From Selina Alko’s new book. All of my sisters are a different color and the color of our skin changes in the sun, with the seasons and darkens as with age. I started out a milky white with Asiatic eyes so it wasn’t just for my brains that I was called “white girl.” But the… Continue reading What Flavor are you?
The WEDDING I can’t sleep. I went to a wedding last night. No worries, I think I did very well. I didn’t notice myself doing anything embarrassing, though I’ll admit that isn’t the best way to make sure since I’m not the best barometer on these things. Oh, one confession, I used a bad word.… Continue reading Where are you from ORIGINALLY?
Wading through a backlog of New York Times. I can’t seem to keep up with the news on a day-to-day basis. Meanwhile, I uncovered a really great article that talked about Jewish convert Isla Fisher’s new film, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” in light of the economy and tightening budgets. Check out: “Calming the Voices The… Continue reading News, Glorious (Old) News
I just finished reading “My Daugther’s Eyes and Other Stories,” by Dominican writer Annecy Baez. The book was a little too vivid, poignant and hardcore for me, dealing with things like child abuse (sexual and otherwise) and infidelity, but it made me remember a couple of details I had forgotten from my childhood. Growing up… Continue reading Is Your House Evil? Mine was.
I recently finished “The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt.” I was interested in reading it for many reasons. I wanted to read about Judaism through the eyes of people who don’t live in the Orthodox world I live in. I wanted to understand Judaism through the eyes of secular Jews. I also wanted to… Continue reading Jewish Guilt is Heavy
Cough. Cough. I am sick. This isn’t unusual, is it? I mean, technically with fibromyalgia, I am always sick. I am stuck in bed. Again, also not unusual. It seems like every other day chronic pain exiles me to life between the sheets. I woke up 24 hours ago with an itchy throat which I… Continue reading Coughing My Brains Out
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-2980522193469128149&hl=en&fs=trueHere I am practicing for a promo of an upcoming speaking engagement. A thoughtful friend forwarded an article to me called “Unmasking ‘Racial Micro Aggressions’” featured in the Monitor on Psychology. It was a good read since I’m gearing up to speak again in the coming weeks on subtle racism in the Jewish community. Microaggressions… Continue reading Getting Aggressive about Microaggression
I used my book allowance this week to buy myself some books that would help me get my Dominican on. I know what you’re thinking: Your what? And since when do you have a book allowance?Your answers go something like this: I’ve had a book allowance for a year now. Ever since my husband came… Continue reading Getting My Dominican On
I miss teaching High School English. I miss the kids and their crazy stories. I miss the teachers and the constant gossip. I miss knowing deep down that no matter how horrible the day was, I made a difference. Lucky for me, I get fan mail on a routine basis that seems to suggest I’m… Continue reading A Little Hope
Memoirist and filmmaker Sadia Shepard Back from a week in Italy, my friends, more on that later. In the meantime, please check out my latest piece for Interfaithfamily.com. It’s a profile on Sadia Shepard and her memoir, “The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories and a Sense of Home”. I hope… Continue reading Three Religions, Three Cultures and A Search for Identity
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