While most people understand the term "Sunday best" for a typical Protestant service, knowing what to wear for other houses of worship of different religious backgrounds can be daunting, especially for ladies! Luckily, this summer I had the fantastic experience to visit so many different sacred sites and I certainly learned some "do's and dont's" [...]
Category: Judaism
Religious Worlds of New York Schedule
This past summer I had the incredible and life-changing opportunity to spend 3 weeks in New York City at the Union Theological Seminary with the Interfaith Center of New York as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant (whew that was a mouthful!). The program is running again for 2018 (yay!) and so [...]
Jewish Holidays: Foods of Rosh HaShanah
Again, I am not Jewish but I do seem to study Jewish rituals and traditions enough. I have never personally celebrated Rosh Hashanah, so all of the information in this post (& over photo) comes from Chabbad.org & MyJewishLearning.com. Traditional Foods Like most holidays, it is typical to have a big meals. Specifically for the Jewish [...]
Book Review! The Sabbath World
I was struggling a lot this past year to find a work/life balance. I was burning out fast, tired, grumpy, and overworked but I didn't know what to do besides leave my job. I did eventually move to a new school but I knew that these problems could crop up again if I was not [...]
Religious Worlds of New York Site Visits
Through my amazing summer program, I got to go on a few great site visits to experience different houses of worship and participate in some beautiful events. The sites may fluctuate a bit year to year (if you are planning on attending in the future) but this is the general idea: Bronx Lourdes Grotto The [...]
