Posts Tagged ‘Holidays’
What’s a Jew to Do…On Christmas
Posted by: erika on: December 25, 2012
This Jew is in Texas. With her Jewish girlfriend celebrating…Christmas. It’s actually December 19th. I’m being smart and writing some scheduled posts in anticipation for my trip and the inability to get any writing done while I’m in Texas. I have to admit, I’m feeling a bit excited about being near a tree. M’s mother [...]
Ramadan
Posted by: erika on: August 11, 2010
- In: Fasting | High Holy Days
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Today is the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslims every where spend from now until September 10th fasting from sun up to sundown. In the evenings, they break their fasts with friends and family, reading the Quran and enjoying the spirituality and sense of awe and reflection that the month-long fast brings. [...]
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