Category Archives: Ceremony

Lecha Challah! Or, Me and My Mitzvot

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Michael

It Is Thursday Night. I am alone. I have to be alone because if my husband saw what I am doing, he’d think I’d gone off the deep end of Judaism. I am sitting in our living room in front … Continue reading →

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The Mikvah Story

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Michael

Arriving Friday, October 23rd, 2009 |  4 Cheshvan 5770 It’s a little after nine in the morning. Brian and I are driving out to the geographic heart of Jewish St. Louis, past Interstate 170, the asphalt curtain that divides the … Continue reading →

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This Is It.

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Michael

These will be among my last words as a gentile. Step One of Three Yesterday I locked myself in one of our rabbi’s offices with another member of our congregation, a very gentle man, an OB/GYN and certified mohel, trained … Continue reading →

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OMG! I’m Becoming a Jew in, like, Less Than Three Weeks!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Michael

Between working two jobs and the intense spiritual work of the High Holidays, I haven’t had a lot of mental space in which to contemplate the Very Big Thing happening in less than three weeks. I’m feeling a greater gut-level … Continue reading →

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