Sitting in the little classroom around a plain rectangular table, the experience felt majestic and calming at the same time. We learned Torah, Prophets, Kabbalah…
Tag: Mitzvah
Jews Of All Different Stripes
Yet sitting around the Seder table telling the story in different languages, our strangeness to each other falls away. Our distinct differences highlight our
MITZVAH SURPRISES: Recap #4
A mini skirt wearing, religion hating, pork rib loving woman seeking excitement…finds joy, dignity and delight in her Jewish roots and surprise surprise..
“But how exactly did you fall in love with being Jewish?”: Recap #3
This next recap is about…. finding my way back home. Into the tribe and the religion of our fathers and mothers…. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Leah and Rachel…
FALLING IN LOVE WITH JUDAISM
I’ve talked about NOT wanting Judaism, why love it now? My love affair with Judaism has been a slow burn. Simply the DESIRE was…
I GOT NOTHING
Today I got the nothing part down. I don’t feel like I have anything innovative to say. Yet the “nothing” carries tremendous comfort. Judaism has taught me that
A GLIMPSE OF THE QUEEN…Shabbat
My Jewish friends ranged from “bagel and cream cheese Jews”, meaning bagels were about as Jewish as we got, to Jews who went to Synagogue twice a year dressing in really
IRREVERENT LOVE
For even the smallest infractions, I want to hold grudges, if … someone cuts me off in traffic, returns my smile with a frown, does not seem to respect my opinion. AND yet, when I release my grudges on this minuscule level, it’s
THE SHABBOS WHALE
…invited into the intimacy of a home to share a Shabbat meal. Still, I was going to be a no, thank you. Easier to not put myself in this new situation with people I don’t really know and to stay in my comfortable known environment…
SHOMER SHABBOS: can I do it?
I started weekly Shabbat dinners for our unusual family…my two sons, myself, my ex-husband, and then later, my teenage son began inviting his friends. It became a…