Daily Archives: August 21, 2012

Gorgeous Stories!

I’ve been taking writing classes since the fall of 2009 with Beyond Baroque‘s Artist-in-Residence, Terrie Silverman (CreativeRites.com).

Posted in Personal | Comments Off on Gorgeous Stories!

Flinging Manure

One of my earliest memories of my father finding me at age five flinging manure at other kids and screaming, “I hate you! I hate you!” I’m rarely out of control, but I can get pretty thin-skinned about teasing. I … Continue reading

Posted in Personal | Comments Off on Flinging Manure

Reclaiming The Word ‘Schvartze’

A friend says: Regarding the use of the word “shvartze” while it is in fact the German/Yiddish adjective for “black”, one must consider that the word is almost always used in a negative context, as in “The Shvartzes are rioting … Continue reading

Posted in Race | Comments Off on Reclaiming The Word ‘Schvartze’

What’s The Orthodox Way Of Eating A Bread Roll?

I was accused on Shabbos of eating my bread roll like a baal teshuva (instead of an FFB, Frum From Birth, aka Orthodox from birth) because I put the humus on my roll instead of tearing my roll up and … Continue reading

Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal | Comments Off on What’s The Orthodox Way Of Eating A Bread Roll?