In “10 Questions with Author Ernest H. Adams”, I got up close and personal with author Ernest H. Adams about his memoir, “From Ghetto to Ghetto: An African American Journey to Judaism.” Adams had some noteworthy things to say about his experiences during Jim Crow, living in the Jewish community and what he thinks about the… Continue reading Q&A with From Ghetto to Ghetto Author
In “Welcoming the New Jew”, I review a memoir by Reform convert Sally Srok Friedes. Her book, “The New Jew” is fresh, funny and engaging even as it takes us to the painful twists and turns of acclimating oneself to the Jewish community. This book has a great deal to teach every movement in the… Continue reading Welcoming the New Jew
My intention in posting “Thou Shalt Not Oppress the Ger” was to highlight a very ugly reality that one convert lives in because it is a reality that unfortunately, many converts live in. I have been lucky, so far, that it is not my reality. I have been spared this lot. Mostly, I get snide… Continue reading Further Reflections on Yesterday’s Post
http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:395235 Movie Trailers – Movies Blog OMG! OMG! The trailer for New Moon, the second book in the Twilight saga book series by Stephenie Meyer, is out! I am going to go watch it obsessively now. Yes, I am just your regular vampire geek, don’tcha know?
In case you can’t believe an Indian version of Hava Nagila exists, you should check out Sadia Shepard’s book, “The Girl From Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories and a Sense of Home,” about rediscovering her Indian Jewish roots. This blog has apparently inspired a trend. Swing over to the MyJewishLearning.com blog, Mixed Multitudes… Continue reading Indian Hava Nagila
I’m reading through “Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe”. Having some trouble with the humor because I have a big cultural gap when it comes to Jewish humor. It’s an interesting mix of Jewish fun facts, totally-out-there crazed content, debatable Jewish stereotypes…all told with an irreverent tone. Don’t know if… Continue reading Am I a Cool Jew?
After becoming buds with “Mixed Jew Girl” on Facebook and seeing all the wonderful things she posts there, I coerced her into starting a blog. She’s posting some great things there! In her latest post, she’s discussing “Ashkenazi Privilege and Ethnicity” and that answering that age old question I get during my racism talks, “why… Continue reading Hot Blogger to Watch!
I am learning my limitations. And accepting them. It sounds simple enough but for an overachiever who doesn’t quit until her body does, I’ve discovered a knack for never turning down a chance to overwork myself silly. And yet, in the past few weeks, I have been turning down assignments. It’s like I’m in an… Continue reading Learning to Say No
I know it’s shocking to some people that I can speak such good English. I mean, it’s not like it’s my first language or anything. It’s not like my parents, who both came to the States as children, were fluent in English or anything. I mean, really, it’s not like I read the classics for… Continue reading Spelling Circles Round Y’all
While all of my closest friends are repopulating the Earth, I am hesitant. There are so many reasons to be. My husband’s still in school. We can’t support ourselves much less a child (how did my mother do it on welfare?). Also, ug, getting pregnant means forgoing possibly every medication that helps keep my fibromyalgia… Continue reading Good Mother, Bad Mother, Not Yet a Mother
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