I definitely overdid it today trying to squeeze in seeing a bunch of friends in one day. OUCH. This morning, I saw my best friend from my teaching days. As it happens, she is the wife of a Presbyterian pastor! Yeah, this is not the beginning of a joke. We have been trying for years… Continue reading I overdid it, thank G-d!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, even if you don’t like hip hop, you’ve heard of Drake this week. Drake is everywhere right now in both Jewish and secular magazines and everyone’s talking about the fact that he’s black (biracial) and Jewish. Check out this interview in Heeb (which I never read but this… Continue reading He’s everywhere
Look, it’s me on TV with some of the coolest Jews of colors you’ll ever meet. Check us out on The Jewish Channel’s “Jews of Color” show. For more details: “Jews of Color 01” on The Jewish Channel Want to watch the show for free? If you have Cablevision, go to the On Demand main… Continue reading TJC’s Jews of Color Promo
Every once in a while, I get a letter from a non-Jewish woman who wants to convert to Judaism. She’s married to a Jewish guy and the more she learns about Judaism, the more she wants to be Jewish herself and raise a Jewish family. She thoroughly checks out all her options and decides she… Continue reading I want to convert, he doesn’t want me to
“The Shavuot story of Ruth might retell the journey of the most famous convert to Judaism, but South African-born Ilana Skolnik, who became a Jew more than 20 years ago and has lived in Israel ever since, has no less of an amazing story. Born Ellen Peters, Skolnik, who was raised as a Protestant in… Continue reading The Beauty Queen Conversion
“Following Their Truth Paths” (Jerusalem Post) “African American women who chose to convert to Judaism praise their mothers for the success of their spiritual journey.”
In “Tired of Living in Fear”, Ariella Barker, a convert to Judaism talks about the struggles of being an outsider in Judaism…just in time for Shavuot. Unfortunately, this is what it’s come to for a lot of us. While many Jews go about their days cluelessly, the rest of us live and breath a Judaism… Continue reading Proud to be a Convert
Where in the world is Aliza Hausman? Honestly, I’m starting to feel like I’m having an out-of-body experience. I am neither here nor there. And I’m definitely not quite sure where I’m going to be in the next few months. I know where I wish I was…Los Angeles, Israel or the Dominican Republic (in no… Continue reading Where in the world is Aliza Hausman?
Sometimes, every once in a while, I get this heady sense of how far I’ve come in the last few years. Five years ago, I couldn’t have told you the difference between Reform, Conservative and Orthodox, forget the differences between Haredi, Centrist Orthodox, Modern Orthodox or even Open Orthodoxy. Okay, so I cheated and looked… Continue reading Oh the places we will go!
With “Worth it? Really?” Blogger MaNishtana responds to the hateful comments posted in response to my interview in the latest issue of The Jewish Press. Honestly, the whole thing just makes my heart hurt. It’s truly unfortunate what some confused, misinformed individuals believe I stand for (I have never pretended to represent anyone but myself)… Continue reading Was it worth it?
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