Oh, wow, I feel…wow, overwhelmed. I just logged onto Gershom Gorenberg’s blog and discovered a post about little old me!!! Good timing, too, since I had just been struck by a bout of the blues. Check out: “Big Tent Judaism” and why Gorenberg thinks Jews should be reading my blog like a text book.
The other day it occurred to me that writing might be an addiction. Like any good addiction, I get a heady high from doing it. When I’m really high from it, I have trouble sleeping and I even wake up from dreams where I’ve been writing or thinking about writing. When I’m in that zone,… Continue reading Is Writing My Addiction?
I had been kicking myself about the fact I have no schedule when I finally realized, I do have one, it’s just that I don’t like it. I can’t seem to tear myself away from the computer and work and intermittent instant messaging, emailing and Twittering when I need to be at the gym or… Continue reading Scheduling Myself Happy
Someone posted that they’re having trouble coordinating learning with an Orthodox rabbi. That’s no surprise to me. I think the only reason my rabbi is so available when I need him is that he doesn’t sleep. Ever. It also helps that I was not entirely dependent on him for all my learning. During my conversion… Continue reading Learn, Learn, Learn
Ethiopian Jews are black and beautiful.:) I don’t know much about Ethiopian Jews. But I remember seeing them in Israel and feeling not-so-out of place. Look, I would tell my husband, that girl has my hair! (Only bigger and better usually.) I got most of my information about the community though from a wedding present.… Continue reading Learning about Ethopian Jewry
Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattison) go tree hopping. My sister and I dragged my husband to see “Twilight” on Saturday night. He survived. I didn’t see him check his phone messages once. In fact, I caught him in bed reading a pilfered (hey, I was reading that!) copy of “Twilight.” I think he’s… Continue reading Vampire Update
Tonight, I’ll be at the same place every other teenage girl will be. So much for acting my age! If you’re curious, check out the NY Times review: “The Love That Dare Not Bare Its Fangs”
My wedding photo featured in my “Funny You Don’t Look Jewish” piece. “Frum from Rebirth” is a new blog that hopes to chronicle the diverse spectrum of stories of those who have come to Orthodoxy. Along with the latest post which features my “Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish” story, there is an interesting post about… Continue reading Frum from Rebirth
I rarely buy hardcover books by unknown authors. It’s only for the steady stream of authors I’ve come to love that I’m willing to fork over hardcover prices. But then my friend in Atlanta told me about “My Jesus Year.” She couldn’t put it down and she couldn’t stop laughing, she said. The author, Benyamin… Continue reading My Jesus Year
Attended my first poetry reading today. My husband was reading two of his poems at the first ever Riverdale Writers Reading Series at the Riverdale Y. Too tired to write anything more than a short summary: Poetry reading, good. Ugga ugga.
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 