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.
I've stretched out the sleeve of my long-sleeved tee-shirt so badly from pushing it far enough above my elbow to lay tefillin that I'll have to consign the shirt to the rag pile. Yep, I dipped my sleeve in my dinner two times in ten minutes. (Ha-laila hazeh sh'tei f'amim--on this night, we dip twice?!). So nu, can I sue? 😀
posted by Shira Salamone at 12:14 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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Gail Silberman
In what court?
Shira Salamone
Gail Silberman , I don't know--maybe the Beit Din L'Maala (the Heavenly Court)? 🙂
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