I suppose that technically all those Limmud conventions were Shabbatons. Also, we sort of held a Shabbaton before our wedding by sequestering our guests from Friday through Sunday. But really, technically speaking this past weekend at Brooklyn College Hillel was my first taste of a real, live Shabbaton. Because my husband was away on internship… Continue reading My First Shabbaton
Okay, obviously no one remembers when months ago I mentioned Lindsay Lohan was interested in converting to Judaism. Now, Haaretz is supposedly taking it a little more seriously, considering their piece “Lindsay Lohan said converting to Judaism for DJ girlfriend”. I wonder if now when I tell people I converted to Judaism, they’ll say “Oh,… Continue reading Lindsay Lohan Joins the Tribe
Jewish Latinos, stop shopping wherever you’ve been shopping, a new clothing line, Jewtina, has been created just for you in mind. The Magen David (star of David) makes an appearance with both the Mexican and Cuban flags on certain T-shirts. Now, should I get an Amazon Kindle 2 or a Jewtina t-shirt? That is the… Continue reading Clothes for Latino Jews
From Iranian.com. In my last post on Iranian Jews, Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen said all signs seem to indicate that Jews in Iran were doing pretty well. In “Iran, the Jews and Germany, he’s responding to the backlash he’s gotten from voicing this opinion. I was even more cynical about this story than I was… Continue reading Iran is Better than Germany, I guess?
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
“The Do’s and Don’ts of Talking to Converts” is now up on MyJewishLearning.com. Hopefully enough people will read it that us converts won’t have to worry about all the little humiliations I mentioned int he piece.
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.
“Mami, pero tu si ta buena!” a tiguerito yells in the first chapter of my book that opens on a scene in Washington Heights. My Mom is pushing a stroller down the street while my sister B. and I walk on either sides and despite her brood, the hoodlum on the street can’t help telling… Continue reading Hispanic Woman Walking
At UC Santa Barbara in California: At York University in Toronto: “Jewish students under ‘siege’ at York U” “Jewish students ‘held hostage’ at Toronto Hillel” At UC Irvine in California: “Quiet war on campus: Israel remains under attack despite fewer public protests” “Jewish students urged to avoid UC Irvine” In the UK: “Jewish Students Say… Continue reading Jewish Students Under Siege
I was surprised to open up yesterday’s New York Times and find an article on Iranian Jewry. “There are still Jews in Iran?!” I exclaimed. Apparently, there are and according to Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen, they are thriving there. It’s hard to believe such positive news when so many of us are still worrying about… Continue reading Holla to Iranian Jews
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