A tallit-and-tefillin-wearing woman in a traditional Conservative synagogue?! An unorthodox—and non-orthodox—perspective on Jews and Judaism from a perpetual misfit. This blog, welcoming the entire Jewish community, is dedicated to those who take Judaism seriously, but not necessarily literally.
posted by Shira Salamone at 12:42 PM
Once upon a time, I belonged to a left-wing egalitarian Conservative synagogue, where I was one of a number of women who wore a tallit—and one of the few members who used an Orthodox prayer book (adding the Mothers, of course). Having moved since then, I now belong to a right-wing traditional Conservative synagogue, where I’m almost always the only woman wearing a tallit—and one of the few members who adds the Mothers. I seem destined to be forever . . . on the fringe.
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If you're attending tonight's lecture and would like to say hi, I'll be wearing a light pink T shirt with a decorative seam down the front, and I'll have a paisley bandanna on my head. (I haven't yet decided which color bandanna goes best--it'll be either my bright pink, light blue, or white one.)
The verdict is in :) --I'm now wearing my bright pink bandanna.
If you come to the Open Beit Midrash tonight, you can spot me by looking for a not-so-young woman in a pink T-shirt (without decorative seam) wearing a light blue paisley bandanna on her head. Hope to meet you there.
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