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new good book alert
My friend Miriam Peskowitz' book just came out, and it is so very important and worthwhile and creamy goodness that you should all go out and buy a copy for yourself and maybe one as a Mother's Day gift. It's called The Truth Behind the "Mommy Wars": Who Decides What...
still here, just bleary
Between being sick for like a week and having some high-quality insomnia on top of it, I'm a little zombieriffic right now. The weather got HOT, all of the sudden. This is a good thing--I am perfectly content with a summer climate and its attendant sandal usage--but...
DIY mitzvah gear
So, because of my last post, I've gotten a query or two from people who won't be in J'lem for the workshop but are interested in making girl-shaped* tallitot katanot (the garment on which tzitzit are tied.) Since the name of the game is more people having more...
Jewish Medical Directives for Health Care
Due to all of the media attention around the Terri Schiavo case, it seemed timely to remind people to get your has-v'halila-wishes in writing now, while you're still fine and can make these sorts of decisions. Then distribute them liberally and discuss them with your...
More Timeless Wisdom From Our Ancient Masters
The thing I love about being a halakhic Jew is that it offers so many thoughts on living a holy and more consecrated life in ways that I wouldn't necessarily intuit. (I've translated the 3rd person impersonal into 2nd person command because it reads better.) Be...
do the hustle….
Starting to plan my return to the US of A this summer, including starting to arrange my schedule of speaking gigs for the coming year. Nu--If you're part of an organization, Hillel, university, synagogue or whatnot that's interested in bringing me out to speak, leave...
Dartmouth Conference on Gender in Jewish Studies and Islamic Studies
Brand new, hot off the presses. I can't even say how excited I am that it's actually happening. I've had the great honor of being part of some of the early conversations, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be quite amazing and wonderful. If you're an academic type, do...
Hashem Rock
What's funny is Christian rock, except it's Jewish. I was at the Boogie last week and there was some guy doing a live set that kicked off with a hey-Cleveland-do-you-wanna-RAWK version of "Esa Einai" (Psalm 121) that was so weird that I had to just stop and, like,...
but but but
...it was spring! It had been spring! I was, I thought, about a day away from quitting the use of socks and getting it on with my sandals once again! And now it's raining--cold and wet and grey and spitty. I understand that it's good for the land, and still. We were...