It’s no secret that I wasn’t born Jewish. Despite what the books said about not talking about conversion on the internet, I blogged my whole conversion. I’ve written about it here, on Shebrew, and in PresenTense Magazine.
In fact my last article in PresenTense was about the growing Jew By Choice Blogosphere and what a relief [...]
Recently, an interesting debate arose over at Semgirl’s place about over-enthusiastic Modesty Police in Lakewood NJ with nothing better to do than accuse women who walk with their arms swinging and wear hair bands of a suggestive color…
It spilled over onto Jewlicious, where ck argued that our brightest Torah minds perished in the shoah, leaving [...]
L’Shana Tova & Shabbat Shalom
Mazal Tov to George and Sara. I don’t know them, but this proposal is awesome. May we all merit to meet our beshert.
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My Early Muir Owl
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Cara is a bit PO’d. If you don’t like the direction of the shul, change it from within, move to one you like better or just shut up. Otherwise Cara will put on her Viking helmet and beat the crap out of you…
If you don’t like the height of the Mechitza, get smicha and be [...]
Poet Matthue has been wondering does he need to have a day job to supplement his Jewish creativity projects and free trips to Israel… Shouldn’t t?he community fund him on some level as a fellow so he can continue contributing to its advancement? Or his writing?
And furthermore, when he does try to [...]
Spertus to launch MA in Jewish Professional Studies
This is an interesting development. Instead of a degree from a “Jewish Studies Department” or an MSW, now people who want to work in eternal servitude of their people (you fools! don’t do it!) with an accompanying eternal lack of thanks can learn how to do it! Spertus’ [...]
ImperfectArtist just got back from a whole month in Jerusalem and has some interesting perspective to share, wherein at some level, even in highly segmented and divided Israel, the “labels eventually fall away” :
In America, in Diaspora, it’s much more segregated. Your ideology tends to match the shul you frequent and most everything that goes [...]
8pm Tuesday, July 31 @ Krem, 1750 N. Clark (map it)
FREE! NO COVER! $7 Martinis. A good time will be had by all. All are welcome.
If you’re in the hood, join us for Shabbat dinner on the shores of Lake Michigan.
6:30 drum circle and 7:30 Israeli-style dinner. $5 donate requested.
RSVP to IsraeliShabbat@gmail.com
2007 CHICAGO YIVO SUMMER FEST
Every summer, the Chicago branch of YIVO (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research) mounts a Summer Festival of Yiddish Culture, and the schedule for this year is now online. I always feels its a great shadow of what it could be where there a modest investment in the programming, but its [...]
Chicagoan Modern Uberdox had a lovely post about his Lag B’Omer experience with his 7 year old son.
As we walked home, I asked my son if he had a good time. He said the bonfire rocked! He then said, “Abba, the best part was when you said the we should dance. Then you asked me [...]
Every couple years Chabad puts on a little song and dance for Lag B’Omer. This year they are having a parade and festival, though a few years back it featued Piamenta, which was half cool. This year its m-Generation boys choir (Miami Boys?). I personally may go to check out the BMX bike [...]
“Bring out the priests!” Hashem has established herself in her new earthly home. She’s placed her meal orders and now explains when and how her food will be acquired, which involves a bit of humiliation from Moses brother, the High Priest. She seems to simultanoously elevate and insult Aaron and his sons. But at least [...]
Last Shabbes I saw Adam Kahan, who is fast becoming Chicago’s answer to Craig Taubman, at Temple Sholom last week. He mentioned this article in the Tribune, that covers the Chicago Friday Night Live service scene. Kahan now “performs” the service at Lakeside and Am Shalom regularly.
I was co-president of YAD at [...]
Last September on a trip to NY, it was suggested I stop into a midnight gathering at the shabby, rundown Millinary Shul on 38th and 6th in Midtown. Mindblowing. I was not dissappointed. Jenn Bleyer (x-Heeb Mag Editor) covered the scene for The New York Times a few [...]
