Jewish links, assortment

[chanaleh]

I swear, someday soon I will write more actual content, but probably not until such time as I have functioning internets in my house. (Rather, it appears the internets themselves are functioning, but my new wireless card is not. Well, cycon is supposed to come to my rescue for a bit tonight, so we'll see if that helps!) But in the meantime, anyway...

Quick PSA that Honorable Menschen's next FREE Friends & Family concert is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, 5pm at tremontstshul. (If you want an email reminder, sign up for our mailing list! :-) One of the new songs we're working on is "Reiach Tapuach", which I am totally loving; it's in 7/8 -- at least our arrangement is -- and the text, although modern, plays strongly on the language and imagery of Song of Songs. Yeah.

I happened to stumble across a new site called Tablet Magazine, subtitled (or sloganed) "A New Read on Jewish Life". Here's a sample article that caught my fancy: "A People Obsessed: Jews, geeks, and a haftorah of repetition and reason":
"Getting ready for Halloween, searching for an extra-large Ghostbuster outfit and something that could pass for a realistic proton pack, I found myself thinking about how the two major components of my identity -- Jew and nerd -- fit into remarkably similar patterns. For starters, both groups spend an inordinate amount of time picking apart canonical texts..."
http://www.tabletmag.com/life-and-religion/19519/a-people-obsessed/

"The Jewish Way to Party": sources on drinking and gladness (don't ask why I was looking this up, but I'm sure it had to do with some concept I want to write about myself at a later date):
http://www.templeohebshalom.org/ser67.htm

Apparently the roster of Jewish congregations in Cambridge also includes a Humanistic one: Kahal B'raira. Among the offerings on their website is a list of blessings with the concept of God taken out. I... just... eek. I am all for the notion of appreciation/reverence for mystery even after one rejects the existence of a sentient divinity, but... it pains me. Hmmm.

I think I'll stick with this model: The Say-A-Blessing Keychain!
http://www.popjudaica.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25&zenid=a76227d180d313adb203c77340ad8c6e

Comments

[eudociainboston.livejournal.com]

Is the family and friends concert kid-friendly (as kids are ok and taking a kid out if the kid needs out is ok)?

You find so many interesting links- thank you because I would not know where to begin looking.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ah! Yes! In fact, there will be a shul family program immediately prior to the concert (starting at 3pm I think), which you guys might be interested in if not otherwise booked for the afternoon. But for the concert itself, yes, kids are welcome, and coming and going as needed during the performance will be fine (it'll be held in the sanctuary).

Also, nice icon :-)