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My Judaism – Aliza Worthington

Jew-ish! Perfect!!!  I thought of this about a month or so ago as a way to describe my religious life/beliefs, such as they are.  Jew-ish.  “Ish!”  It’s right there in the name!  I’m a Jew.  Ish. Kinda in the middle … Continue reading

My Judaism – Let’s restart this!

I am resurrecting what was a regular feature  on the blog. Readers submit pieces of prose that talk about their own personal Judaism. What Judaism means to them, what their spiritual journey has been, thoughts and feelings about belonging (or … Continue reading

My Judaism

A Guest Post from Shuala Elisheva One of my earliest memories, religiously speaking at least, is from kindergarten. We were all sitting at our lacquered tables, clumsily working dull, rusted scissors through bright sheets of construction paper. It was December. … Continue reading

My Judaism

A Guest Post from Leslie My Judaism, much like your Judaism, is a work-in-progress. As a young adult I was religiously certain of two things:  The first, that there was nobody up there.  Instead I was positive that somebody could … Continue reading

My Judaism

Guest Post by Kosher Academic Growing up, my mom would light our menorah—it was a tree-shaped menorah, similar to a Christmas tree, not the usual Jewish “tree of life” symbol. It was metal and painted green, and the candles were … Continue reading

My Judaism

Guest Post by Lily I am a Jew-by-choice.  My husband says that that all Jews who take their Judaism seriously are really Jews-by-choice.  My story is a little bit different that the usual conversion story. I grew up in Kentucky, … Continue reading

My Judaism

A Guest Post  by Vicki Boykis I had close to zero of my own Judaism until I was 17.  This was for two reasons. First,  I was born in Russia when it was still part of the Soviet Union, meaning … Continue reading

My Judaism

A Guest Post from FrumGoth I grew up in a secular Jewish home, going to the synagogue with my family on the high holidays, lighting a menorah on chanukah, and attending “hebrew school” for several hours a week after public … Continue reading

My Judaism – Submissions

I have started what I hope to be a regular feature every so often on the blog. Readers submit pieces of prose that talk about their own personal Judaism. What Judaism means to them, what their spiritual journey has been, … Continue reading

My Judaism

Guest Post from Shorty. (This article originally appeared here and has been updated for today’s post.) I can’t remember exactly when I decided to become more religious. I didn’t grow up in a very religious household. My parents kept kosher … Continue reading