PinnedVictoria M.The Chore and Joy of DocumentingMany times, I’ve seen my life as adjacent to something resembling archival studies or library sciences. The decisions of “how to catalog…Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Victoria M.My name was going to be Mara.I was set on the name Mara, from the word מרר, marar, to be bitter or strong. I’ve written before about how my only Jewish relative is my…Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 2023
Victoria M.On feeling like JobI’m awake and stirring, alone in a quiet house in the Pacific Northwest, on the fifth day of Hanukkah, 5783.Dec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022
Victoria M.Zero, Seven, ThirtyThe sudden loss of a life as an unforeseen step in my Jewish journeyJul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022
Victoria M.The Tension Between Secular and Religious life is… Super JewishWhat does it mean to live Jewishly when, say, Hanukkah is at Christmastime in America?Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Victoria M.Can We Talk About MAUS?Remembering my education around the Holocaust, in light of recent book ban campaigns.Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Victoria M.On Holiness, Translation, and ShavuotWhy does Shavuot mean what it does now? And what does it mean to become “Holy?”Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Victoria M.Finding My Own Three-Legged StoolSitting with a number that no longer represents the TrinityJun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Victoria M.The Denial of the ConvertConversion can be a lonely process; this is documented well enough.For many of us on this path, we are looking at being the only Jew in the…Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
