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Billye was a kid with a lot of questions about life, the Universe and everything. Now, an older woman - same questions, different day. She converted to Judaism a decade ago, at least partly because it encourages questions. She lives in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia). No kids, no pets, lots of quilts.
The truth is shining real bright right before our eyes. None of us are free, If one of us is chained, None of us are free.
I stomped around my apartment for quite awhile recently, saying the bad “f” swear word out loud
You know how all the monotheistic religions say that Jerusalem is the center of the universe? Well, after you've been there, you know that's true.
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I...
I was at a Shabbat dinner awhile back where, at some random point, one of the men there said he'd watched the movie Casablanca for the first time. "I heard it was romantic. But I didn't think so. I thought it was immoral."
I'm a convert who came to Judaism later in life, so I didn't have a Bat Mitzvah ceremony at all. But this month I am twelve (times six)
Who's got time to worry about destiny? I mean, how am I going to end homelessness if I can't even deal with the laundry?
I figured out what I most liked about the book Ariel Samson, Freelance Rabbi on its last page, in its very last line.
I did not have a good run up to, or a good time during, the High Holidays. The rain and the mosquitoes made hanging out in a sukkah a lot less fun than it was supposed to be.
I remember standing with my sister on the steps of the funeral home having a violent argument with the rest of Daddy's family on the day of his funeral.