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Category Archives: Personal
How I Learned We Were Breaking Up
Novelist Diana Spechler wrote on her Facebook status update that she was reading an essay on this topic. That inspired me to these painful memories of relationships that came to unexpected endings: * It was a few minutes into the … Continue reading
‘A Good Positive Ending’
"A good positive ending?" I repeated. "That makes rational sense, but emotionally, I don’t know any good positive endings. If something I like is ending, even if it is for a good reason, it gives me a heavy sense of … Continue reading
What I Want To Give To My Wife
I’ve been listening to Orthodox psychologist Lisa Aiken and she encourages singles to think about the qualities they’d bring to a marriage. So here’s what I’d give to my wife: * My fidelity * My reliability * My friends and … Continue reading
I’m Going Through Some Changes
I haven’t felt like blogging in ages. These days I’m doing most of my writing in long-hand in a black notebook that I show to nobody. I haven’t done any interviews for weeks. They’re so time-consuming. I’m rarely home. I … Continue reading
I Am A Success
"I’ve never seen anyone wearing tzitzit in a kundalini yoga studio. "In fact, I’ve never seen anyone wearing tzitzit in any yoga studio." I get my hot tea and turn around. She has short hair and a big silver nose … Continue reading
Check Out My Favorite Music
Click here for my playlist.com list. Click here to join the discussion on my live cam! This ain’t your Zeide‘s Judaism! KhunDiddy: My wife just saw you and exclaimed Yikeeee who’s that? KhunDiddy: she wants to know what you do … Continue reading
Who’s Your Rebbe, Now?
I walked into the party like I was walking into a scene. (I was only there for journalistic reasons, not to party, hence I was not violating Judaism’s laws against partying during the three weeks of mourning leading up to … Continue reading
Bad Jews
Class. A middle-aged liberal Jewish woman starts talking to me. "What do you think of Shlomo Carlebach?" she asks. "He did some good things. He did some bad things." "I saw a religious Jew doing a really bad thing this … Continue reading
Tosser’s Tunnel Syndrome
Lyn Paul Taylor‘s granddaughter Savannah ushers me into his office this morning. I arrange my worldly belongings according to the teachings of my Feing Shui instructor and get centered, preparing for transfiguration. Lyn walks in. "I’m a wreck," I say. … Continue reading