Like the traditional noodle kugel, your Jewish identity has withstood the test of time to remain relevant and meaningful to you. The kugel's recipe has been passed unchanged from generation to generation, like the Judaism you practice.
Read stories of interest to you:
- Letting My Hair Down:Orthodox women must cover their hair after marriage. But after years of struggle, my feminism beat out my Orthodoxy on this one.
- The Fad That Would Not Pass: The spirituality craze indulges only the self and fails to help improve the world.
- Good Separation: Keeping men and women separate in the pews fosters community--as long as the women are not left out.
- Creating an Orthodox Judaism That Matters: Our religious practices should not change, but our values and attitudes must evolve.
Discuss your Jewish identity with other Lukshin Kugel Jews.
Get a recipe for lukshin kugel.
Books and other products of interest to Lukshin Kugel Jews:
- "The Sabbath" by Abraham Joshua Heschel
- "How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household" by Blu Greenberg
- Silver Kiddush Cup with Star of David
- "Real Complete Jewish Holidays": Musical CD
- "Shalom Sesame--Jerusalem": Videotape
You are a Tzimmes Jew.
Like this Sabbath-evening fruit and sweet-potato side dish, your Jewish identity is highly traditional, even as it adapts with changing times. A basic recipe is supplemented with various individualistic flourishes. Judaism plays an integral role in your life, though your identity is not defined solely by it.
Read stories of interest to you:
- If You Can't Find It, Create It: Ten Strategies to Transform Your Congregation
- A Wing and a Prayer: The author struggles with the meaning of prayer and emerges with a new understanding of it.
- Living in the Image of God: Jewish law envisions a future in which all human beings are treated as infinitely valuable, equal, and unique.
- On Writing for Permanence: A writer meditates on the role of the sofer--scribe--whose job ensures the continuity of vital Jewish texts.
Discuss your Jewish identity with other Tzimmes Jews.
Get a recipe for tzimmes.
Books and other products of interest to Tzimmes Jews:
- "Learn Talmud: How to Use the Talmud":The Steinsaltz Edition
- "When Your Jewish Child Asks Why: Answers for Tough Questions" by Kerry M. Olitzky
- Purple Wood Mezuzah
- The Jewish Holidays Video Guide
You are a Haroseth Jew.
Like this Passover fruit and nut mixture, your Jewish identity can take any number of forms, each blending tradition and innovation. Your cultural and ethnic ties to Judaism are stronger than your religious ones. Your religiosity and Jewish identity often revolve around holidays, lifecycle events, and other special religious times are important to you.
Read stories of interest to you:
- Meditating Rabbis: Three days, two dozen rabbis, complete silence
- Not By Belief Alone: Unlike Christianity, Judaism cannot be defined by a set of beliefs.
- Rediscovering Judaism: How my 2-year-old brought me to synagogue.
- Dayyenu American-Style: An excerpt from the new book, "My Love Affair With America"
Discuss your Jewish identity with other Haroseth Jews.
Get a recipe for haroseth.
Books and other products of interest to Haroseth Jews:
- "Kaddish" by Leon Wieseltier
- "Rhythm and Jews": music by the Klezmatics
- "The Book of Jewish Values" by Joseph Telushkin
- "Best of the Simpsons": Includes the episode when Krusty is reunited with his long-lost rabbi father
- "A Rugrats Passover"
You are a Blueberry Bagel Jew.
Like this blend of Old World Jewish (the bagel) and New World secular (the blueberry flavor), your identity retains ties to its past, even as you have chosen to forge a new path.Your connection to Judaism is cultural, rather than religious, and your identity does not tend to center around Judaism.
Read stories of interest to you:
- Jewish Soul in a Jazz Setting: Steven Bernstein puts the sex appeal back in traditional Jewish music by adding an Afro-Cuban mood.
- Taking a Chance on Love: Rabbis cash in on the Vegas weddings boom, with not too many questions asked.
- A Small-Screen Roundup of Who's a (Female) Jew: Jewish women are featured prominently in television series more than ever this season.
- 'Why Do You Do This?': A rabbi's experience with interfaith marriage
Discuss your Jewish identity with other Blueberry Bagel Jews.
Get a recipe for blueberry bagels.
Books and other products of interest to Blueberry Bagel Jews:
- "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges" by Nathan Englander
- "Goodbye Columbus" by Philip Roth
- "Sounds of Science": Music by the Beastie Boys
- "The Big Book of Jewish Humor" by William Novak
- The Woody Allen Collection: Eight videos