Playing Tourist

July 30, 2012

Special clothing. Societal expectations. Clearly-defined gender roles. Insular community. Sounds familiar, no? This could very well be a description of the more observant of us. Yet, I’ve yet to hear a liberal Jew speak of an observant Jewish life with the same affection, awe, and interest as that same Jew would express when speaking of […]

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A New Adventure

July 26, 2012

We’d been preparing for weeks. I had a space in the study dedicated to camp prep. “I’m nervous,” she said. “I’ve never been to camp without my parents.” She’ll be amazing.

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Finding My Way

July 23, 2012

Unexpectedly, I was back at my home synagogue. Sooner than I had planned. And without any time to really process what it might be like to watch a new rabbi lead services. No opportunity to perseverate on my concern that no one can live up to my outrageous, yet understandable, expectations. And then the service […]

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Not MY God

July 18, 2012

There are many things that don’t know about God. I hope that doesn’t make you nervous to hear that from a rabbi. I mean, it’s not as if I’m a brain surgeon admitting that there are many things I don’t know about neuropaths or cerebral blood flow. I don’t know why certain things happen. I […]

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Stick-in-the-Mud Much?

July 17, 2012

I am a big proponent of “car-time.” Car-time provides the perfect opportunity for parents to discover things about their kids that were previously unknown. Perfect because the participants are not facing one another and do not look at one another. In fact, one is looking straight ahead — a requirement for driving the car. By […]

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