Bad treatment brings challenge, adventure, and humor if you open your mind.
For so many years I defined myself by standing out, by being iconoclastic. How did I become a person who wants to look like everyone else?
And so, I thank you, Jews, every single one of you...When I pray, you’re in it with me, joining me in that most vulnerable mission. Whether you’re in synagogue with me, or at another one miles away, or in a different time zone, or still asleep, I have to believe we are connected.
Six poems from the fractured center to the frayed edges.
Somehow my grandparents didn't seem to fear for my demise like my parents did, which is why they were sanctuaries to me as a teenager.
I was born to Jewish parents, and that makes me a Jew by anyone's standards, Reform or Orthodox. That means I will always be a minority, an outsider, and anxious about G0d.
If you’re a BT who got/is currently getting slapped in the face by the reality of living in (or even visiting) a charedi community, including but not limited to Crown Heights, these are my insights, learned in the school of hard knocks.
Elad Nehorai takes us on the journey of letting go of an identity, from a change in beliefs to a change in dress, and finally to letting go of a label. (A long read).
I gave birth to a rich afterlife realm. Judgment, adventure, insight, amazement... it's all there.
Jewish monastic communities could offer warm, exhilarating homes to many who seek a comfortable niche. Let's build them.
