With “Love in Black and White,” Matthew Hunter has written a passionate love letter to interracial relationships in The Michigan Daily. He cites a Time Magazine statistic that says interracial marriages have spiked by almost 1000% since the ban of anti-miscegenation laws. I believe him. Though recent statistics show the rate of Asians and Latinos… Continue reading Loving in Black, White and Jewish
My cousin O. wants to know how I’m making so much money talking about myself. But the answer to this question and similar mysteries can only be answered by G-d. And if G-d started talking directly to either of us, we’d probably be filthy rich (or locked up in Arkham Asylum). In the meantime, I… Continue reading My Second Shabbaton: Ruminations on speaking at Brandeis University
Fast forward to the middle of this segment from the Jewish Channel and you’ll hear about the recent ordination of female Orthodox congregational leader, Maharat Sara Hurwitz. The Mixed Multitudes blog at MyJewishLearning.com commented on the ordination in a piece called “Mahara”t Sara Hurwitz, a “Unique” Woman Rabbi” and the Jewschool blog also offered congratulations… Continue reading Maharat means Rabbi
I keep losing my star of David pendants. Maybe I should try shirts instead. Check out the “Don’t Assimilate, Illuminate” t-shirt at HebrewTshirts.co.il. As the URL hints, most of the taglines on the t-shirts are in Hebrew but I’ve been meaning to practice my Hebrew reading skills anyway.
My great-grandmother turns 97 next month. Pretty amazing. Hopefully, it’s an indication that I have a long life ahead of me. And that’s a good thing. Living into my 90s will give me plenty of time to play catch up. Plenty of time to learn Hebrew (especially considering I keep dropping out of all my… Continue reading On my 90th birthday
“Latino Radio Show Stirs Concern Over Views on Jews”, featured in the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, is an ugly read. The story focuses on a Latino radio show that consistently trash talks Israel in vitriolic statements that often boil over into blatant anti-Semitism. Is this a symptom of a larger rift between the… Continue reading Latinos against Jews
“No one should again have to wear a yellow star,” fumed Fadela Amara, France’s Secretary of State for Urban Affairs. She is so strongly opposed to a move that France might make to collect data on its minority population that she likened this move to a notable Nazi practice during the Holocaust. “Even if it’s… Continue reading Yellow Star Bites Back
Getting snood-y. Today even the Rastafarian beret failed me. I threw it on over my head to join my husband for his birthday dinner and well, it hurt. A lot. I figured, I hoped, it would get better but by the end of the meal, I was cowering in my corner with pain. That was… Continue reading Head Case: Update on My Head Covering Woes
Twittering before, during, after the wedding:Going to a wedding today. Separate seating for men and women. Sheitels and fancy hats will abound. Will try not to wear a sack. 9:40 AM Mar 22nd from web My father-and sister-in-law are in town for the wedding and passed out on our couches. Because I am not social… Continue reading What I hate about being an Orthodox Jew OR How My Rastafarian Beret Came to Represent Rabbi Avi Weiss, HIR and YCT
1. Old Testament–Just offensive. We prefer the original and only testament. (But calling it the Hebrew Bible is okay, too.) 2. Can I see your horns? 3. Have you considered Jesus as your personal savior? 4. Why do you hate Palestinians? 5. How come you only eat food blessed by a rabbi? Can’t you just… Continue reading What not to say to Jews
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