tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49124836332615090952011-04-21T16:36:20.438-04:00Jew for a Day is an original work by Bird of Mouth Productions, debuting in the 2008 Toronto Fringe Festival.<br/><br /> BLOG RULES:<br /> - No swearing: your post will be removed.<br /> - No personal attacks: if you have something to say, be constructive. Don't personalize it.<br /> - Abusive / offensive behaviour will result in a ban.<br /><br /> This is a place to discuss the play and the important issues it raises. Please help us get a conversation going. Thank you.JEW FOR A DAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336244643508893815noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912483633261509095.post-22793837339831033822008-07-02T20:16:00.004-04:002008-07-02T20:28:21.568-04:00In the play, I speak about the concept of a "Jewish Soul," the idea that someone is born with a Jewish soul even thought they're not born into a Jewish family. I asked <a href="http://www.bethsholom.net/sermons2.asp" target="_blank">Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich</a> at Beth Sholom synagogue in Toronto about this, and his view was that a Jewish “soul” is the by product of being born as a Jew, much as a Christian soul would reside in a Christian. <br /><br />However, in places like <a href="http://www.jewishpost.com/news/Found-Jewish-Soul.html" target="_blank">here, <a href="http://cid-bd575fac66bca77b.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!BD575FAC66BCA77B!450.entry?wa=wsignin1.0" target="_blank">here </a></a>and <a href="http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=11506" target="_blank">here </a> (among other places) I read that a Jewish soul can in fact be born into a non-Jewish person.<br /><br />Is this more of a Kabbalistic principle than a mainstream Jewish one? Or is it in fact more open to interpretation and debate than that? What's your take?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4912483633261509095-2279383733983103382?l=jewforaday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JEW FOR A DAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336244643508893815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912483633261509095.post-53934267763690682232008-06-04T15:47:00.002-04:002008-06-04T15:48:23.894-04:00Recently had a short conversation with someone on Facebook about cultural appropriation. What's your take on this? Are you familiar with the term? What does it mean to you?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4912483633261509095-5393426776369068223?l=jewforaday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JEW FOR A DAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336244643508893815noreply@blogger.com0