As a child, I had always been a bit cold. I did not crying watching cartoons. I was reserved and balanced. My family made me feel guilthy about being not able to fel emotions Teenage years and puberty did make me a bit more emotional, but still my feelings and decision were controlled ( Read more... )

My friend Chaim has recently accused me of forgetting who I am. Read: forgetting my Jewishness.
I was thinking about it long and hard and happy to report I do remember!
I remember it too well - whenever I hear the news from Israel, read about Holocaust or meet a fellow Jew - I always remember who Iam.

But this being said, I am comfortable in a non- ( Read more... )

Some of you probably has already seen this text in my Russian blog, but I decided to repost here for some personal reflection and because I'm planning to post my thoughst on Weekly Parshat (Torah portion) here.

So, under lj cut my presentation on Parshat Pinchas that I delivered in my synagogue on July 11, 2009.
( Parshat Pinchas. July 11, 2009 by Leah K. )