century.  It was either exit stage right or engage in the academic equivalent of casting an Unforgivable Curse -- and I try to leave my wand back in the room during conferences.</p>

<p>- Whee!  Kabbalat Shabbat services!  This conference <i>never</i> has Jewish services!  Whee!  (I still have no clue what to expect, but that's why the smart conference traveler packs her own siddur.  Someday, I will locate the perfect travel-size siddur with the perfect liturgical blend and legible print.  And then the Mess