I just looked at the date, and realized we are halfway through March, and I haven’t even finished blogging about February, yet. March has already been a very fun month for me, as I just got back from spending a few personal days in Atlanta, and had such a great time. When I came back … Read more
My friend Mindy just sent me this video, and I just had to share, just to share. How many of us have been told “You don’t look JEWISH!” I suppose I’ve always wondered what that meant, and felt strangely responseless upon hearing it, perhaps because I just couldn’t quite understand the purpose of the statement. … Read more
Another Interfaith Destination Wedding, this time a perfectly blended, earthy, universalist-style destination wedding ceremony in Puerto Rico, has come and gone, and this one went WAY too fast! I know I say this all of the time, but I am just so fortunate in that every one of my wedding couples is amazing – but truly, … Read more
I just read Rabbi Lev Ba’esh’s post over on www.Interfaithfamily.com, one of my most favorite Interfaith relationship resources, and was touched by how similar our experiences and positions are on performing Interfaith wedding ceremonies. Anyone who reads my story on my website knows that when I married Wayne, my Christian ex-husband, the list of available Rabbis … Read more
What is a Lyceum, you might ask? Well, Wikipedia tells us: A Lyceum can be an educational institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe), or a public hall used for cultural events like concerts. Mount Lyceum (Λύκαιον Όρος). The holy mount of the Arcadians. The precise usage of the term varies among various … Read more
Gee, another month I just pulled down from the calendar. It seems like yesterday I was getting ready for Rosh Hashanah, but a full month has flown by, and the end of the year is coming up so quickly. I couldn’t step into November, without writing about the rest of October. Last weekend, I officiated … Read more
Before I write my post, I want to say THANKS to my new friend, Rob Cohen, who I have had the pleasure of connecting with, thanks to the internet. Rob’s recent post about his High Holiday, Haftorah-reading return to the bimah, included a beautiful word of thanks to me for helping him, but above all, … Read more
Tonight, Leon & Jackie and I joined Karen Modell from The Friends Meeting House in Lake Worth for dinner, and a tour of the house. It is a quaint house right off 10th Ave N & I-95, and it is the perfect space for our High Holiday service. We are going to hold a full … Read more
Well, it looks like we are getting closer to a plan, and while tomorrow should finalize the plans, I am so excited, I wanted to put out the word right away. Hopefully, I won’t jinx anything! Rabbi Leon Olenick and I are going to offer a free High Holiday service in Lake Worth. We both … Read more
Gary Rosenblatt, Editor of The Jewish Week, wrote an incredibly insightful and timely article today, that I felt compelled to finally write about, after giving this much thought for oh – 20+ years or so. Even though the work I am doing is moving rapidly in that direction, I have been somewhat fearful of putting … Read more
