Thought you all might be interested in my latest blog post on my blog for interfaith families and other "outside the box" spiritual seekers, touching on Lent, Mardi Gras, the great yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, and my…
"Diaspora Jewry at its best." I love this! And I love that you do NOT go into the "who's a Jew" debate that ensnares me and lots of other bloggers. And, "Judaism teaches that words matter." So true. I wish…
I am very, very glad I decided against using my kids' real names and faces for my blog. Teens are turbulent, my blog topic (religion) is sensitive. Mine read anything I write about them, beforehand (important to specify that). My post today was…
I will never forget Ms. Annette Busse of Weston High School. She taught creative writing (a subject long gone from most high schools now), covered our papers with red ink (most public school teachers don't seem to have time to actually edit…
Back-to-school will always be tied to memories of 9/11...On September, Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, Rosh Hashanah and the last week of Ramadan...onbeingboth.com
The concept of raising children as “both” continues to raise eyebrows, hackles, and goosebumps. From where I stand, with my second-generation-interfaith children almost grown, the benefits of raising them with both religions seem clear. But I thought it might be useful to sum up my reasoning and experience...
In the late 19th century, my great-grandfather Emanuel Michael Rosenfelder left Bavaria and became a circuit-riding rabbi, serving Jewish traders and merchants along the Mississippi River, in Natchez, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans...http://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/
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LOVE has been on my mind the past few days. Maybe because it's valentines day... maybe not. I just want you guys to know what love means. Real love, not the fake marketing kind. So, I've spent the last few days trying to define love for you, not…See More
Cris, I started writing when I finally believed in myself enough and allowed my voice to emerge and trust the process. The piece I'm working on is a one-woman show about mental illness and it was bubbling under the surface for years. It was…
Wow, Janet. CONGRATULATIONS.
Yours is a fantastic journey and story -- thanks for sharing.
It's the inspiration I needed and it's so good to hear that doing it your way does sometimes work out beautifully.
Again, thanks…