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 1:36 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.
5 Comments:
So, when your senator Schumer, and Obama and Biden said in 2006 that they wouldn't confirm any more Bush appointees to the Supreme Court, that was ok? I love Jewish Democrats, they're second only to Jewish Stalinists with their self-delusion.
Point taken. But it would be proper for the Senate to hold hearings, at least, even if they vote not to confirm.
why? Why go to the time or expense if they're not going to hold a vote. There is no obligation to hold a vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/03/16/does-the-senate-have-a-constitutional-responsibility-to-consider-a-supreme-court-nomination/
And that's from the reliably liberal Washington Post.
Humm, that's another interesting point.
The Court can still function. It just means that when there is a 4-4 tie, the lower court's ruling gets upheld (though the ruling has no precedential value). I suppose this is mildly annoying in that lower courts will occasionally not get as much guidance as would be ideal, but the system still functions.
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