Category Archives: Personal

Stepping Into My First 12-Step Meeting

I went to my first 12 Step meeting in April of 2011 because I realized through psycho-therapy that eroticized rage was a poison in my life, even though I only expressed it through socially acceptable means (such as jokes and … Continue reading

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My Obsessive Compulsive Neediness

In seventh grade, I got together with Seventh-Day Adventist friends one Sabbath at Pacific Union College. They called the girl I liked, Denise, and asked her who she liked. She mentioned three different guys. One of them was me. I … Continue reading

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Will They Put Us In Camps?

An Orthodox Jewish friend says: “If Obama is re-elected, we’ll be put in concentration camps.” Ridiculous, but typically bitter Jewish overstatement. You’ll see the same thing in the Torah. “At least in Egypt we had meat. You take us out … Continue reading

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The First Time I Met A Jewish Woman

In May of 1993, I went to my first conversion class at Sacramento’s Orthodox shul Knesset Israel. Because I hadn’t called ahead and interviewed with the rabbi, he promptly asked me to leave. My friend Michael then took me to … Continue reading

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You Don’t Have To Take This Too Seriously

When I take on worthy endeavors, such as religion or work or self-improvement, I often get this voice in my head that says, “You don’t have to take this too seriously.” I think I first developed this as a kid. … Continue reading

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