Squeezing writing into Chol Hamoed Sukkot takes a kind of discipline that I apparently have not mastered. I’m squirreling away at trying to come up for a title for my book. And no, it’s not finished. But the publisher wants a title. Between my catchy ones and his “textbook” ones, we have yet to find… Continue reading Getting religious
It seems like I just got back from my summer in Los Angeles. Yet, in seven hours from now (I should be sleeping), I’ll be cruising at high altitudes on my way back. My husband will be working at his internship at a local synagogue. I’ll be trying to squeeze in chapters of my book… Continue reading Back to lala land…
Someone asked me if I feel more comfortable talking in English or talking in Spanish. I told them English. They responded, “I feel more comfortable talking in Spanish. I guess I’m more Latino than you.” Sigh. Now, I know how poor Jessica Alba feels. Her family didn’t pass on the language according to her interview… Continue reading I’m more Latino than you
I was strolling about the internet trying to come up with titles for my book when I found this “great” Jewish t-shirt website. I was all set to buy my husband, “Trust me, I’m a rabbi” until I saw… “Shiksas are for Practice.” The site claims that “each of our shirt ideas is carefully appraised… Continue reading The S-Word
“I’m Not White, I’m Jewish” is the name of the song featured in the YouTube video above. The rap song has clear sociological issues. As the performing artist strums along to his guitar, the camera pans around the room of Jewish preteens. And every face in the room? White, of course. But hey, as the… Continue reading I’m not white, I’m Jewish
Junot Diaz was quoted as saying he had to suppress his Dominicanness. Of course, he points out in a piece in Dominican Today that this quote was taken grossly out of context. Who would want to suppress their Dominicanness, in fact? (Not me. And certainly not Junot, who’s stellar Oscar Wao novel is a tribute… Continue reading On Dominicanness
I didn’t discover Hispanic authors until I was in college. Until then, I thought the only people that wrote were white with the exception of a few black ones. When I uncovered my brethren were writing, I launched myself head first into their writing. The heavy hittersFor a while, I was addicted to Oscar Hijuelos.… Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month Post #3: The Authors
My blond blue-eyed friend and I were having a nice chat about the horrors of covering our hair. She mentioned her hair losing some of its streaky blondness. I mentioned that I can’t actually fit a sheitel over my head. What with my hair being so…TALL. She said: “You know, I could totally understand why… Continue reading Sheitel Envy
“My Uterus is None of Your Business” is my latest piece published in The Jewish Chronicle of London.
Scoring High Holiday tickets has been a hot topic of interest in my online conversion group. Leave it to Chabad to make things even a little more interesting.
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 