I never replied to the comments on an older thread from Bravo for liberated day school teacher: “Bacon’s delish” in January, but I intended to and it’s never too late to blog. Isaac congratulated me but brought up that “Judaism is my religious field for reasons that transcend choice.” I disagree. Perhaps the odds are [...]
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Bravo for liberated day school teacher: “Bacon’s delish”
Throw it all off. Flee the restrictions. Leave it all behind — bacon is tasty. Or so says the pseudonym “Sarah” in Time Out New York‘s article No religion, who purports to be an Orthodox-raised day school teacher in Manhattan. So one Saturday morning, I went to the Botanical Gardens with my sister who doesn’t [...]
Jan 12th, 2008 Food, Judaism and X-Posted to JCarrot 0 Comments
The Kosher Fad is Sure to Fade
When I was growing up as one of the only Jews in most of the places I lived, including college at a Catholic university, I would frequently attract as friends converts-to-be who wanted to ask me all about my faith. Why these people wanted to convert was always a mystery to me. Jewish culture inherits [...]
Jul 27th, 2007 Favorite Posts, Food, Judaism, X-Posted to JCarrot and X-posted to Jewschool 0 Comments