It's time for a new post at Beyond BT - along with their one-year anniversary, I think it's been almost an entire year since I have been writing for them as well (I know my first post there was about Chanukah).
Check it out - Telling My Story. Enjoy!
posted by Shoshana at
12/05/2006 08:21:00 AM
We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box.
I am an Orthodox Jewish baalas teshuvah who is constantly striving to grow and learn about the world and myself. Feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts on my blog, life, love or anything else!
5 Comments:
Excellent article.
My situation is a little similar to yours in a few ways. I wasn't raised in an observant home (though we did have a Friday night dinner and keep kosher in the home), and I also became more observant so long ago, I hardly think about it anymore. Further, like in your case, no specific Jewish organization is "responsible" for having done kiruv on me... it was a byproduct of things I figured out on my own and people I knew in High School (though I went to a public school until High School, I went to a Yeshiva Day School for HS).
The only odd thing is: I never really get asked to "tell my story". Maybe I "pass" too well for FFB... people always seem surprised to learn that I once ate cheeseburgers and shrimp.
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Anonymous, at 12/5/06, 9:27 AM
i liked your little essay. i also like how you are striving to find your own "fit" with frumkeit, not following a particular hashkafa. and i agree with the person who commented on "beyond bt," i think the ffb's are just being curious.
p.s. do you have a southern accent? i knew a girl from alabama once and hers was so cute!
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Maven, at 12/5/06, 11:04 AM
LT -
I miss those cheeseburgers and shrimp! The fake stuff is no real substitute ;)
Maven -
I have a little bit of an accent, mainly in the form of saying "y'all." Unfortunately, I've been out of the south so long that my accent has gone away.
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Shoshana, at 12/5/06, 2:20 PM
Happy Blogoversary!
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Anonymous, at 12/6/06, 11:22 AM
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