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Get Out the Vote!

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Another Conversion News Roundup!

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“The JFS mess was avoidable” (The Jewish Chronicle of London) Geoffrey Alderman explains why the Chief Rabbi of London could have prevented all the recent misery at JFS and looks at the (rather ridiculous) “Certificate of Religious Practice” now required from all parents who wish their children to be considered for admission to JFS in… Continue reading Another Conversion News Roundup!

Iran · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · New York · Rabbi Avi Weiss

Wednesday, the Rabbis Got Arrested

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My friends, my husband and many others joined Rabbi Avi Weiss protesting against Ahmadinejad speaking at the United Nations. See the video for more information.

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Conversion in the News Roundup: Because the "Who is a Jew?" question is now an extreme sport!

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A delicious sampling of the latest news in Jewish conversion! “Shas MK: Ease Conversion for IDF Soldiers of Jewish Descent” (Israeli National News) At some point during the conversion process, I heard that things went a lot smoother if you had a Jewish father or some kind of Jewish ancestry. Too bad I couldn’t unearth… Continue reading Conversion in the News Roundup: Because the "Who is a Jew?" question is now an extreme sport!

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Anti-Semitism (or not) in Latin America

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“Playing the ‘anti-Semitism’ card (hate that term) against Venezuela” says things between Jews and Latin America are more complicated than the American media is telling us. Could it be true? Well, anything’s possible but….

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Yom Kippur…Judaism’s Spiritual Bootcamp

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Enjoy that Shabbat meal this Friday/Saturday because you’re going to mighty hungry from Sunday night to Monday night when Yom Kippur kicks in. One of the most serious (if not, the most serious) Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur has five big prohibitions that will leave you hungry, dirty, horny, possibly smelly and wearing Crocs outside the… Continue reading Yom Kippur…Judaism’s Spiritual Bootcamp

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This is how we do it…

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Every Friday evening, the Nunez family sits down to a traditional religious dinner. Moshe Nunez and his family moved to Crown Heights, a New York neighborhood with thousands of Hasidic Jews. 1 of 2 Like most families in their Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, their Jewish Sabbath meal includes blessings over the wine… Continue reading This is how we do it…

books and reading · chronic pain/fibromyalgia · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · Riverdale · television

Pain, pain, go away, DON’T come again another day… A most random roundup

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I apologize in advance for being especially random in this post. I woke up in an explosion of pain and I’ve spent most of the day in bed. As I write this, my fingers and hands rebel and scream, “GET OFF THE COMPUTER! GO BACK TO BED!” I’m trying to ignore the screaming. If I… Continue reading Pain, pain, go away, DON’T come again another day… A most random roundup

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Another Jewtina is born!

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Actors Sarah Michelle (Gellar) Prinze (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (She’s All That) just announced their little girl was born! Because Papi Prinze, who is fluent in Spanish, is half Latino (Puerto Rican) and half (Hungarian) Jewish and Ima Sarah Michelle is a Jewess, their daughter is a little Jewtina–Jewish… Continue reading Another Jewtina is born!

Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · prayer · rabbi

So, you want to be Jewish?

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In “My Love/Hate Relationship with G-d”, I wrote about how tumultuous and complicated my relationship with G-d has been over the years. And again, rather surprisingly I find myself in a place I didn’t expect to be with G-d. I never imagined that my relationship with G-d could get complicated AFTER I’d become Jewish. Wasn’t… Continue reading So, you want to be Jewish?