Oh, Gris, when she gets settled again, -t converted to Judaism before her marriage, and it was at least part of the catalyst. I think they might be either Conservative or Reform, but she might prove a resource or sounding board for you.
Oh, that's great. I'll definitely be on the lookout.
Talking to a Rabbi or a series of Rabbis is the only way you're going to find the answers to these questions
Oh, I know. And if my interest stays piqued, this will happen. And thanks for the link, I'm bookmarking it for later exploration.
However, I think any Orthodox rabbi is going to expect you to obey the laws of kashrut and of "family purity"
These don't bother me nearly as much. I mean, the "family purity" is a bit
weird
but I can live with it, or at least acknowledge understanding of the rule, whether I follow it or not. I wouldn't be tempted to protest it as a policy to the Rabbi, because it doesn't ping my "grrrrrr" chord. And kashrut, I'm perfectly fine with - dietary restrictions make sense to me as a religious exercise, even if the why of what's restricted is never explained, really.
Leave my child alone
WTF? That's fucking psycho.
ETA: Not "leave my child alone," the policy that made it necessary. Is psycho. Obviously.
PRINCESS ARMY!
Have you read
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson?
FAKE ETA: OMG X-post. Okay, not actually, but I mearaed the above bit BEFORE reading Calli's post.
Good luck Susan!
dietary restrictions make sense to me as a religious exercise, even if the why of what's restricted is never explained, really.
The joke my grandmother loves on that subject goes like this:
G: And remember Moses, in the laws of keeping Kosher, never cook a calf in its mother's milk.
Moses: Ohhhhhh! So you are saying we should never eat milk and meat together.
G: No, what I'm saying is, never cook a calf in its mother's milk.
Moses: Oh, Lord forgive my ignorance! What you are really saying is we should wait six hours after eating meat to eat milk so the two are not in our stomachs.
G: No, Moses, what I'm saying is, don't cook a calf in its mother's milk!!!
Moses: Oh, Lord! Please don't strike me down for my stupidity! What you mean is we should have a separate set of dishes for milk and a separate set for meat and if we make a mistake we have to bury that dish outside....
G: Ah, do whatever you want....
I'm fairly new to Freecycle and I have an etiquette question.
Someone offered a monitor yesterday and I sent an email saying I'd take it about 5 mins after the message posted. I haven't heard back and there hasn't been a post saying it's been taken. Is it pushy to send an email and ask if someone has already claimed it?
I don't think it's pushy, askye -- it may very well have been taken already (when I've put up offers, I've been pretty well swamped within minutes), but it's reasonable to expect either a "taken" post or an individual response.
I thought wearing black to a wedding was "not done".
I see lots of black at weddings nowadays. I just wore a black dress to an afternoon wedding last weekend. But it's the only maternity dress I have and so my choice was limited. I didn't stand out, though. Except for the belly.
Oh! Here's the end. That's unexpected, lalala.
Sail, I hope the itchy-puffy gets better really quickly.
Baby Ellie pictures are adorable, as is Baby Em in person.
Happy Anniversary! wishes to Nora and Tom.
And that's a wonderful LTE your MIL wrote, Aimee.
I looked at a dress I shouldn't buy last weekend, and then on Monday remembered I had a commitment ceremony this weekend. So yesterday, I did some blitz shopping, and will be attending in this and these. I may restrict jewelry to a small silver and onyx bracelet -- I'm not sure yet.
That's a fabulous ensemble, ita. The dress--the way it shades, not the construction, reminds me of that shaded grey suit Rachel wore in Blade Runner.
That dress is going to look fabulous on you, ita.
{{{Sail}}} I hope the itchiness goes away soon.
