this blog?

     -No. Though for now I don't have anything I feel a burning need to write about, I'm sure more will come up in the future.

-Will the slow pace of posts continue?

     -Yes, at least for now. I'll write about things as they pop up/come to mind, but if these last few months are of any indication, that will not be often.

-What if I wish to read more Lady Israelite goodness??

     -There's something you can do about that, friend. If you find something interesting you'd like to have my input on, or if you have a question you'd like me to answer, send it my way. I'd be interested to know what you guys'd like to see more of. 

Anyways, see you around!