Comments on Just call me Chaviva: I'm Here to Start a Fire.

I'm thrilled to see you back!

2009-12-22T15:11:25.810-05:00

I'm thrilled to see you back!

agreed. b'hatzlacha, chaviva.

2009-12-21T19:54:36.188-05:00

agreed. b'hatzlacha, chaviva.

b'hatzlacha

2009-12-21T13:17:30.109-05:00

b'hatzlacha

I am glad you're back. Our journeys are similar a...

2009-12-18T10:52:26.652-05:00

I am glad you're back. Our journeys are similar and I find great chesed from your story. You spur me on.

Never commented before, but really glad you're bac...

2009-12-17T06:19:45.650-05:00

Never commented before, but really glad you're back.

A gitn Khanike!

Keep bloggin'.

Wow, you guys know how to make a blogger feel love...

2009-12-14T21:09:45.607-05:00

Wow, you guys know how to make a blogger feel loved.

I picked a horrible time to start re-blogging. Finals are keeping me BUSY as can be.

Stay tuned!

I can't tell you how excited I was to see that you...

2009-12-14T11:25:25.131-05:00

I can't tell you how excited I was to see that you're back and blogging! Reading about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences about conversion and how you're growing in your Judaism have been immensely helpful to me as I do the same. Many thanks for continuing to share your light with others!
Happy Hanukkah!!

Ah good. The world is turning on its axis again. ...

2009-12-14T04:59:30.931-05:00

Ah good. The world is turning on its axis again. Missed the posts, without a doubt!

rachel

glad ur back

2009-12-13T22:20:52.732-05:00

glad ur back

Chanukah Sameach My Friend! Glad to see you bringi...

2009-12-13T19:56:55.600-05:00

Chanukah Sameach My Friend! Glad to see you bringing light again to all those who need a spark.

yay!

2009-12-13T01:15:34.098-05:00

yay!

So glad to have you back, Chaviva! I've missed rea...

2009-12-12T22:46:26.396-05:00

So glad to have you back, Chaviva! I've missed reading your adventures ;-).

Shavu'a tov, Hadass.

Welcome back. Blog wisely and keep us inspired.

2009-12-12T19:48:34.460-05:00

Welcome back. Blog wisely and keep us inspired.

Yay! Chavi is back!! Luv ya girl. Rock On.

2009-12-12T18:11:11.537-05:00

Yay! Chavi is back!! Luv ya girl. Rock On.

Chaviva Your expression is important to us (your r...

2009-12-12T18:07:48.033-05:00

Chaviva
Your expression is important to us (your readers) and you as well. No where in Jewish thought is there a notion that the search for meaning is supposed to be easy and that all you have to do is pick up an Artscroll, read it, and then everything makes sense (OK Rambam says that about his books, but it clearly did not work). Instead -- you have to grapple with ideas and struggle to understand that which perplexes us all. Using your blog to express your thoughts and reach out to others is a PERFECT use of your writing and thinking skills -- and we all value it. Anyone threatened by it is clearly uncertain in their own faith or clarity of message. The notion that anyone frum is threatened by thinking or arguing is incredibly ironic. Pick up a gemara and read it -- it's full of thinking and arguing. We don't edit it away but preserve the conversation because we value the process of arriving at insight. And sometimes we find times when we agree with a position that we once rejected. So blog away and be the best Chavivia you can be. You blogging is part of your tefilah -- even the parts that are a bit irreverent.

Think about the part of tefilah that are irreverent: At the end of Yom Kippur we yell out "P'tach lanu Sha'ar" -- "open the gates for us, even though You God are closing them". We demand "Hashivenu Hashem eilecha vinashiva" -- "You should do the Teshuva (return/respond/repent) for us, then we'll do teshuva to you". Considering how many times we demand and challenge G-d in tefilah (and how Avraham, Mosha, Eliyahu, etc. did in the Torah), I think we have a national reputation of speaking up and speaking out. You are clearly one of us now -- so continue to speak up too. We are reading and supporting you in your journey - as it inspires all of up in our own journeys too.

What is immodest about this blog? That's insane. G...

2009-12-12T14:32:00.149-05:00

What is immodest about this blog? That's insane. Glad you're back.

Glad you're back :)

2009-12-12T13:09:45.853-05:00

Glad you're back :)

Chaviva, I can't believe that anyone would or coul...

2009-12-11T21:01:39.193-05:00

Chaviva, I can't believe that anyone would or could think that your blogging is immodest! Sure, there are plenty of immodest blogs out there, but yours is not one of them. You write with insight and thoughtfully about subjects that matter to many people. I'm truly sad at what must have been said to you. Please keep on writing!
Shira

Welcome back! I haven't commented before either, b...

2009-12-11T17:45:22.358-05:00

Welcome back! I haven't commented before either, but thought this was a good time to start. I missed your blog posts while you were on your hiatus. I am not Jewish, but I have several close friends who are, and I enjoy learning about Judaism. I have learnt heaps from your blog! Happy Chanukah!

Welcome back! I've never commented before and onl...

2009-12-11T15:25:45.566-05:00

Welcome back! I've never commented before and only found your blog a few months ago but was sad when I read you'd be stopping for awhile. I converted to Judaism under what probably most closely resembles a reform conversion (the synagogue is unaffiliated with any specific branch) but have found myself looking for more lately and many of your posts have made me think about my Judaism in ways I might not have otherwise. So I, for one, am glad to see you back so that I'm challenged and spurred on to study by your ideas once more.