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“My Writing Process” Blog Tour
Photo from charlottebrentwood.blogspot.com Today’s post is a departure from my usual topics about Jewish life. I was invited to participate in a virtual blog tour discussing “My Writing Process” by...
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Gone Viral – Short Story
Shmuel hurried to get dressed. It was a few days before Pesach and his house was in full holiday preparation mode. His oldest sibling, Shaindel, had actually made a sign for the front door that said,...
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A solution to homosexuality that every Orthodox Jew can agree upon
A male chastity belt used in England during the time of Queen Victoria in the 19th century. This metal device was created for “masculine self-control in support of the bourgeois ideal of domestic...
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Sharon has two mommies – Throwback Thursday
I’m one of the only people I know who has two mommies. My first mother (not necessarily in that order) is my adopted mother, A”H, who passed away in 1997. I’ve been saying Yizkor for her since that...
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Hair Club for Women
SHEITEL (n): $3000 strawberry blonde hairpiece employed by Orthodox women to preserve short matted hair for their husbands’ sole viewing. – Ortho Diction A few weeks ago a Facebook friend, known as...
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I will hurt you with my mind! – Throwback Thursday
In this 2008 post I discussed ayin horah ladies; women who claim to be able to remove the “evil eye” that could be holding you back from a happy life. For a small fee of course. I believe that such...
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The Worth of a Child
I was recounting a story to my grandmother the other day about the cultural differences between the United States and Israel regarding how children are viewed and valued. In the United States, good...
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The mikva (board) is no place for a woman
This came in the mail yesterday and once again I am left scratching my head – the same way I do when I see mailings that include the all male board of directors’ names for my daughter’s all girls high...
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From the Mailbox – How Do I Keep Taharat Hamishpacha Without Feeling Resentful?
I received this email in response to yesterday’s post about the installation of the new female-free Chicago Mikva Association board of directors. I have no answers to offer besides the usual trite...
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Benny Forer – Common sense is the litmus test in determining the validity of...
I received an informative and interesting email response to my post, Dear God, from a gentleman named Benny Forer. Benny Forer is a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District...
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“My Writing Process” Blog Tour
Photo from charlottebrentwood.blogspot.com Today’s post is a departure from my usual topics about Jewish life. I was invited to participate in a virtual blog tour discussing “My Writing Process” by...
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Gone Viral – Short Story
Shmuel hurried to get dressed. It was a few days before Pesach and his house was in full holiday preparation mode. His oldest sibling, Shaindel, had actually made a sign for the front door that said,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A solution to homosexuality that every Orthodox Jew can agree upon
A male chastity belt used in England during the time of Queen Victoria in the 19th century. This metal device was created for “masculine self-control in support of the bourgeois ideal of domestic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharon has two mommies – Throwback Thursday
I’m one of the only people I know who has two mommies. My first mother (not necessarily in that order) is my adopted mother, A”H, who passed away in 1997. I’ve been saying Yizkor for her since that...
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Hair Club for Women
SHEITEL (n): $3000 strawberry blonde hairpiece employed by Orthodox women to preserve short matted hair for their husbands’ sole viewing. – Ortho Diction A few weeks ago a Facebook friend, known as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I will hurt you with my mind! – Throwback Thursday
In this 2008 post I discussed ayin horah ladies; women who claim to be able to remove the “evil eye” that could be holding you back from a happy life. For a small fee of course. I believe that such...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Worth of a Child
I was recounting a story to my grandmother the other day about the cultural differences between the United States and Israel regarding how children are viewed and valued. In the United States, good...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The mikva (board) is no place for a woman
This came in the mail yesterday and once again I am left scratching my head – the same way I do when I see mailings that include the all male board of directors’ names for my daughter’s all girls high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From the Mailbox – How Do I Keep Taharat Hamishpacha Without Feeling Resentful?
I received this email in response to yesterday’s post about the installation of the new female-free Chicago Mikva Association board of directors. I have no answers to offer besides the usual trite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“My Writing Process” Blog Tour
Photo from charlottebrentwood.blogspot.com Today’s post is a departure from my usual topics about Jewish life. I was invited to participate in a virtual blog tour discussing “My Writing Process” by...
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