Comments on: notes from planet exotification http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/ Danya Ruttenberg's website Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Danya http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-483 Danya Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:24:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-483 I'm not at JTS, haven't lived in NYC since a brief episode in '00. Generally: SF, LA, Jerusalem. I’m not at JTS, haven’t lived in NYC since a brief episode in ‘00. Generally: SF, LA, Jerusalem.

]]> By: a famous jblogger http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-482 a famous jblogger Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:03:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-482 Real life. Weren't you one of the few JTSniks who remained in town for Pesach? Real life.

Weren’t you one of the few JTSniks who remained in town for Pesach?

]]> By: Danya http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-481 Danya Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:21:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-481 Do we know each other in real life? Have we corresponded? Do we know each other in real life? Have we corresponded?

]]> By: a famous jblogger http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-480 a famous jblogger Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:29:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-480 Oh wait-- I read through a little more of your blog. I'm pretty sure I know <I>exactly</I> who you are. Oh wait–

I read through a little more of your blog. I’m pretty sure I know exactly who you are.

]]> By: A famous JBlogger http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-479 A famous JBlogger Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:27:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-479 As a Jewish male who wears <I>tefillin shel yadh</I> all day, I can imagine what you must feel. (I wear the tefillin under my sleeve.) I am a relatively famous JBlogger, but I am not revealing my usual blog-name, because I want to avoid <I>yohora</I> (excessive showing off). As a Jewish male who wears tefillin shel yadh all day, I can imagine what you must feel. (I wear the tefillin under my sleeve.)

I am a relatively famous JBlogger, but I am not revealing my usual blog-name, because I want to avoid yohora (excessive showing off).

]]> By: Anonymous http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-478 Anonymous Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:00:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-478 So in my first meeting of Hillel in 3 years I decided not to cause too much ridiculousness by tucking in my tzitzit and weraing a cap over my yarmulke. They were coming up with ideas on what to discuss at their monthly "Lunch and Learn" where a rabbi comes in and talks about whatever issue we give him. I, being an apparent lover of awkward moments, asked if he could talk about mitzvot, and more importantly women taking on time-bound mitzvot such as tzitzit. His response "Why would we talk about that? Ill just talk about mitzvot." When I explained to him that I wear tzitzit and have come into some rather horrid instances of Ortho men spitting on me he interuppted with "Wait, what? You WEAR tzitzit?" The entire room fell silent and just glared at me. It really was a fun time, which quickly reminded me why I don't hang out with Jewish kids. He then just raised his eyebrows with a nice smug look of "You're an idiot and don't know your own religion." Needless to say I still keep them tucked in, and I'm still wearing head wraps. You get all my respect I can give for doing that unashamed. Its funny to me that it's not the secular world I'm worried about being more observant around, but the Jews who think I'm just doing it to make a statement. Ah how it aggravates me. PS I also may have suggested bringing in this one woman I know who has this awesome book called "Yentl's Revenge" I mean just maybe I suggested it. If they turn it down, I will do it without them. Shabbat Shalom! So in my first meeting of Hillel in 3 years I decided not to cause too much ridiculousness by tucking in my tzitzit and weraing a cap over my yarmulke.
They were coming up with ideas on what to discuss at their monthly “Lunch and Learn” where a rabbi comes in and talks about whatever issue we give him. I, being an apparent lover of awkward moments, asked if he could talk about mitzvot, and more importantly women taking on time-bound mitzvot such as tzitzit.
His response
“Why would we talk about that? Ill just talk about mitzvot.”
When I explained to him that I wear tzitzit and have come into some rather horrid instances of Ortho men spitting on me he interuppted with
“Wait, what? You WEAR tzitzit?”
The entire room fell silent and just glared at me. It really was a fun time, which quickly reminded me why I don’t hang out with Jewish kids.
He then just raised his eyebrows with a nice smug look of “You’re an idiot and don’t know your own religion.”
Needless to say I still keep them tucked in, and I’m still wearing head wraps.

You get all my respect I can give for doing that unashamed. Its funny to me that it’s not the secular world I’m worried about being more observant around, but the Jews who think I’m just doing it to make a statement. Ah how it aggravates me.

PS I also may have suggested bringing in this one woman I know who has this awesome book called “Yentl’s Revenge” I mean just maybe I suggested it. If they turn it down, I will do it without them.

Shabbat Shalom!

]]> By: Anonymous http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-477 Anonymous Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:08:00 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2005/09/09/notes-from-planet-exotification/#comment-477 Nine new radio stations to be created The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland today announced a three-year plan to issue nine new commercial radio licences. Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you! I have a <a HREF="http://www.therealincome.com" rel="nofollow">work from home</A> site. It pretty much covers work from home related stuff. Come and check it out if you get time :-) Nine new radio stations to be created
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland today announced a three-year plan to issue nine new commercial radio licences.
Hey, you have a great blog here! I’m definitely going to bookmark you!

I have a work from home site. It pretty much covers work from home related stuff.

Come and check it out if you get time :-)

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