I am a French auntie of a Hasidic circumcised baby for the first time. L'chaim!
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| The Hasidic Beatles + 1, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| In love with a pole, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Jewish Children's Museum where the party will end, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Having fun with balloons, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
Program of the day: Torah Completion Ceremony in honor of a little rascal and dedicated to all the children in need.
It started in the house of the parents of the rascal. I didn't dare to come in their house, because i didn't know if i could do it.
There were many families outside, and i saw a few people going into the house.
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| The Torah party is on, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Shopping or party?, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Colors match but i don't get the slippers in the streets, CH fashion style, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| VERY cute, if you know him, send me his contact info, he will not sleep in the bathroom, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Cute rascal with trotinette, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
Second step: "Are you religious?".
How i love this question.
I replied: "I am a Baal Teshuva". Ben ouais* ! (*Well, yeah!)
I am a BT, and proud of it!
And once i get drenched (or if i found Jewish papers from my mother's lineage) in the mikveh, i will reply: "I am a BTRR."
But what is RR? Ah ah.
If you find it, you will win a special Jewish gift handmade.
If not, you can send me a Jewish poem or a blessing, and i will let you know it secretly. :-)
Deal?
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| Hasidic girls lol-ing, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| My little finger told me…, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Up, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Rascals bros and sis, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Payos rascal, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Lil bro with amazing red hair, wearing red sandals of his lil sis, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
It was a Jewish block party: joy with holy music and tralala.
A singer was playing guitar, some parents were dancing.
Let's sing:
"Shalom, shalom,
Shalom, how do you do?
Shalom, shalom,
Shalom, how are you?
Baruch Hashem…"
september 2014, ©emmarubinstein
I could not stay until the end unfortunately, i had to meet up my Jewish Russian mother.
On my way back, i stopped by my shul, 770.
I didn't go inside, my cleavage was too deep, and i had nothing to hide it.
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| The Hasidic Female Beatles, more rebel, Girl Power, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Waiting for the newly-weds, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Waiting for the newly-weds, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| According to a Hasidic who commented this photo on Instagram: Rabbi Kalmanson of New Haven, CT (possibly his twin brother of Paris, France). One of the foremost thinkers of Chassidic and Kabbalistic thoughts in our generation, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Waiting for the newly-weds, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
Outside, there was a crowd where takes place the weddings.
I have been there, waiting for seeing newly-weds.
A woman came to me, Jewish Canadian. We mixed the languages. That was a great connection.
She is from Montréal. (If you want to impress me, and make me melt, keep your accent, and pronounce it 'Monréal', forget the 't'). :-)
She lives in NY since many years. She has been raised in a Lubavitch area. She is not religious. She spoke to me in Hebrew! In one year, maybe i will be able to understand her, but so far, i can try to recite the alphabet! She showed me photos of her grand-son, daughter… Her ancestors were from Poland. She was there for the wedding of a friend. We saw the friend. She was not a young bride. Probably a second marriage. The groom was older than her. I dreamed that they were holding their hands. I actually dreamed. :-)
After my rendez-vous with my Russian mother, i came back around 770.
I bumped into G. who gave me a flyer for Rosh Hashanah with the sexy rabbi that he introduced to me once at my ex work place.
He is very sexy indeed, but very married. I don't need a evening which will be a pain in the tushes, slobbering like a miserable lady. :-)
G. was mad at me: "Where do you go dressed up like that?"
- "At 770."
He thought that the Lubaba brainwashed me. I am fine. I don't want to belong to any sects. I am an anthropologist of the sects, trying to find where i feel my Jewishness at the best and highest level.
I am in love with 770, but not for the Lubaba, i can't explain.
I feel in peace there.
I enjoy seeing these men studying, davening…
I tried to avoid the ladies who asked for money all the time.
Tonight, i saw one lady who stole it in the House of Hashem. She tried to hide the pushka, but she knows that i saw her.
Shame on her!
I didn't want to talk to her but she insisted so much. To make her give up, i asked her for repeating many times, like if i don't understand English. It worked out finally!
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| Strawberry Kosher parfait, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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| Eastern Parkway, september 2014, ©emmarubinstein |
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