Hey OOTOB readers,
It’s been quiet on the blog lately. Maybe because it’s been really busy around here (a lot of travel) or maybe because I haven’t been struck with the muse. Figured I’d check in and say hi.
This past week, Allison Josephs of Jew in the City published a piece of mine about my 12-year-old daughter and her synthesis of gymnastics and modesty. You’ll need to read the piece in order to follow this post, so go ahead and read it. I’ll wait.
I don’t usually review movies, because I’m not much of a movie-goer. But when the Jewish FilmFest comes to town, I sit up and pay attention, and usually try to attend something. Sadly, many of the movies paint religious Judaism in a negative light, and I’ve almost come to expect that in any movie made by secular Israelis. The religious/secular divide in Israel is palpable, as one movie-reviewer noted, and it’s no surprise that these themes will dominate many Israeli movies. Plus, how many religious Jews in Israel are making movies? So their perspective is rare.
Shana Tova! Happy Jewish new year to you all. I’ve been doing a bit of vlogging on Facebook, and decided to do my next post in this style too. We’re homeschooling our son who has Asperger’s and I’ve been getting a lot of questions about that. So here I explain. It was easier to do verbally than in writing. One thing I forgot to mention in the video that the scholarship we use for homeschooling here in Ohio is called the Autism Scholarship, and is available to kids who don’t attend public school. Enjoy! You can also subscribe to my YouTube channel and get notified whenever I post a video.
Is it normal
that when I say goodbye, a huge chunk of myself leaves with you?
For the past ten days I’ve been a participant in a “Nourish Your Soul Telesummit.” Each day I’d get an email, and a posting in its corresponding Facebook group, that a new interview was up and available for listening. Each day one interview would broadcast. The interviews were conducted over the phone by professional storyteller Devorah Spillman and broadcaster Joelle Norwood. They featured ten inspired and inspiring Jewish women. Each morning on my daily walk I’d click over and listen. Today was the last one and the interviewers became the interviewees.
“Please don’t come in.”
“I’d like to stay home.”
“Think I’ll make it an early night.”