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I’ve neglected going to services lately because I am really not comfortable there. We go in, we pick up a siddur, we sit down, and invariably our daughter either wakes up or jumps down and starts running around. All the old bubbies start to murmur and give us dirty looks and then my wife has [...]
I would like to introduce you to a new project by PunkTorah: 3xDaily.org 3xDaily is a resource for Jews who want to begin building a practice that includes daily prayers. It there to show those who may be curious one version of how things can work, to ask questions, and to figure out if and [...]
Jonathan B. Freirich Kabbalah appears in the public eye more now than perhaps ever. The Kabbalah Center in Los Angeles, and world wide, made it popular, and now people from Madonna, to Demi Moore claim to follow the way of Kabbalah. So, given all this attention, I figured a little discussion about Kabbalah would be [...]
I had a great realization the other day that transgendered people and Jews By Choice (JBC) are the ultimate allies. Born In The Wrong Body Ask most JBCs about their decision to convert to Judaism and you’ll get the reply, “I felt Jewish.” This sense “inside” that a person is Jewish is very close to [...]
Sandwiches: The Future of Judaism? I’m sitting in the Green Sage Coffee House & Cafe in Asheville, NC. Staring at me, on a plate next to some sweet potato French fries, is the future of Judaism. I’m talking about the tempeh reuben. Like the sandwich that came before, the tempeh reuben is two pieces of [...]
(This is a great posting from our friend Michael Croland at heeb’n’vegan with some excellent resources for a vegetarian or vegan Pesach. We [PunkTorah] are having a vegetarian Seder meal next week! I would like to personally strongly recommend the recipe here for vegetarian chopped liver. It is awesome! Most people can’t even tell the [...]
(Originally Posted Here) This year, I noticed that Torah gives us this awesome counterpoint of time – moments and metaphors spinning around themselves and overlapping. Over the last several weeks, the Torah readings have focused on the building of the Mishkan (Tent of Meeting) – the place which will be home to the menorah, sacrificial [...]
