Archive for the ‘conversion’ Category
A video from my son
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
What can I say? I just can’t give up this blog. While The New Jew Blog focuses on all things related to interfaith nuances and conversion, this blog is about, well, life! And, as we all know, life is in the moments.
One of those moments is still with me. Last May had many a momentous occasion – Harrison’s bar mitzvah and my book publishing among them. Yet, there is one day that stands out amongst those: Mother’s Day. Harrison and Olivia always pull out the stops, and it never fails to leave me thinking, “What did I do to deserve such thoughtfulness? Olivia made me an incredible diorama of my love for the country and cattle drives. Harrison expressed himself through his recent love of filmmaking. Check out what he made for me.
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Life After the Mikvah
Monday, July 13th, 2009
“What we really need is a place to talk about what happens next,” a reader recently suggested at my book signing table.
“Next?” I asked.
“Yes. What happens after you convert. Because, I have to tell you, things got very interesting for me after I converted.”
It was something I had considered myself. While I identify myself as many things, and not any one thing – mother, Californian, New Yorker, Midwesterner, Jew, friend, single, green builder, student – there are many times when my identity as a convert comes up.
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