Points to the man
Okay props to Jon Stewart for bringing Marketa Irglova back to get her moment on after the orchestra ROBBED HER! 🙂
Author: Aliza Hausman
Oscars Recap Numero Uno
Ellen Page was robbed! ROOOOBBBBBEEEEDDDD! Why wasn’t Amy Adams singing all her songs from Enchanted? (And why weren’t songs with less hilarious lyrics chosen this year?) And is Javier Bardem Latino because he’s a Spaniard? Yes! (Well, Wikipedia says so.) Spanish white boys are Latinos, too! Damn I should have seen that French film. Seriously,… Continue reading Oscars Recap Numero Uno
Attack of the White People
Part of Aliza’s Series on Race Relations! See previous: White People Sensititivy Training According to Latina magazine, there’s a new show on Broadway called “In The Heights” which looks at “three generations of Latinos as they struggle to forge an identity in a community on the brink of gentrification.” Gentrification? According to Google: The process… Continue reading Attack of the White People
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
I was raised by wolves. This makes things like human manners and decorum a very foreign concept. My mother on manners: Don’t talk (lest you embarrass me and I have to kill you)!Talk (lest you embarrass me with your shyness and I have to kill you)!Don’t embarrass me (you get the picture?)!Don’t leave guests unattended… Continue reading A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The World in Frum-Colored Glasses
I identify with a lot of people. I identify with the handicapped, Hispanics, women, and now, of course, Orthodox Jews. I used to overlook the handicapped and the Jews since these pieces weren’t always part of my identity. And now, I sit here, while I should be doing yoga, heading to the shower and getting… Continue reading The World in Frum-Colored Glasses
Stand-Up Comedy from a Convert
Here’s a stand-up comedy routine from a fellow convert to Judaism, Aaron Freeman. I really enjoyed his show at LimmudLA and I hope you’ll enjoy this clip! A little snipet: “Judaism is the world’s most obsessive compulsive book club.” Aaron Freeman Performing in Israel
Jesus Christ Superstar
Stuff like this only happens to me, right? Hubbie and I just got back from the LimmudLA conference (“celebrating the kaleidoscope of Jewish life”) in Costa Mesa, CA. We had an awesome time (will post about it later). Meanwhile, when we got off the plane at 1am in the morning, a Spanish-speaking cleaning lady at… Continue reading Jesus Christ Superstar
Judge a book by its cover
Somehow, the publisher whose contract I have yet to return has decided that my book is tentatively called: Black. Latino. Jewish: Choosing to be Jewish. People, help! Vote on something. Make up your own. Help. They obviously want to work in the multicultural angle. American. Dominican. Jewish.: Becoming Jewish in a Multicultural World BEFORE &… Continue reading Judge a book by its cover
In The Zone
Finally finished The Ten Commandments According to My Mother. It’s in its second draft before I hope Devora and hubbie take it apart and help me work on it some more. Deadline’s two weeks away. How is it that I am talking about relationships at LimmudLA? I plead insanity. What am I Dr. Phil? I… Continue reading In The Zone
Finding my place in the world…
There is actually a guidebook for converts. Of course, I didn’t know this. I didn’t even think to look. I had to get through all 50 odd books that the rabbi listed on the curriculum, forget going out there and looking for myself. The thing is, as I page through many books about conversion in… Continue reading Finding my place in the world…
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 