Category archive for ‘JUDAISM’ rss

  • The Amidah Project: Laying Tefillin–Wearing Your Prayer on Your Sleeve (Video)

    10/26/12 • (5)

    Phylacteries. Except, no Jew calls them that. They’re tefillin, and Jews are commanded to wrap themselves in them before morning prayer. They’re a part of my morning ritual. Here’s what that looks like.

  • Break Fast and Barry

    10/16/12 • (2)

    There is no Judaism, much less humanity, without community. Words and deeds that set us apart from each other are, perhaps, the greatest sins of all.

  • The Amidah Project: Kol Nidre

    9/24/12 • (1)

    To experience the t’shuvah of Kol Nidre, who really cares about the legal basis for Judaism’s most famous High Holy Day chant?

  • Once Around the Sanctuary, Not So Fast

    9/21/12 • (0)

    People often remark that converts tend to have a deeper knowledge of Judaism than do Jews by birth. But as with all things, practice makes perfect.

  • Are You Religious?

    9/19/12 • (4)

    Faithful or agnostic. Zealot or atheist. How religious are you? Are you sure about your answer?. Sometimes we’re not as religious as we think. And sometimes we’re closer to God than we ever realized.

  • L’Shanah Tova on the Journey

    9/16/12 • (7)

    To all of you, anyone I’ve missed, everyone I love, and those with whom I continue to share this planet, may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a happy and sweet new year. L’Shana Tova.

  • Plugging in Differently on Shabbat

    9/14/12 • (2)

    It can take a lot of bravery to turn off the world and tune into Shabbat. But that still, small voice can be pretty hard to hear when your social schedule is drowning it out.

  • On How I Doctor My Shakshuka

    9/10/12 • (5)

    What’s shakshuka? What’s shakshuka?! Poached eggs in spicy tomato sauce and the best middle-eastern breakfast ever. Here’s mine. Full of photos and, as with all shakshuka recipes, controversy. B’tei avon!

  • Saturday in the (Theme) Park

    7/23/12 • (4)

    There’s a reason Ryan and I have a rule about going to Six Flags on Shabbat. The rule is we don’t do it. It always takes falling off the wagon to remind you why you were on the wagon in the first place.

  • 98 and 3/4 Percent Guaranteed: Seven Years of Chicago Carless

    6/27/12 • (5)

    Today my blog turns seven years old. It’s not the first blog I’ve ever written–that was the About.com Brooklyn page back in the 1990s. But after seven years and 714 posts, it’s the one with the most staying power. And I’m grateful for your readership.