This weekend's Jewish Journal has a first-person essay by Reina V. Slutske, who has attended the last two Jewlicious conferences, in which shares reflections on what the conference and any future similar events mean to her and her generation:
We are of all ethnicities and levels of observance, and we include some in the process of conversion. Some young Jews have become more observant, much to the shock of less traditional parents. Orthodoxy is no longer old-fashioned, but a source of fascination.
We have faced anti-Semitism in all forms. At a women’s session, one girl told us that when she was in high school in Glendora, swastikas were carved into her desk and she was beaten up-twice. Anti-Israel activities on campuses these days often turn hateful against “Zionist Jews.” Many of us have been told to accept Jesus before we go to hell. Our response is Jewish pride.
We love eating, wine tasting, the beach, dancing, movies, fashion and long conversations. We’re activists, writers, musicians, artists, vegans, nonconformists, Shabbat-observers or just attracted to big noses. If you like being Jewish, you are an MOT, or Member of the Tribe.
To read the rest of the article, go here. Or here. But where ever you read it, know that you missed an amazing experience, and next year, we hope to see you there.
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"Many of us have been told to accept Jesus before we go to hell."
For what it's worth those that say this to Jews tell Catholics the same thing!
btw in a Marx brothers movie Groucho addresses a group of in costume Native Americans as "Members of The Tribe". Insider joke dont you think?
Posted by: Some Loser | March 10, 2006 at 04:24 AM
It is a sad reflection on society that anti-Semitism has not decreased in severity. It further alarms me,a military historian, that people are starting to forget the cruel and inhumane treatment that was present from 1933-1945 throughout Europe...and elsewhere.
BTW-Love the blog.
Posted by: Washington | March 11, 2006 at 04:58 AM