Monthly Digest 1: pre-history of the "first Jewish year"
I put my "big thoughts" on Judaism up on this blog once a week or so, but I also post lots of "littler thoughts" on Facebook almost every day. It occurred to me that this blog would be a better resource for people-interested-in-Judaism (and for me to look back on in years to come) if I were to post a digest (of sorts) on this blog for the world to see what the day-to-day experience of becoming Jewish lives like. I have included comments where they seemed to add important insights, but anonymized the names to protect the innocent (and the guilty as well)... JUNE 29, 2015 - the post that started this journey So the only progressive, gay-friendly church in my area has a strong anti-Christian feel to it, but all of the Christian churches in my area are either vocally or silently anti-liberal and anti-gay. I *could* drive 40 minutes on occasional Sunday mornings to attend worship at an ONA UCC church or a Friends Meeting, but could never practically be a part of tha