If you thought that I…and Newsweek…had flipped our lids with the “Is Your Baby Racist?” post” then you might not be able to handle this story. Over Sukkot, I heard a tale of (woe) told by a white Jewish couple in Los Angeles who say their puppy is “RACIST” (their words).Yes, you read that right.… Continue reading Is Your Puppy Racist?
When the recession hit, I got laid off pretty quickly from my college tutoring gig, a job it had taken me forever to land with my fibromyalgia. Okay, I admit that I was kind of glad I wasn’t returning to the gig. Despite being part-time, the job aggravated my fibromyalgia and provided nearly none of… Continue reading The Conversion Recession?
While I was watching Battlestar Galattica with the lovely ladies above, I heard President Barack Obama, who I voted for, had been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. The first thing I said was, “For what?” or maybe I said “What the frack?” (See, I can curse Battlestar Galattica style!) I was just totally freaking shocked.… Continue reading Obama Loses the Olympics and Scores the Nobel Peace Prize. Not a Bad Day at the Office?
Imagine my surprise when I recently heard one convert’s qualms about “Jewish nosiness” (in the words of other converts) diagnosed as “culture shock.” Well, an enormous amount of people seem to be suffering from this “culture shock.” And some of them were born Jewish. They just don’t happen to “look Jewish,” by which of course… Continue reading Diagnosis: Culture Shock
Sorry for the late in the afternoon post, it might take me a couple of days to get over jet lag and flying and the resulting pain and fatigue. In the meantime, here’s a little link love for a post, “Apartment Hunting while Jewmaican”, on a cute new Jew of color blog, The Diary of… Continue reading Apartment Hunting While Black (Jew)
If you caught my last couple of Tweets on Twitter, then you know I made the most of flying all day from Los Angeles to New York. Boy, am I pooped and incidently, full of Nutter Butters, potato chips, Chex Mix (what diet?) and fruit (yes, I snuck some in). While I was on the… Continue reading Nothing comes between me and my Nutter Butter…nothing.
Photo by Judy Gigliotti/Be’chol Lashon “Sukkat Shalom: From Uganda to U.S. and Back” in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles follows Rabbi Gershom Sizomu returns to lead the followers of Judaism in Uganda after being ordained in Los Angeles. (Of notable mention this time of year, Sizomu’s grandfather was arrested for building a sukkah… Continue reading Spend a Shabbat in Uganda
“The New Assimilated Jews” (Ynetnews.com) There are so many things wrong with this article, I don’t even know where to begin. Yael Mishali writes: “In my view, an assimilated Jew is anyone whose Judaism has no significance in his own eyes. He was born Jewish, and now just leave him alone. In my view, an… Continue reading Conversion in the News Roundup: From Crypto-Jews to Black Jews to Angry Jews
Two news pieces, “Anti-Jewish statements raise concern on Honduras” (Google News) and “Iran-Style Anti-Semitism Spreading in Latin America: First Venezuela, now Honduras” (Tablet Magazine) express a growing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president. Still wondering if there are actually any Jews in Honduras…. On more chipper… Continue reading Cancel that vacation in Honduras
“The tropes of ‘Jewish antisemitism’” (Guardian.co.uk) According to Antony Lerman, “The concept of the ‘self-hating Jew’ has been dignified with a pseudo-psychopathology by those keen to suppress dissent.” “Will the ultra-Orthodox hold Israel back?” (LA Times) According to Stanley Gold, “Government subsidies, lower education expectations and political policies biased in favor of a religious minority… Continue reading News on the Growing Disconnect Between Jews
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