Circumcise Me!

OK, not me–thanks. It’s the title of a movie. Yisrael Campbell is hilarious and wise-hearted and wonderful. You should make sure to catch this: More info here.

Receiving Torah/Saying Goodbye

It’s been a busy time over here in the the land of three dimensions; our stuff has been packed and sent off to points east, and most of our furniture has been sent off to its new homes already–the remaining two or three items will be gone by today....

Packing

My living room is already stacked high with brown boxes, filled with books and linens and some art and the beginnings of the kitchen stuff. I’m hoping that by the end of the day, there will be a lot more filled boxes and a lot less stuff on shelves and in...

Photographic Evidence

It’s in writing, even: Fresh from the RabbiTron. Maybe someone that’s not my husband got some good pics of the actual Beit Din itself. It was pretty cool. And yes, a full 30 seconds after they declared me a rabbi and handed me my ordination certificate, I...

Into the RabbiTron

As of last night, I’m a rabbi. Ordination was really amazing. Rituals do things, after all, and this was a big ritual meant to do a big thing. And it did, somehow, impossibly. It was really powerful. Maybe there will be more words later. For now, though,...

A Love Letter, of Sorts

Dear Laurence, Gary, Shlomo, Jay, Gershom, Warren, and Scott, Thank you for being my teachers and my friends. Thank you for having my back and giving me hugs and being my fellow travelers and taking me way down inside Torah and showing me what fellowship is really...