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Posted on 10/16/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

I started this post, about recent events in Israel, a few days ago. But as I wrote, I realized I wasn’t even sure what I wanted to say. I knew I needed to write about it, I just didn’t know,...

Funny, He Doesn't Look Pewish

Posted on 10/08/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

(^ So many Pew/Jew jokes, so little time…) First, a confession: I am terrible at understanding statistics. When I read things containing the words “causal connections,” (which I always,...

Happiness, Courtesy of One Small Thing

Posted on 10/02/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

Sometimes, you can’t stop thinking about a thing you wrote once. Maybe because it was so witty, philosophical, reflective, deep, provocative or profound. Or, maybe because your brain is so full of fog...

The Lazy Person's Guide to Teshuva

Posted on 09/08/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

It’s that time of year again. The “Aseret Yemei Teshuva” (10 days of repentance, which last from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur), and we are busy, busy, busy making our New Year’s...

You, Over There! Be Happy!

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

So Yom Kippur is over. And whether you spent the day praying in synagogue, praying on your own, contemplating reflectively (or reflectively contemplating), riding your bike down Israel’s car-free...

Souls and Safe Rooms

Posted on 09/02/2013 by Gila Rose in Holidays

Well, folks, Rosh Hashanah is a mere 2 days away. We have returned from “chofesh hagadol” (“the big vacation,” Israeli-speak for those 10 long, hot, endless, what-are-we-doing-today...

Marriage: A Work in Progress

Posted on 07/31/2013 by Gila Rose in Holidays

A post about love, in honor of Tu B’Av, our Jewish quasi-Valentine’s Day (which was last week) and dedicated to my parents, whose 39th anniversary we celebrated with a party last night. My parents...

State of the People

Posted on 07/14/2013 by Gila Rose in Beliefs and Practices

Tisha B’Av is rapidly approaching. The 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, our national day of mourning, begins Monday night at sundown and ends Tuesday evening after dark. Tisha B’Av is the day the...

And on the Seventh Day I Didn't Check Email

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Gila Rose in Holidays

I work from home. This, for the most part, is a wonderful thing. For one, it means I can work anytime, anywhere. But, ohmigod, it means I can work anytime,anywhere. And this is not just something...

Filling in the Holes in their (Home) Education

Posted on 07/01/2013 by Gila Rose in News & Updates

Or: Talking to your kids about Stuff Last week was a big weeks for News. A conference about agunot. An epic filibuster regarding abortion rights. And the demise of the Defense of Marriage Act.Things I more or...

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