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.
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posted by Shira Salamone at 11:54 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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Two beautiful NYC structures. I'd say the juxtaposition is maybe more like an alligator?
As I tell my children whenever we go to the city and drive over the 59th Street Bridge (hurray for free things!), "Children, we're about to enter Manhattan Island, the greatest city in the world outside of Eretz Yisrael."
Growing up in Queens, in the shadow of "where it's at" is its own interesting experience.
i would just like to point out to RaggedyMom that neither Manhattan Island on its own nor Eretz Yisra’el all together are cities... :-P
And my father ע"ה used to call the Chrysler Building "the parachutist's nightmare"
RaggedyMom, I've always been fascinated by the way that many New Yorkers who live in the outer boroughs--for the rest of the world, that means any of the five boroughs of New York City other than Manhattan--talk about "the City" as if they don't live in it (e.g. "I'm going into the City this afternoon," meaning "I'm going to Manhattan.")
Steg, re cities, see above. As for the Chrysler Building, your father's description is pretty apt, considering both the pointed roof-topper and the projecting carvings on the corners of the building. (Readers not well acquainted with the finer points, or even the blunter pointers [literally :)] of the Chrysler Building may wish to click on the Chrysler Building link in the post to see some close-ups of the building's exterior.)
of course, contrary to common usage, Brooklyn, not Manhattan, is the ONLY TRUE "INNER" BOROUGH.
Notice how every other borough is directly connected to Somewhere Which Is Not NYC by land, bridge, or tunnel — whereas to get anywhere that's Not NYC from Brooklyn, you have to go through Manhattan, Queens or Staten Island... ;-)
:)
I told my husband that, if we ever moved to New Jersey, it would be a logistical nightmare. So many of our friends now live on Long Island that visits would be a several-hour trip, as one can't get to Long Island from New Jersey without going through at least one borough of New York City.
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