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Being a Jew and the hard art of communication

qolyehudi wrote 3 weeks ago:   Yesterday I had a little discussion with a Jewish friend from my work.. In general the subjec … more →

Tags: Judaism, Jew, Jewish, Communication

And a peacock too!4 comments

sharontohline wrote 1 month ago: I have seen the video, my friends.  We don’t get all that many opportunities in life to confir … more →

Tags: sharon, Absurdity, Angels and Lambs, baby absurdists, camcorder, Chapel, christmas in israel, christmas plays, Erin's mom

Being Jewish is too much work2 comments

Deena wrote 2 months ago: What an appropriate search for Yom Kippur. Someone googled “being Jewish is too much work … more →

Tags: Deena Levenstein, Mitzvot/Mitzvas, Tradition and customs, Judaism, Religion, Work, Relaxation, Modernity

My top 10 things about being Jewish: #1!3 comments

Deena wrote 4 months ago: Quite a long time ago, at least in blog years, I started a countdown of my favourite things about be … more →

Tags: Deena Levenstein, spirituality, Israel, Judaism, Jewish, Jews, Life, Sanctity of Life, hamas

The Hebrew Mamita5 comments

Deena wrote 4 months ago: This video speaks for itself. Her performance is very powerful. … more →

Tags: assimilation, Contemporary, Social, Deena Levenstein, Art, Jewish, Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, The Hebrew Mamita

What I love most about being Jewish: #6 (counting down)

Deena wrote 5 months ago: Aharon, in a comment on my #7 in this countdown, brought up an amazing thing to love about being Jew … more →

Tags: Deena Levenstein, spirituality, Tradition and customs, Countdown, Judaism, mundane and holy, what i love about being jewish

What I love most about being Jewish: #7 (counting down)15 comments

Deena wrote 5 months ago: OK, I got a #7 in my countdown of things I love about being Jewish. I love that in Judaism, actions … more →

Tags: Anti-Semitism, Deena Levenstein, Social, 10 things i love about being jewish, Chillul Hashem, intent, Intentions, Jewish, kiddush Hashem

What I love most about being Jewish: #8 (counting down)

Deena wrote 5 months ago: Wow, thanks to a friend of mine, I have a #8! The food! I do love our food. Yum. Thanks Elizabeth. … more →

Tags: Deena Levenstein, humour, 10 things i love about being jewish, Jewish, Jewish Food

What I love most about being Jewish, except not: #8 (counting down)7 comments

Deena wrote 5 months ago: It’s so weird that I chose this topic on a week when I’m not feeling much love towards b … more →

Tags: Deena Levenstein, spirituality, what i love about being jewish, 10 things i love about being jewish

What I love most about being Jewish: #9 (in a countdown)

Deena wrote 5 months ago: The strong moral values with which I’m instilled because of my tradition. Judaism gives me too … more →

Tags: Social, Deena Levenstein, Moral Relativism, what i love about being jewish, Morality, absolute morality

What I love most about being Jewish #103 comments

Deena wrote 5 months ago: I can travel anywhere in the world and have something to sort of ground me. One of my favourite thin … more →

Tags: Social, Deena Levenstein, Community, Favourite, top 10 things about being jewish

Why be a Jew?7 comments

mTp wrote 6 months ago: Why be a Jew? Or better yet, why do Jewish things? Saturday is my Bar Mitzvah. Today I am feeling a … more →

Tags: assimilation, Michael T. Pullen, Tradition and customs, Frum, Hillel, Shammai

Being Jewish VS Shammayans4 comments

mTp wrote 6 months ago: Why be a Jew? Or better yet, why do Jewish things? Saturday is my Bar Mitzvah. Today I am feeling a … more →

Tags: Jewish, Frum, Hillel, Shammai

Representin' the People

mTp wrote 8 months ago: Kiddush Hashem? The advantages of not growing up Jewish is that I never encountered the Jewish versi … more →

Tags: Michael T. Pullen, Tradition and customs, Terminology, kiddush Hashem

The Nazarite

mTp wrote 8 months ago: How am I going to write my parsha about the Nazarite? About Naso? Numbers is so difficult and so dis … more →

Tags: Jewish, nazarite, being chosen, called

The Accidental Zionist: What A Priest, A Pornographer and A Wrestler Named Chainsaw Taught Me

Vivi wrote 10 months ago: By Brandon Lablong I wake up in the middle of the night; sweat running down my brow, screaming, “Whe … more →

Tags: 1, Book Sellers, Books, Canadian Jewish Book Awards' Authors, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Literature

What makes you Jewish?1 comment

mTp wrote 10 months ago: What makes you Jewish? Are you Jewish if you think you are? If others think you are? If your enemies … more →

Tags: Jewish, Orthodox, reform, Conservative, Hasidic

Being Jewish: A Story4 comments

mTp wrote 1 year ago: What makes you Jewish? I think I have asked this one before. I converted throught the Reform movemen … more →

Tags: Orthodox, reform, Conversion

Living Jewish within the grid1 comment

mTp wrote 1 year ago: I do not feel any ideological need to remove my family from the grid and go live in a trailer in the … more →

Tags: Practice, Community


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