Judaism
And Here's What Happened Next
So a week ago I applied to rabbinic school. Here's what I learned today.
Mike Doyle
Mike Doyle is a longtime autistic, gay, Jewish, Disnerd Chicago blogger.
Judaism
So I Officially Applied to Rabbinic School
I've either just done the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life, or five and a half years from now I'll be Rabbi Doyle.
Judaism
'Twas the Night Before Mailing My Rabbinic School Application
No one has the right to tell you who you can and cannot love. So why do denominational rabbinic programs attempt to make that decision for their students?
Judaism
Long As God Can Grow It
Is that a mop on your head or are you just counting the Omer? Or how I ended up observing the Omer in spite of myself.
Backstory
From Wimax Woes--to Wimax Goes--in High-Rise Chicago
After almost four years, this Jewish blogger is saying good riddance to bad wireless Internet. Clear Wimax, I wish you had a momma for me to call and tell how you done me wrong for far too long.
Judaism
Omer Is My Siddur? (Alone on a Shelf)
Using Judaism's traditional seven-week period of mourning as inspiration to return to a 'three-a-day the Jewish way' prayer practice.
Judaism
Personal Pesach Posek
How the Sadducees, the Sanhedrin, and Sweet Brown led Ryan and me to a observe a seven-day Passover holiday.
Judaism
What Would Jesus Not Do?
It's amazing how much we're willing as a human race to insult and hurt each other--and ultimately, ourselves--often mortally so, just to prove that the things we believe are right.
Elsewhere
16 Miles, Paid in Twenties and Hundreds
Musing about Los Angeles distances recently, I was surprised to learn my mental yardstick had finally changed time zones.
Disney Parks
Shabbos Mice: Ryan's 40th Birthday Disneyland Trip Report
An epic post about dragging my partner to Disneyland for his 40th birthday--and watching him fall in love with the place in spite of himself.
Judaism
The Amidah Project: Three a Day the RJ Way
A reader asked how a Reform Jew can learn to pray Judaism's traditional three weekday prayers. Here's my guide on using Mishkan T'filah, the current RJ prayerbook, to do just that.
Disney Parks
Where You Sit Side by Side on Space Mountain
To celebrate Ryan's 40th birthday, we leave next weekend to enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy. Oh, my Disneyland. It's been a long time.