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Comment on Oh Where, Omer, Has My Shaven Face Gone? by chuck

chuck — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:29:43 +0000

so, you had to throw away your shaver. my non-shaving period is extended as my father passed away. i was set to shave on lag b’omer. i look and feel like a bum. shaving day is june 5th. there are many challenges to being an observant jew on any level. nevertheless; you had made a smart spiritual decision. zeigezunt

Comment on My Jewish Conversion Story by Jenko Schmidt

Jenko Schmidt — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:22:43 +0000

http://www.indiegogo.com/FindingIsrael?a=358498

I feel you!

Comment on Progressive Judaism Versus the World by Diana Blum

Diana Blum — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:09:51 +0000

I wish you could write more often. You are always provocative . . . and sane.

Comment on Progressive Judaism Versus the World by Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:25 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Dan. What I meant by having “heard it all before” was literally having heard this same pitch over and over in other fundraising contexts. The emotions may still be fresh for some of us, but the pitch is not. I will disagree, though, about German culpability. The generations that perpetrated the crimes were never able to do enough and could never have done enough. Their children aren’t responsible, beyond returning money and property taken by–and acknowledging and as a national officially regretting the actions of–their forebears.

As soon as we label an entire nation–as the rest of the world right now does with Israel and as many Jews and Israelis do with the Palestinians–we poison any potential for healing, understanding, and peace. I truly believe that.

Comment on Progressive Judaism Versus the World by Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:51:37 +0000

Thanks for reading, Yohan. I would say of Chabad, we can also learn from them without necessarily adopting their theology, just like other streams of Orthodoxy.

Comment on Progressive Judaism Versus the World by Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:17 +0000

Thanks for your suggestions here–I’ve been thinking along these lines, too. Thank you also for chronicling your rabbinical school experiences on your blog–reading your posts have been very helpful, as well!

Comment on Progressive Judaism Versus the World by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:52 +0000

Thanks for this powerful and heartfelt post. Kol hakavod. I very much resonate with what you’ve said here.

As a side note re: the end of the post, where you talk about considering the rabbinate — for what it’s worth, I had an amazing experience at a transdenominational seminary, of which there are now three (ALEPH, AJR, and Hebrew College.) If you decide that you want to pursue the rabbinate but aren’t sure that a specific denominational seminary is the right home for you, these three are worth exploring.