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A Conservative Jew by choice, who wouldn't mind a mechitza every once in while...because sometimes I find guys distracting while I'm trying to daven.  I work in Center City in Public Health fighting infectious disease and slowly making my way towards medical school.  I live in West Philadelphia with three cats, a porch, backyard and pot-smoking neighbors.  My favorite book is Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman.  It's a book of essays about books.  My favorite line from one of the essays "When Disraeli was asked the difference between a misfortune and a calamity, he stated, 'If Gladstone were to fall into the Thames, it would be a misfortune.  If someone were to pull him out, it would be a calamity!'"

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07/23/09 3:04 pm
reading this made me cry. i cried not from laughter, but out of anger and sadness that how i confirm myself as a part of my jewish community and praise hashem maybe seen as rediculous by many of my fellow (yes! my fellow) jews! I'm ...
10/01/07 1:38 pm
z's right, the odds are against us.  i've gone back and forth in my head on what i will compromise on regarding a potential jewish partner.  non-negotialble: jewish home, jewish children, attending shul on fridays, and most ...
09/07/07 12:23 pm
the dietary and other laws proscribed in leviticus were ways the jews sustained their newly formed society.  dietary to prevent disease, not mixing wool and cotton to create a superior piece of clothing.  following these laws assists me in my ...
09/04/07 10:02 am
one of the big reasons i choose judaism was for its high principles of living.  growing up christian, many folks (myself included) would talk about god from the "old testament" as being mean.i see god's view ...
08/10/07 3:16 pm
i definitely think that a comment like that, or any racist comment should be addressed.  although, it can be difficult in the moment when emotions are running high.   i've been working on comments to say to people when i hear ...
06/03/07 9:49 pm
there is truth to klinghoffer and portnoy.  anti-zionism does not equal bad jew, and we should not be shaking hands with the religious right.  i mean really,they get us all there, and then tell us to convert or die to bring on the second ...
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