More learning

Last week, I wrote a long post about my current approach to Jewish life.  I write ‘current’ advisedly – as someone travelling along the winding path towards becoming a Jew, I find twists, turns, dead ends, signs for falling rocks and switchbacks almost every day, and sometimes all on the one day (that’s when my brain starts to shut down and I fall asleep on the sofa).

Where I am now isn’t necessarily where I anticipated I would be a year ago.  This isn’t a bad thing at all – I have learned so many things, especially more recently that I feel as if a few extra grey cells have been used more effectively than before, and that can’t be a bad thing.

Jew Wishes emlightened us all with an ABC Book Meme from the many, many books on her shelves – a library would be proud to browse through her collection, I am sure!  I of course have now expanded my ‘to buy’ list even more…

Daniel began writing about a course he attended on biblical archaeology at the London School of Jewish Studies.  Reading things like this makes me want to stop earning and restart (full-time) learning again….

Jewish Graveyard Rabbit brought to our attention a project to renovate Jewish cemeteries in Poland.  I hope it is successful – nobody’s ancestors deserve to be forgotten.

Ilana-Davita’s weekly wrap up pointed us in the direction of a very important issue surrounding women’s health on Conversations in Klal.

And I learned that there are some very strong people out there, who really give me pause for thought.  Sending you Refuah Shlema, Rivka with a capital A.

I personally was pointed in the direction of the Masorti community and also the website for the Jewish Orthodox Feminst Alliance, who both have very interesting websites, with a lot of food for thought for my inquisitive mind.

I was also recommended some books to increase my knowledge surrounding my conversion path and also the laws of kashrus.  It is my intention to run a kosher kitchen as much as is possible in the future, so I am really looking forward to reading How to Keep Kosher by Lise Stern.

Finally, not anything to do with being Jewish in any way, but I have joined the WalkerTracker craze – a bit late for Treppenwitz’s competition I think, but I am sure he will organise another one, if only to see if he can refine his approach to achieving more steps than his good lady wife, Zahava (you go, girl!). I’m interested to see that it takes over 10,000 steps for me to walk to shul and back each Shabbat but I’m not sure what my working week walk will add up to! Maybe the contraption below will help….

[This image from Max Knight].