Milo and the Calf

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    100 Days of Milo: Day 24 — Judaism

    Last week’s 100 days of Milo focused on the classical world, this week, we’ll focus on Judaism.  I converted to Judaism about six years ago and since then, I’ve studied the religion (and Hebrew), on and off. Here’s a basic resource page I put together largely for my own use. Perhaps you’ll find it useful…

  • Learning Hebrew

    Generally, a classical education in the western sense begins with Latin.  The languages use of roman characters, status as the grandfather of the romance languages,  and deep influence on English all make it much easier to lean than, say, Greek.  My father knows Latin; my wife studied it and can still conjugate the occasional verb,…

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    Interesting Gers: Jamaica Kincaid

    This weeks interesting ger is Jamaica Kincaid, African American novelist, big time gardener, and convert to Judaism. Kincaid who is probably most famous for her novels Lucy and Annie John hasn’t spoken much in public about her conversion. I read a number of pieces by Kincaid in college, but never once heard she was Jewish…

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    Five Months

    Five months is a long time. A lot has happened, an awful lot. At first I thought I would use this space to talk about the trials and tribulations of conversion. What worried me about the prospect and what excited me. But I got cold feet. By the third post, this blog was getting alot…

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    Cathedrals in Time

    Class this week was pretty amazing, the subject for discussion was the Sabbath, something E and I in our own way have been attempting to honor. We light candles, we say Kiddush,  but we’re not shomer shabbas, and we don’t always get the candles lit by sundown. Still, you do what you can do. Readings…