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The Whole30: A quick note on scientific evidence vs. non-scientific arguments.

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What is normal eating? Articles & Evidence. The Whole30: Concepts of “fitness”. The Whole30: When in doubt, cut it out. ». The Whole30: A quick note on scientific evidence vs. non-scientific arguments. May 14, 2015. Okay to make up out of whole cloth a complicated science-flavoured rationale in order to lend credibility to your choice. It is very tempting to reach for scientific-sounding explanations, because those explanations are privileged in our culture. They carry a kind of social capital. W...This ...

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2014: A Look Back at Jewish Italy | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. January 5, 2015. 2014: A Look Back at Jewish Italy. At 11:03 pm by chavalah. Depiction of Jewish communities in Italy. Continuing in my annual tradition. Of looking back at Jewish news that came out of Italy in the past year. I picked what I consider to be an eclectic mix about Italian people and situations. Several revolve around culture or altruism, to offset those that deal with antisemitism. March 21: #Italian Jewish leader decries bakery’s discrimination against Roma.

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History vs Art, and other concerns | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. February 5, 2015. History vs Art, and other concerns. At 12:32 am by chavalah. Still from the movie, “Selma,” starring David Oyelowo. The natural follow-up question might be–does that make the movie less “true”? But to be hypocritical (another component of the complexity of “truth,”) I feel disappointed that Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was omitted from the movie, even as he marched to Selma amongst other white clergymen who were depicted, so I’ve read. The way that she ...

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And to end the year…two 2014 movies and their impact on reality | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. December 31, 2014. And to end the yeartwo 2014 movies and their impact on reality. At 11:12 pm by chavalah. Not to say that The Hunger Games is the only franchise that has inspired such deep thinking; it’s just one that speaks prominently to me. I hope that these books and films may inspire us to think about the world, and the type in which we’d like to live. Something I didn’t mention in my last post about Mockingjay,. Wishing you all a happy and fulfilling 2015. A Reve...

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Mixed Families in Star Trek | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. January 5, 2010. Mixed Families in Star Trek. At 12:33 am by chavalah. Spock (right; Zachary Quinto) with Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder). I’ll be the first to admit that I never watched the Star Trek television series’/movies prior to this one (why is that? Two words: Star Wars :P) but what touched me most deeply in J.J. Abrams’ 2009 foray into alternate reality was the glimpse he gave us of Vulcan-educated MC Spock’s. Relationship with his human mother, Amanda Grayson.

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A Busy Days of Awe this 5775 | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. October 6, 2014. A Busy Days of Awe this 5775. At 10:05 pm by chavalah. Just before High Holidays this year, I experienced a barrage of change in my life–from social to professional to health-related. Some of it was good change, some not so much. I felt the push, more than ever, to set things right in the Days of Awe–to fortify the good and to make positive changes to the bad. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). A Reversal of ...

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The year of the “Mockingjay” adaptations | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. November 3, 2014. The year of the “Mockingjay” adaptations. Posted in Pop Culture. At 5:13 am by chavalah. Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1”. This is where the meaning of the entire series comes into play. The answer to why these books exist exists in Mockingjay, and that’s really been exciting to me. That’s been kind of what I’ve hung on to through these stories. 8211;Francis Lawrence, director, in Entertainment Weekly.

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Finding a foothold with Passover 5775 | Chava's Footsteps

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The journey of an interfaith Jew. April 18, 2015. Finding a foothold with Passover 5775. At 8:20 pm by chavalah. This was also my niece’s second Passover, and she greeted me eating a piece of matzah. :p. She didn’t seem to like it much, but like most people she kept chewing anyway. She also seemed to like the broth from the matzah ball soup, so she’s slowly learning the ways of Ashkenazi Jewish food. Hurrah! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Jews in All Hues.

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Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows | Ayin Tova: To See The Good

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Ayin Tova: To See The Good. Reflections of a mom, rabbi, yoga student and practitioner of seeing the good in oneself, others and the world. Author Archives: Rabbi Lisa Sari Bellows. Don’t Throw A Good Wish Away: A Yom Kippur Morning Sermon. October 13, 2016. There is a story told of a simple man, living in a simple village. His name was Itzik. He was a man who loved God and devoted his life to the care of his synagogue and his family and his … Continue reading →. October 13, 2016. Be still and get going.