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On December 2, 2019
Why I like Numbers
Here’s one from my old blog that I just rediscovered: Why I Like Numbers No, not that kind of number. I mean, I like that kind of number, too. I am, after all, an accountant. But I mean Numbers. The Books of Numbers. In Hebrew, it’s called “In the Desert” which makes me like it even
On November 11, 2019
Jew-ish
Don’t say that! Just don’t. It is denigrating to your authenticity and it panders to the most extreme religiosity. Someone is telling you that you are not Jewish enough. You’re just sorta Jewish. Jew-ish. No. Do not fall for the Official Story – that there is only one kind of Real Judaism and everyone else
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On September 28, 2019
The Jewish New Year – Why Now?
It’s a new year. One of four. This one is the new year we count foreign kings’ reigns by. (This is sort of like all race horses having January 1 for their official birthdays.) A few months from now will be the new year for taxing trees. In the spring, is the new year for
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On September 23, 2019
Missing from your wedding…
People are getting married later in life than they did 20 or 30 years ago. Because of this, there are often dear relatives the couple would have loved to have been present at their wedding, but who are no longer alive. Sometimes the couple would like to remember them at the ceremony but not in
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On November 15, 2018
Professional or no?
I’ve performed a lot of weddings, but I’ve also been a guest at weddings, some performed by professionals and some not. The non-professional officiants are usually friends of the couple. They know them well and understand what sort of wedding ceremony the couple wants. Some of the ceremonies are terrific. Some are, well, lacking. They
On September 25, 2018
Judaism Unbound
I had a great time talking with Dan and Lex of Judaism Unbound. You can hear the podcast at here or at Judaism Unbound’s Facebook page.
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On September 9, 2018
Jews Come in All Flavors
Not all of us are Askhenazi. (If we were, we’d never have ma’amoul.)
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On August 21, 2018
“Blindspotting”
Here’s an important article from the J – The Jewish News of Northern California. When I was in kindershule and mittleshule, there were black Jewish kids who attended, too. I don’t know what their experience in the wider Jewish world was – but this article might be a hint.
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On May 6, 2018
Traditional/Not-traditional
“We want a Jewish wedding – but..: I hear that a lot from my wedding couples. What they mean, is they want to honor the Jewish heritage of one or both members of the couple, but they don’t want to hear words they don’t believe or be tied to specific ways of carrying out these
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