You might consider settling in with a beverage, this one is going to be long. This post has been brewing for a while now and a brief Twitter conversation with Cecily last night was the tipping point for making me actually sit down and write it. It’s going to cover a few different issues. The [...]
I did a little stationery shopping on Tuesday. I love stationery. I love sending letters and cards for every imaginable reason (and sometimes no reason at all) and my stationery stock was quitting just a tad low. There are several places in Louisville where I like to buy stationery but I also like frequenting the [...]
I did a little stationery shopping on Tuesday. I love stationery. I love sending letters and cards for every imaginable reason (and sometimes no reason at all) and my stationery stock was quitting just a tad low. There are several places in Louisville where I like to buy stationery but I also like frequenting the [...]
One of the things my synagogue prides itself on (thought I’m not sure that’s the right way to say it) is that there is a minyan twice a day, every day. Why is this important? There are certain rituals and prayers that are supposed to only be said when a minyan is present. I am [...]
I am absolutely overwhelmed by how meaningful my conversion ceremony was. The mikvah was incredibly meaningful of course but it was a solitary event and its power was quiet and internalized. The conversion ceremony was as public as it could be and the power with which the community embraced me was awe inspiring. It was [...]
… forgive the cheesiness when I tell you that the coffee and croissant I had for breakfast this morning tasted better than any coffee and croissant has ever tasted before? … believe me when I tell you that I’m the opposite of Ouiser Boudreaux? That I am sweeter than I used to be? … let [...]
It’s almost too easy to say that it was everything I hoped it would be but that’s the truth. People I love were there, people I respect and have great affection for were there and then there was me, naked as the day I was born in the water saying blessings as a new Jew, [...]
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“So what's going on here? How can people in groups be both brilliant and idiotic? One word: Interface.”
– The Wisdom of Browse
20 April 2006
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