Challahbackgirl

LATEST ARTICLES ( 58 )

• Are You Happy Now?

  I am officially Over. This. Winter. When you're wondering if you should take that trip to London a couple of months earlier than planned because it's currently ... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Happy New Year

  There are undoubtedly reasons why today and tomorrow have nothing to do with Jews or Judaism. January is named after the Roman god Janus, who was depicted as... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Xmas Makes Me Believe

  I grew up believing in a lot of things. I believed that an overweight man in strange clothes spied on me throughout the year and then rewarded good behavior by... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Challah Back Girl: The Epic Movie

  Just kidding. I'm pretty sure two hours of a girl eating candy in front of her laptop would get boring fast. In all seriousness, thanks to the suggestion of a... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• So Long, Farewell...

  

  I started this blog over a year ago with few expectations and little vision. After a long and arduous conversion process, I just had a lot to say. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Speaking of Apples...

  "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They're not... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Itsy-Bitsy Spider(s)...

  

  Try though he did, E.B. White's propaganda failed miserably with me, as throughout my childhood I continued to squash (or rather, scream until my parents came... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• New Guest Post!

  Sharon Langert, the woman behind Fashion-Isha.com, is one of the most incredible Jewish women I've ever met. And I say that without having actually met her. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Fashion Taught Me About Judaism.

  

  Clothes Don't Make the Woman. Or, don't judge a book by its cover. If a person unfamiliar with the fashion industry would see Grace Coddington (the can't-miss... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Princesses of Long Island Was a Kiddush Hashem.

  

  Please forgive my absence--my uncle passed on July 21st and I took much-needed time off to grapple with his impending death and then grieve him. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• There's a Mitzvah for That.

  

  Family members holding pictures of their missing loved ones.As my first post in the There's a Mitzvah for That series noted, the quip "There's an app for that"... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Prayer Request.

  Although I made the decision to join the Jewish people, I am privileged and proud to come from a wonderful family full of people who fit the description of... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Deficiencies and Difficulties.

  My favorite blessing after eating is Borei Nefashot--and no, not because it's the shortest. Nor is it because saying it means I ate a salad, as opposed to,... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Women as Rabbis.

  When I was little, among my favorite stories to be read was one about the lovably eccentric Ernie and his uptight roommate Bert. In this particular book, Ernie... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Not Fair.

  Man, I hated being the oldest child in my family. On one hand, I was expected to resist all bad behavior and set a good example for my two younger siblings. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• We All Fall Down.

  

  Gwyneth Paltrow is a gadol of the fashion world, if you will. The woman just does no wrong--or rather, did no wrong, because her perfect record took quite the... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ditching the Double Life.

  For a long time, I didn't want to friend my mom and stepdad on Facebook. Although I loved them dearly, it seemed so weird for me to throw them in the mix with... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Gone But Not Forgotten.

  There are many experiences and feelings of the Holocaust which I cannot even imagine; The suffering is just too much to comprehend. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• No Going Back.

  In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Socrates imagines a prisoner who breaks free from the cave where he has been held with other unfortunates, where a lack of... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Exes and Commitments.

  As I've previously mentioned, one of the most common questions I am asked is: How did I know I could commit to a Jewish life? There are many reasons, but one... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY