Four years ago today, I married my soulmate.
Tonight’s plan: dinner at Cafeteria on Newbury Street in Boston. Celebrating ourselves and just how much we’re still head over heels in love.
Still can’t believe it’s been (only) four years.
Happy Anniversary, love.
Living a Fertile Life in 2012
A good friend of mine is in an improv theatre/comedy troupe called Mosaic. Their show changes based on 18 tiles representing 18 sketches. The shows change about ever 6 weeks and no two shows are ever really the same. Mosaic is at once funny, political, and biographical for each performer; it’s a neat experience.
One [...]
I was inspired this weekend by Jjiraffe’s post this week about growing up with “It’s a Wonderful Life.” She, like me, has forgone Christmas for Hanukkah due to a loving, amazing Jewish husband. Even though I converted to Judaism 4 [...]
Sorry for the delay on part 3 of my conversion to Judaism story! Crazy busy end of last week.
Rounding out last week’s very religiously-themed posts, I conclude this series today with the story of my actual conversion to Judaism. You can catch up on part one, Finding G-d [...]
A Prayer for a New Year
In thousands of synagogues and temples this morning, the story of Hannah is being chanted around the world. Hannah, as you may or may not know, weeps and prays before the Lord, to answer her prayers for a son in her barrenness. In recent years, as [...]
Finding Adonai at the Bar Mitzvah
Tonight at sundown, the Jewish New Year – Rosh HaShanah – begins. As Jews, we enter into the ten holiest days of the year, the Days of Awe, to culminate in the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is one of my favorite times of the year: the [...]
Rosh HaShanah begins at sundown this Wednesday. I get very reflective and introspective this time of year, as many Jews do worldwide, and rightfully so: we are about to enter into the Days of Awe.
On Rosh HaShanah, Adonai (G-d) opens the Book of Life. For the next ten days, the Merciful One enters the [...]
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