As of this week, Jewish Living magazine is now defunct. I did, however, get a nice PDF of what would have been my upcoming article on my conversion alongside a bigger piece on the “Conversion Conundrum.” To see the piece, click here: “From Ghetto Girl to Rabbi’s Wife”.
A recent article in the NY Times sickens me. In “French Muslims Find Haven in Catholic Schools,” Muslim students have decided to forgo public school for Catholic schools after the 2004 ban on head scarves in public schools. I’m guessing that freedom of religion there isn’t one of the rights we enjoy so casually here.… Continue reading Catholic Schools are a Head Scarf’s Haven
Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg with his children,Rashi (l.) and Yossel at the Chabad of Harlem, a synagogue and community center at 437 Manhattan Ave. When I decided to convert, I was living in Harlem. There wasn’t much of a Jewish life to be had. I could walk 40 blocks (and I sometimes did) to my synagogue… Continue reading Chabad Goes to Harlem
This month’s issue of Glamour magazine poses an interesting question: “Do you have friends of other races?” And then, more poignantly, do you have CLOSE friends of other races? I don’t want to offend my white friends. But I might. Here me out, though. I have always been someone who has had friends of other… Continue reading Friends of Other Races?
I’m not sure whether or not to laugh or cry. You decide?
What in the world have I been doing lately? I can’t believe that Rosh Hashana is on Monday night already. So, of course, I am trying to cram spiritually. Like cramming for college finals, I suspect that this isn’t as pleasant as if I’d started studying ahead of time! Meanwhile, here’s a practical guide to… Continue reading Revving up for Rosh Hashana
It’s gotten harder to read when reading is work. I read my magazines for pleasure but also to think of new ideas to pitch to them. I read memoirs for pleasure but also to help me figure out how to write mine. I read books about writing because I love to write but again, it’s… Continue reading Reading for pleasure…
Bag from Butyoudontlooksick.com. Friend: Hey, question, are you always in pain? Jewminicana: Yes, very little time am I ever NOT in pain, maybe an hour here or there. Friend: So how do you function? Jewminicana: You ever get a papercut? Friend: Yea. Jewminicana: I have a HUGE, huge papercut! Friend: So how do you function… Continue reading It’s a pain in the…everywhere!
Yes I am so frum that I don’t even have television. Just kidding. I don’t have cable but I definitely have a flatscreen HDTV. (Thank you, Bubbe!) Growing up I read Entertainment Weekly religiously and I was the kind of girl who dreamed of having her own personal theater. Though, we only saw movies on… Continue reading Television Woes
Habichuelas con dulce sold in Washington Heights Robert Capin for the New York Times The hardest part about keeping kosher hasn’t been having separate dishes and utensils and pots for everything. It hasn’t been giving up tasty treats like eel and octopus either. Yum. The worst part of keeping kosher is the utter lack of… Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month Post #2: Dominican food!
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 