Sunday, May 31, 2009

Best. Bat-Mitzvah. Ever.

-Partnership Minyanim are GREAT. Especially when done at the request of the Bat Mitzvah.

-Catering is over-rated.

-For that matter, so is ordering benchers. Making your own to include your own personal preferances is SO much better.

-It's great to be one of the few non-family members at family meals and still feel included.

-Shavuot is the perfect holiday for a Bat Mitzvah

Only one negative comment, and it has nothing to do with the Bat Mitzvah: Shiurim, even ones in the middle of the night, should never turn into self-help therapy sessions. If you want to talk to a rabbi about your personal issues, do so on your own time.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

On Being A Woman

In light of recent political events, a story:

2 years ago, I took a class in which I was one of three females, and the ONLY female that attended class regularly. The class was called "Film: Form and Culture". When analyzing a particular film, the professor asked me "Beverly, as a woman, what would you say is the female perspective of this film?" I answered him by saying "Well, neither I nor you can speak for half the human population, but if you are looking for my opinion as to how women were represented in the film, I'd say..."