Hope you had a happy Jewloween.
In his latest YouTube video, blogger MaNishtana explains “Jewloween” aka Purim and I even make a cameo! Related: David Suissa on why America loves Jews…especially the comedians”.
Cool Jewish Events: An Odd Coupling: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain
Event: An Odd Coupling: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Time: 7:30pm Place: Stein Chapel, JTS (The Jewish Theological Seminary), 3080 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027 Details: Little attention has been given to the role of Jews as artists in medieval Spain and even less to their creation of works… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: An Odd Coupling: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain
Purim Culture Clash
So, we’re walking out of shul when we see a woman with a baby hoisting her baby carrier up the stairs. Mom is dressed up as Dorothy in a very short dress and red glittery heels and all. My husband turns back and says to me, “Do you think the baby is dressed as Toto?”… Continue reading Purim Culture Clash
WAMU, I miss you. Chase sucks!
Last week, someone stole money from my bank account. They somehow managed to do an external transfer from my bank account for several hundred dollars directly to my cable company to an account that wasn’t mine. Within…48 hours I had my money back. Over 24 hours too long in my opinion. Well, today, the bank… Continue reading WAMU, I miss you. Chase sucks!
What do the kids in Meah Shearim wear on Purim?
The Jews in Meah Shearim, an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Israel, take religion very seriously…just not other people’s. Check out these adorable kiddies in matching Santa outfits. Yeah, yeah, of course, I laughed (as did my sister) but I am not sending it to anyone who isn’t Jewish. (I needed the laugh, too. I just sprained… Continue reading What do the kids in Meah Shearim wear on Purim?
Happy Purim, Everyone!
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein and I became Facebook friends recently. We’re not even quite sure how it happened. But when I read this his bio, I wondered how in the world I’d never heard of him. An Orthodox (Chabad) rabbi who works at a prominent New York City art school (Pratt, which I applied to before… Continue reading Happy Purim, Everyone!
Cool Jewish Events: Out on the Bimah/An Open Conversation with Gay Clergy in Los Angeles
Event: Out on the Bimah/An Open Conversation with Gay Clergy in Los Angeles Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Time: 7:30pm Place: The Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Purchase tickets at http://outonthebimah.eventbrite.com/
There is such a thing as too open
I’ve always been a very open, outgoing person. In so many ways, this has led me to connect deeply to so many people. I think people are often surprised by how much they’re willing to share with me, even readers who feel that I have already shared so much with them. Early on, I made… Continue reading There is such a thing as too open
BIG CITY MOVIE STAR MADNESS
A little girl in Israel I met during the conversion process emailed me this week to ask me if I’ve ever met anyone famous living in New York. In Israel, we used to walk to Blockbuster together and then watch films together. During our movie fast around The Three Weeks, we commiserated together over our… Continue reading BIG CITY MOVIE STAR MADNESS
Religion on TV: Hot stuff!
@almostjewish on Twitter says: “Caprica” is *totally* hot. Serious religious thinking + hard sci fi = Where have you been all my life? Caprica is a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica set way before the Cylons, humanoid machines, attempt to anniliate all of humanity by causing a nuclear holocaust. In this Caprica, the first Cylon has… Continue reading Religion on TV: Hot stuff!
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 