This comment from “Naomi” deserves its own post: While walking to work from the subway, a gentleman with little green books said, “Would you like a copy of the New Testament?” Without pausing, I said “No thanks, I have the old one.”Naomi is full of words of wisdom!Even better: I have a Jewish coworker who… Continue reading Thanks but no thanks!
Mayim Bialik (better known as 1990’s TV character Blossom Russo) tells Tablet Magazine about her “Wardrobe” and how it reflects her beliefs.
When I was 25 and I decided to become an Orthodox Jew, people whispered to me that I might be “too old” to ever find a nice Jewish husband. Now, at 29, surrounded by single Orthodox Jewish friends of the same age and married Orthodox friends with broods of two or three kids, I also… Continue reading Orthodox and Unattached
I don’t have much to say about Tu B’av, the date on the Jewish calendar that some have liked to the Jewish Valentine’s Day. But boy, does my friend and fellow blogger MixedJewGirl have a lot to say about this little holiday. She’s written “An Open Letter to G-d on Tu B’Av” and I’m really… Continue reading Happy Tu B’av
As usual, my Ladino is great, my Hebrew is not. Do you think Ladino will make a comeback? Let’s hope so. Watch these kiddies singing this beautiful Ladino folk song. Check out the lyrics below. Durme, durme hijiko de madre,Durme, durme s’in ansio y dolor;Sienti joya palavrikas de tu madre.Las palavras di Shema YisraelDurme, durme… Continue reading Ladino Rocks!
Dealing with folks who are unable to discuss Obama without resorting to the n-word, much less calling him “Muslim” (like it’s a dirty word) is, well, rather tiresome. Because if you’re going to criticize Obama, you got to do it right. And that’s exactly what Aluf Benn does in “Why Won’t Obama Talk to Israel?”
I don’t even know what to say.
Two years ago, my husband’s parents dragged out to Los Angeles in February for a 3-day Jewish conference. Like the smart and frostbitten New Yorkers were, we accepted without knowing very much about the conference itself. Because it was a volunteer-run conference, we signed up to teach a session or two about Jewish topics we… Continue reading Oh, the wonders of Limmud LA (and a rather long blog)
The ways people hurt each other never cease to amaze me. I got up early this morning because I lost a lot of sleep over an email from a young woman, the offspring of a non-Jewish mother and a Jewish father, who has had too many hurtful encounters with Jews. In spite of it, she… Continue reading Waking up to Hate in the Morning
Woohoo! I made it on Aish.com! Woohoo! Check out this little story about my sister and the Jewish community: “The Orphan”
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 