Praying to the She-God

I am so excited that I just got corrected and informed by a friend, Sephardi Sephari so I am rewritting this post a bit. Although God has no gender, when we pray we usually refer to Him as a He. In certain kabbalah prayers, God is referred to as Ima (which means "mother").

Why is He mostly referred to as male?

I can't answer for all religions, but from various tidbit facts that I know I suspect this: Male is usually connected to provider, giver, kindness. (Sort of like the traditional picture of the man providing for his family). Female is usually connected to receiver, defender, judge. Most times we don't want to appeal to the "judge" part of God, but rather the "provider" side.

Arousal from Below to Arousal from Above.

This is an interesting concept of praying -also known as the 'female waters' in kabbalah and getting a response: i.e. the masculine waters from Above.

Kind of like a girl who either cries (tears), kisses, or arouses other waters of appealing and the man responding. At times, the women is so beautiful (in deeds) that just her very presence 'arouses' the man to give.

Alot of kabbalah, I notice, have a lot of association to sexuality. I think that's what makes it not to proper for those who can't keep their pants up. lol

(Question to all readers: should I not post interesting stuff about Judaism? Does it make you uncomfortable? If so, please let me know and I'll leave it over at my other blog. Thanks.)

BW are in Deep.......

Sometimes that is the impression I get from a lot of blogs. But why are those blogs so interesting?! Why can't I stick with the good news blogs?

I think the reason is that many of the good news blogs just sort of blurt out the good news. And that's that. It doesn't tie it into how it makes things good for me on a perosnal (selfish) level. I am just being honest.

Whereas, the heavy, doom gloom news always gots to tie it into how the WHOLE COMMUNITY this or that, or how I NOW will have to deal with this or that.

Just putting it out there.

ps: that is why I love Black Women Vote! its good news and personal!

Apologies

After a whole ugly ordeal (which I won't get into) I thought I got kicked out from a blog, but then after weeks of just feeling flabbergasted, I decided to actually ask, "why don't I have access anymore?" and here's the response I got back:

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No, Miriam, I haven't "kicked you out." I would only exclude someone if their subscription has expired or due to some other violation. Your subscription expires on March 1, 2008. Whenever anyone has had a problem accessing the blog, it's always on their end-- their server or Windows Vista or something like that? Grant had a similar problem accessing the blog and I think Vista was the problem. You might want to check with him.

Evia

Miriam wrote:

I don't seem to have access to your blog. Was I kicked out?
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So, evidently I didn't get "kicked out". My apologies to Evia for thinking that I did.

Recognizing Past Victories

My favorite author (Miriam Adahan) always says one must pat one's self on the back for every victory! Yay, I flossed today! Yay, I did some dishes before going to bed! Yay, I didn't yell at the kids that one time! etc.

Well, I just realized another act of activism that I did and just wanted to pat myself on the back about. (And thank Gina from WAOD in the process, cuz she started me on this activist mode).

I while back I read a certain 'family' Jewish magazine. In that paper, there is a Junior edition complete with comic strip stories, etc. One of these stories had a black person in the storyline and boy did they draw him FUGLY!!! Typical sambo type character. Typical way too big mouth line, rest of the features not much cared about. Just wrong!

Why? Do they realize that they were, in effect, teaching their young "holy" little kids to dehumanize black people?

I wrote them a letter asking them How am I suppose to read this and show this to my kids, and their friends who are also Jewish and black. That was post #39. By Post 41 the picture was changed! Yay!!!!!

But, now they drew him with "normal" features. A typical line for the mouth, roundly nose, etc.

Why couldn't they do that before? SMH.

Must be vigilant.

"Sundown Towns"

I always had a creepy feel around the suburbs that I worked at. It was extremely....white. That didn't bother me so much because I wasn't much of a loafer. I have a hard time just sitting at a cafe! I usually come, do my business, and go home.

But after reading Siditty's post on "Sundown Towns" I am so glad I didn't hang out! There are actual towns that don't want minorities around once the sun goes down!

You can read the original from Ann's blog

And Siditty's post.

What's up with the MakeOvers?

I went away for two days. Just had to get away and pretend like I wasn't me for a couple of days. lol

I come back and all my beloved blogs have gotten a make over. What's up with that? Is it spring cleaning already? lol

What About Our Daughters got a new redone look. Nice. Not as crowded as the before look. But I kinda liked all the newspaper-ish information all around me when I went to her blog before lol. Nevermind, great make over.

Yan Momma said. Also with a new look. I kinda like this new background and print. Easier to read.

Even Essential Presence got a make over! Hmmmmm...maybe I should too? LOL

Bummer, I miss a few days. How am I ever going to catch up with all the Black Women Vote! blog.

Enjoy the day, everyone!

ps: I forgot to mention the most extravagant make over yet.... Liz's blog!!! Liz, you take the cake.

Are White Men Saviours?

Great post by Siditty! Guarranteed to get you thinking.