August 2012
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#BlogElul, Elul 11: Change
In three days, I’m moving into a new apartment. I spent this summer in a sublet, living alone for the first time. Starting Sept. 1 is going to be the first time I actually have space of my own. Not my parents’ house, not a dorm or campus-owned apartment, not a shared apartment that I was the “new girl” in, not someone else’s apartment that doesn’t have most of...
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It's like Egypt up in here.
Me: Dad, there are like a dozen massive flies in my apartment...how do I kill them?
Dad: Throw a wet paper towel at them. Or buy a fly swatter.
Me: That's not gonna work, you don't understand! It's like the fucking 10 plagues!!
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#BlogElul, Elul 8: Prayer
Over the past few years, I’ve become very attached to prayer. I took a class on it when I was at Pardes, and I’ve blogged about one of my favorite prayers.
One of the things about prayer that I struggle with is its purpose. I used to reject the idea that you could pray for something, and while I still reject the theory behind that, I also no longer believe that’s the purpose of...
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Foreign Policy, Akin-Style: How the U.S. Denies... →
Many NGOs in conflict zones, as a result of this legislation, choose to follow the American requirement so that they can continue using American money. Without the provision of safe, legal abortion services, women and girls raped in conflict zones often have two options: turn to dangerous abortion methods provided in non-sterile conditions by people without medical training, or risk pregnancy....
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More on Munich, now with 100% more Chomsky →
kohenari:
In a recent post, the intrepid blogger behind the Ariel Nietzsche blog set out an email exchange she had with Noam Chomsky about IOC recognition of the 1972 Munich massacre. She asked some challenging questions and here is Chomsky’s response:
If I understand, there are really three questions here. One has to do with the IOC: should they commemorate a crime that took place at the...
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Trust/Faith – #blogElul 5 and 6 | kol isha →
There are a lot of words for trust and faith in Hebrew, but the one I like best is emunah. The root for emunah is AMN and a form of it (he’emin) is used in Torah to describe Avram’s faith and trust in God[1] – a faith that culminates in a lengthy covenant statement. Of note is that the context of the covenant describes the promise of a great nation, but also includes the struggles that the...
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#BlogElul, Elul 4: Counting
This one’s pretty long so it’s behind a cut. It’s about counting calories, and learning to be in control of my body and my eating. Also some discussion of mental health issues.
[[MORE]]Here’s what I’ve been counting recently: calories. It feels kind of weird to write about this, because I don’t even really talk about this with my real friends, let alone on the...
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Some thoughts on Obama's campaign
joannaisascreaminglatke:
I’ve been seeing a lot of support for Obama in the upcoming campaign from various feminist tumblrs/blogs, particularly concerning what he has said about women’s rights. I apologize in advance for the snooty know-it-all tone this post has, feel free to correct me if I fuck up on a couple of points. But I feel quite strongly about this, so that’s where the pretentious tone...
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A Texas judge prepares for the inevitable... →
Ahahahahahahahahahaha. This is the. best. I just heard this story on NPR as I was driving home from work and apparently he wants to raise taxes to make sure the defense is taken care of.
Did you hear that? Raising taxes. RAISING. TAXES. To fight off Obama.
LITERALLY LOL.
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Vegetables? Funny.
Dad, in email to our whole fam: Heard something on radio about some contaminated romaine from calif. Might want to double check before eating salad
Me: lol like i eat lettuce. cute.
Dad: Well originally wasn't going to cc you but thought you deserved benefit of doubt. Just in case.
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Dating The Enemy: A Baseball Love Story | Thought... →
Your parents should disown you, you bring shame on your family.
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So everyone's skating to Les Mis this season...
I have mixed feelings about this.
Jeremy Abbott tweeted this morning that his long will be “Bring Him Home.” I’m actually super excited about this. I think Jeremy is actually perfect skater for this song (but I also think he’s such a versatile skater that he could skate to anything), and he’ll do it real justice. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but I think a...
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therapsida replied to your post: therapsida answered your question: Recommendations…
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I know, right? And working at Jewish organizations means Elul = running around batshit crazy prepping everything for a new school year and the holidays. I checked my calendar, and I have basically one free weekend this month, one in September, and then none until November.
therapsida answered your question: Recommendations for Jewish texts?
Omg is it Elul already 4 real
Yup! Yesterday was Rosh Chodesh!
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lazersilberstein:
moths among the whisperings: Recommendations for Jewish texts?
raeliz:
In the spirit of Elul, can anyone recommend some good reads (that I can either find online or at my public library or very cheap used online…not looking to spend $$) on ‘radical’ kashrut? Kind of like the concept of radical menstruation and radical niddah, where women reclaim from male…
just eat...
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“How is it possible that the same act is a mitsva if men do it and blasphemy if...”
– Women of the Wall (Nashot Hakotel) responding to claims of “blasphemy” (via kykedyke)
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Recommendations for Jewish texts?
In the spirit of Elul, can anyone recommend some good reads (that I can either find online or at my public library or very cheap used online…not looking to spend $$) on ‘radical’ kashrut? Kind of like the concept of radical menstruation and radical niddah, where women reclaim from male authorities and reframe the laws of niddah, so basically, understanding rules of kashrut in a...
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What time is it even?
Haven’t finished (let’s be honest, I didn’t even start) unpacking from Israel, but I’m heading out of town again tomorrow at (ugh) 6am for a week-long conference for work that runs 8am-11pm every day so I doubt you’ll see me much around here for the next week or so. Have a good week, y’all.
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“Too often, we Reform Jews hand off the standards of Jewish observance to...”
– A Comment on the RJ.org Blog
lazersilberstein:
raeliz:
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sodiumlamps:
payment??
לשלם is to pay. I think שלום can be a conjugation…?
Er….I don’t usually like to get involved in these tattoo debates, but לשלם (leshalem) is a Piel (פיעל)-form verb so שלום (shalom) is definitely not a conjugated form. Its present tense (sing. masc) form is משלם (meshalem) . Payment is שילום (shilum). The shared root...
lazersilberstein:
sodiumlamps:
payment??
לשלם is to pay. I think שלום can be a conjugation…?
Er….I don’t usually like to get involved in these tattoo debates, but לשלם (leshalem) is a Piel (פיעל)-form verb so שלום (shalom) is definitely not a conjugated form. Its present tense (sing. masc) form is משלם (meshalem) . Payment is שילום (shilum). The shared root of ש-ל-מ has to do...
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thecakesokay:
Hashkiveinu Adonai eloheinu l’shalom V’ha’amidenu malkenu l’chayyim
Spread the shelter of Your peace over us Guide us in wisdom, compassion, and trust
Save us for the sake of Your Name Shield us from hatred, sorrow, and pain
#We’ll talk about how I say ruach ha’olam instead of melech ha’olam some other time
In Mishkan Tefilah, it’s written as...
