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While there aren’t many Jews living in the hilly, sagebrush and juniper desert of Southeastern Idaho, something happened a few years ago that changed the way I was Jewish forever,… Read more »
Digital Judaica
Category: Lilith Online
Giving to Haiti: Some Suggestions
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Click through the links below to donate to Haitian relief efforts: American Jewish Committee in partnership with IsrAID American Jewish World Service B’nai B’rith International American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee… Read more »
Accidental Maverick
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A few people who read my last post, “Jews as Gentiles?”, referred to the content as “edgy.” And here I was, hoping I was being nice enough. So maybe I’m… Read more »
Etz Chayim: Stepping off the Party Line
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This week I have been thinking about what we choose to reveal and conceal about ourselves when we do political work. We’ve all heard the endless debates about “political correctness.”… Read more »
Jews as gentiles?
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Pocatello, Idaho is not my first experience being a distinct religious minority in a small town. The first time I became known as everyone’s only Jewish friend was in DeKalb,… Read more »
Up in the Air (With Children)
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I used to love to fly. I would request a window seat and forget that I was in a tiny claustrophobic cabin and lose myself to the clouds, to the… Read more »
Jewish Community Involvement…and Skiing
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My first job after college was at a therapeutic group home for adolescent girls. This group home, along with many other family and children services, was operated by the Jewish… Read more »
Etz Chayim: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Jewish Theology in a Christian Context, Part 2
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In last week’s post, I wrote about some of my experiences growing up Jewish in New Mexico, living with fear of assimilation as well as attraction to certain aspects of… Read more »
Etz Chayim: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Jewish Theology in a Christian Context, Part 1
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Happy (belated) Chanukkah to all you readers! The winter holiday season is a time when many United-Statesian Jews become aware of their level of visibility. (By the way, I like… Read more »
The Newest Jew in Jewdaho
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This past Sunday, the Jewish community welcomed its newest member. Baby Miriam Aviva was born December 10 to Temple Emanuel members and Iowa natives Amanda and Naomi. Amanda, who converted… Read more »