Jewish Education
Jewish World
Jewish Music
Jewish Publications
Yoga
Detritus (Great sites about anything but Judaism)
- Follow Adventures in Tefillah on WordPress.com
Category Archives: Judaism
My Father’s Chest of Drawers: Parashat Shelach
If you told me that my father would outlive my mother, I would have said you were crazy. After all, he was eight years older than her and suffered with Parkinson’s and macular degeneration for years. But somehow, he managed … Continue reading
Rethinking Memorial Day
Memorial Day. I’ve always heard that it was the unofficial opening of summer. As much as the media talks about the beaches–open? closed? – in my memory, New York City rarely has summertime weather at the end of May. This … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Judaism
Tagged covid-19, Isaiah, israel, Memorial Day, memory, Yom HaZikaron
Leave a comment
A Long Strange Week It’s Been
This morning I took my the traditional walk around the block that occurs at the end of shiva. According to Rabbi Peretz Rodman, “The walk outdoors serves two purposes: It announces to the world that the mourner is re-entering the … Continue reading
What a Difference A Week Makes: Loss in the Age of Covid-19
Just two weeks ago, we had a luncheon in a restaurant to celebrate my spouse’s birthday. When people arrived, we joked about not kissing and hugging. When we parted, most of us forgot about the new protocol and joyfully hugged … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Torah
6 Comments
Celebrating Freedom
The Gay Pride March in NYC always takes place on the last Sunday in June. This year it fell on June 30th, the last day of the month. As the world came together to recall the changes in the last … Continue reading
ON BEING AN AMERICAN: WHEN HATE SPEECH HITS HOME
As I write this, it is the midterm elections in the United States. Nothing is more American than voting and I see myself as a patriotic American. I have voted in every election since I turned 18. My first election, … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged anti-semitism, Election 2018, Elections, facebook, Hate Speech
Leave a comment
I’M ANGRY
I’m angry. I am so angry. And I’ve had it. Shabbat is one of my favorite times of the week. Sometimes, I am teaching or leading some sort of service. Sometimes, as today, I can have a leisurely day. Avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Torah
Tagged Eitz Chayim Hi Congregation, gun violence, Judaism, Pittsburgh, Tree of Life Congregation
1 Comment
Eliza, Coming Out of Mitzrayim
There is nothing like good art. Art that makes you think. Art that has nine lives. Last week we saw the new production of My Fair Lady at the Lincoln Center Theater, here in NYC. It was wonderful. This story … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Holidays, Judaism, Pesach, Tefillah (prayer)
Tagged Diana Rigg, Eliza Doolittle, freedom, Henry Higgins, Lauren Ambrose, Mitzrayim, My Fair Lady, Pesach
1 Comment
The Year of Repairing Gail: My Adventures in Healthcare
When I was young, my parents were not big on attending doctors. We went for our annual exams for school, but they didn’t run for every ache and fever. Take an aspirin and go to school was their philosophy. While … Continue reading
Posted in God, Judaism, Tefillah (prayer), Torah
Tagged copay, health insurance, healthcare, Judaism
1 Comment
Blogging the Torah: Parashat Chayei Sarah, Matriarchs Galore
Thanksgiving weekend seemed an appropriate time to think about the matriarchs in our lives. First, there were the matriarchs at many of our Thanksgiving tables. At mine their were two, my mother and my brother’s mother-in-law. Then there is … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Torah, Women
Tagged A Chorus Line, Gilmore Girls, Hagar, Kelly Bishop, maids, Parashat Chayei Sarah
Leave a comment
