I recently decided to dive into a deeper study of Jewish practices and ended up reading two books simultaneously. It’s easier on a Kindle, because I don’t have to lug both books around. I found the experience of reading these two books together brought a very well rounded perspective to Jewish practice. I recommend...
read moreBefore Kohenet I had never really explored what it meant to be a woman. It was something that just was. I never felt oppressed as a woman. I never felt like I was less than a man. I just was a woman. Aspects of being a woman like menstruation, just were. I had no strong feelings one way or the other. Dont’ worry —...
read moreI am currently reading The Rosh Hodesh Table: Foods at the New Moon for my Kohenet project. (Thanks for the recommendation, Ashera Batya! More info on my project later!) and I came across a sidebar that mentioned that the fish would have survived the Great Flood. I suppose this should be obvious, but it never occurred to me before....
read moreAnyone who has been on the Jewitchery Yahoo Group in the past two years knewthis book, Magickal Judaism, was coming. Jennifer Hunter is one of our own, and put great trust in her community by sharing what she was working on with us. Needless to say, this built up great anticipation in the community. People were excited that there...
read moreI’m currently reading Sisters at Sinai, by Jill Hammer and it’s so good I have to share it. I originally added it to my library queue (yes, I have a queue) because I was really impressed with Jill’s website, www.telshemesh.org. What’s interesting is that I’ve gotten to know her a little, and the book...
read moreMost of the traffic to this site this time of year is people looking for instructions on how to peel pomegranates or things to do with them. Peeling a pomegranate is a metaphor for a spiritual way of interacting with the world which respects and embraces the many ways people can approach the same thing and the way that one person...
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Culture: I am fascinated by both culture on most levels. I mostly focus on American culture and what makes us who we are as a country, but I'm also intrigued by sub-cultures in the USA and the growing global cultural trends.
