For Jews around the globe, including myself, we exist now in a perilous time of year known as Yamim Noraim - the Days of Awe. The ten days in between the start of Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, and the end of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, constitute the holiest … Read More »
CD35: Avinu Malkenu
Today is Yom Kippur. Our egg retrieval is at 7am today. I will not be online today in observance of the Day of Atonement, but please feel free to leave your thoughts and well wishes here in the comments. I wrote this last night - a smattering of thoughts written on the eve of … Read More »
CD26: My Three Wishes for the New Year
L'shana tovah, folks. The Jewish New Year begins an incredibly sacred period known as the Days of Awe. In synagogues around the world, Jews began yet another new year by hearing the story of Hannah chanted aloud. It's interesting how the subject of infertility gets perhaps one … Read More »
The Ritual and the Habitual: Infertility and Marking Time
Every time I fly, I quietly say the Sh'ma and V'ahavta to myself every time the plane takes off. Every time. Without fail, no matter how tired I might be if it's an early flight. I am convinced that if I do not recite these two Hebrew prayers, I will die in a fiery death. I am … Read More »
Ani L’Dodi…
Four years ago today, I married my soulmate. Tonight's plan: dinner at Cafeteria on Newbury Street in Boston. Celebrating ourselves and just how much we're still head over heels in love. Still can't believe it's been (only) four years. Happy Anniversary, love. … Read More »
Living a Fertile Life in 2012
A good friend of mine is in an improv theatre/comedy troupe called Mosaic. Their show changes based on 18 tiles representing 18 sketches. The shows change about ever 6 weeks and no two shows are ever really the same. Mosaic is at once funny, political, and biographical for each … Read More »
The Ghost of My Christmases Past
I was inspired this weekend by Jjiraffe's post this week about growing up with "It's a Wonderful Life." She, like me, has forgone Christmas for Hanukkah due to a loving, amazing Jewish husband. Even though I converted to Judaism 4 years ago and have been living Jewishly for … Read More »
Finding Miriam Within: My Conversion to Judaism
Sorry for the delay on part 3 of my conversion to Judaism story! Crazy busy end of last week. Rounding out last week's very religiously-themed posts, I conclude this series today with the story of my actual conversion to Judaism. You can catch up on part one, Finding G-d in … Read More »
A Prayer for a New Year
In thousands of synagogues and temples this morning, the story of Hannah is being chanted around the world. Hannah, as you may or may not know, weeps and prays before the Lord, to answer her prayers for a son in her barrenness. In recent years, as I cope with my own diagnosis of … Read More »
Finding Adonai at the Bar Mitzvah
Tonight at sundown, the Jewish New Year - Rosh HaShanah - begins. As Jews, we enter into the ten holiest days of the year, the Days of Awe, to culminate in the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is one of my favorite times of the year: the … Read More »
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