Chances are that if you became religious later in life (in any movement), you have had times when you were terrified that you were DOIN IT RONG. Whatever “it” was. Right or wrong, you get worried. Or embarrassed. This usually results in avoiding the issue entirely or avoiding it when other people are around. See, for
The Non-FFB Inferiority Complex Read Post »
…Because I’m a sucker for pain, I suppose. I make no promises about schedules, quality, or political correctness. But if anyone decides to get stalkerish again, you’ll be hearing from the police, my lawyer, and 150lbs of angry dogs. I bet even the three legged cat will get in on that. However, I don’t yet
I’m Probably Going to Start Blogging Again Read Post »
I’ll spoil the end of the review for you: Don’t buy this book. It will do you more harm than good, whether you’re reform or orthodox or whatever else. Disclaimers. Because I’m Not an Expert. I received this book for free, but not to review it. I received it in a overflow book giveaway arranged
Book Review: Becoming Jewish by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben Read Post »
And that somebody would be me! I never could have seen this a year ago, when I was still waiting to convert and had been waiting for several years. But I was finally in New York and had a great beit din! And things went smoothly, and I converted in January. I met my chosson
Somebody’s Getting Married Today! Read Post »
The Olympics is supposed to be a time of international unity and brotherhood. Unfortunately, the reality falls very short of this ideal. Here are some of the “fundamental principles” of the Olympics, from their Charter [emphasis mine]: The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, with
Why I Won’t Be Watching the Olympics Read Post »
I apologize if you received multiple copies of yesterday’s post. Since I’ve been gone, Blogger has completely re-done their site, and I couldn’t make it work right. Sorry 🙁 Shabbat shalom! (And no, I currently have no idea if I’m back regularly. Maybe.)
Management Update: Sorry for yesterday’s technical hiccups Read Post »
Quite frankly, I’m tired of people bad mouthing conversion candidates who are married to a Jew or dating a Jew. When I was converting, it would often come up that I was single for most of the years of my conversion process and wasn’t dating once I formally entered the orthodox conversion process. Once the
In Defense of the Conversion Candidate in a Relationship Read Post »
I’m a lawyer, and that means I try to be precise with my language. I don’t always succeed, but I try. So this means I do a lot of Google searches of “define X” to make sure I’m using a word correctly for the idea I’m conveying. I don’t remember why, but I wanted to
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. We will Never Forget the six million who perished as Jews. But remember that only one Jewish grandparent made you a “Jew” to Hitler, so many Christians and Christian converts died as Jews. Even being married to someone classified as a “Jew” could be a death sentence. We also risk
Today is Yom HaShoah Read Post »
As of today, the blog is on indefinite hiatus. I may be done blogging; I don’t know. Regardless, the content already here will remain. Please refrain from emailing me, as I won’t be checking the account. After an incredibly inappropriate breach of my privacy, I think this blog has gotten out of control. This is