Having a job where I have no face-to-face human contact means that I tend to over-share when I do. So it’s no surprise that when I went to the allergist today, I quickly started chatting it up with the secretaries. That’s how I roll. “I’m going to be on TV on a Latino show!” I… Continue reading You have to choose!
“Leaving the Church, and Cynthia, Behind” is up on the Orthodox Union (OU) website. If you haven’t had a chance to look at the blog version already, check it out. An alternate version has also made its debut on BeyondBT.com.
A Jewish friend of mine is calling a cab to get home to Washington Heights. I ask her if she’s going to call a Dominican taxi service. I smile and say I only let Dominicans drive me. She just looks at me. (My Dad was a former taxi driver.) Another Jewish friend says, “I think… Continue reading Speaking English
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
Have you seen this? This just made me cry so hard.
The number one question you want to ask a convert is exactly the question you shouldn’t ask. Asking someone why they converted, just after meeting them, is a little like asking to see their underwear. Don’t you realize you’re asking us to get very naked about something deeply personal in a crowd full of strangers?… Continue reading What to say and what not to say to a convert…(Rough Draft)
Who is this guy? Listen up, fellow converts and friends who are just curious about those who chose the fold. I’m writing up a piece on ‘what not to say and what to say to a convert.’ Any ideas? Converts, what questions do you wish people would stop asking? Friends, what questions come to mind… Continue reading Dos and Don’ts
I stumbled across a brief story (actually feels really unfinished) on Ynet about a Muslim man who hopes to convert to Judaism in Israel. “Muslim seeking to convert: I’m Jewish in Spirit” highlights some of the challenges converts face as well as some of the rewards. The story has inspired 61 comments already.
So I’m watching this music video while my sister is over at my apartment and she says, “So you’re a fan of rap now?” Nah, not a fan of rap (or techno for that matter). But I am a fan of Y-Love. He was my first interview subject and I’m gearing up to write another… Continue reading Fan of Y-Love
So, anyway, how in the world did I become a Jewish writer? If anyone would have told me five years ago that the first big story I would sell would be about my conversion to Judaism, I would have laughed it off. And yet, five years later, my bread and butter comes from Jewish stories… Continue reading The Jewish Writer
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