http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2376087&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Blogger Esther Kustanowitz does a fine job narrating the precursor for many telenovelas to come: the baby mamy drama in the house of Jacob. Parshat Vayetze from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com
Maybe at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade when Santa comes out, he should stand next to a menorah? You know, I want representation. He can hold some plantains, too. What? What? I can dream! In the meantime, my Twitter pal Jean Roth wrote some Hanukkah limericks using me as the inspiration: Ms.… Continue reading Thanksgiving is over, it’s time for Hanukkah!
Sniffle…. Chinese Jews from Kaifeng arrive in Israel 2009 – a moving documentary…. Sniffle. Yeah, I cried. Hold on, I’m still tearing up. I’ve listed many of the articles on this particular group in previous “conversion news roundups” but the articles did nothing to capture the sense of awe you get that this group of… Continue reading "Going home!"
Earlier today I ordered a new phone I can’t afford, a Samsung Gravity, in case you’re curious, to replace my Crackberry (the Blackberry Curve) that has a gaping hole in it and keeps dropping calls like crazy. Sending it to the insurance company would mean paying a $130 deductible and they would only send me… Continue reading This T-Mobile Store is Kosher
Added to my ever growing “to do” list is writing a “multicultural” children’s book. Of course, first I’d actually have to start reading children’s book. I figure they’re a bit like poetry where every word is important and the less words you use to get your point across, the better. I’m already stockpiling books for… Continue reading Writing that first Jewish Dominican children’s book!
Reminiscing briefly about my time in Israel during the conversion process….
Here’s a nice little piece on Rabbi Capers Funnye over at the Jewschool blog that found its way into my inbox via Google Alerts. From “Rabbi Funnye’s Message of Inclusivity” (Jewschool): “So what was the point of these stories? Throughout the talk, Funnye repeated his message of the need for inclusion, acceptance, and a better… Continue reading Whoa, really?!
I went to an Orthodox Jewish wedding and what did I find in the midst of all that sushi and all that brisket? TOSTONES! TOSTONES! TOSTONES! I overdosed on them and smiled like the Cheshire cat.
Last week’s “Question of the Week” was: “Why is My Family Insulted by My Kosher Diet?” Going kosher can be such a touchy subject with relatives that someone, Azriela Jaffe, wrote a whole book about it: What Do You Mean, You Can’t Eat in My Home?: A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their… Continue reading Going Kosher
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 