Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The World I Want to Live In http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-world-i-want-to-live-in/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-world-i-want-to-live-in/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:49:38 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=118316 When I was in the 3rd grade, my dad took me to Bring your kids to work day for the first time. I vividly remember 2 things standing out from that first visit: 1. The propaganda style poster hanging in his cubicle with the words: First shot, first kill (This was a poster celebrating Raytheon’s [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-world-i-want-to-live-in/feed/ 10 So, why am I still Catholic? http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/if-my-rabbi-is-easier-to-talk-to-than-my-priest-why-am-i-still-catholic/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/if-my-rabbi-is-easier-to-talk-to-than-my-priest-why-am-i-still-catholic/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:19:25 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=109410 EastOver is a major holiday in our family. On our Catholic side, Lent and Easter are the most important Liturgical time of the year for us and obviously you all know how important Passover is without me having to explain it. While I look forward to watching The Ten Commandments with my parents as we [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/if-my-rabbi-is-easier-to-talk-to-than-my-priest-why-am-i-still-catholic/feed/ 21 Finding my mitzvah in losing my fertility http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/finding-the-mitzvah-in-losing-my-fertility/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/finding-the-mitzvah-in-losing-my-fertility/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:18:25 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=94948 It never fails. Several times a week, I have conversations with customers at my baby clothing store that fall into this pattern: Customer: “Your clothes are so darling- your children must dress so cute!” Me: [Smiling] “Thank you, but I don’t have children” Customer: “Oh, just wait until you and your husband are ready” [Scans [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/finding-the-mitzvah-in-losing-my-fertility/feed/ 29 The Catholic who chose Hanukkah over Christmas http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-catholic-who-chose-hanukkah-over-christmas/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-catholic-who-chose-hanukkah-over-christmas/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:53:54 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=87888 With the exception of the year my ex-fiance flew me up north to meet his sister, I have never missed a Christmas with my family. Not this year. This year the Bellis family is not attending Christmas with the extended family. Being from an interfaith family, our decorations are a bit non- conventional. Our menorahs [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-catholic-who-chose-hanukkah-over-christmas/feed/ 16 My Mariachi Christmakkuh http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-mariachi-christmakkuh/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-mariachi-christmakkuh/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:00:30 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=84410 My mom and I have a special tradition to kick off our Christmakkuh season. For the last 6-7 years she buys us tickets (right up front) to the annual “Merry-achi Christmas” show by Mariachi Sol de Mexico under maestro Jose Hernandez. It’s our special mother/daughter time. My mom and I may look alike but when it [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-mariachi-christmakkuh/feed/ 10 Seeking: Conversations with God http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/seeking-conversations-with-god/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/seeking-conversations-with-god/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:46:56 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=78430 “Hi God, are you there? It’s me … Audrey”. Ok, ok, this isn’t a Judy Blume book, and I’m not in pre-pubescent angst- but I was struggling. I AM struggling.  There is a line of communication to be had and I admit, I allow it to occasionally (more often than not lately) be clogged. I’m [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/seeking-conversations-with-god/feed/ 5 The Year of the Woman, the Feminists, and the Silver Fox http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-year-of-the-woman-the-feminists-and-the-silver-fox-2/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-year-of-the-woman-the-feminists-and-the-silver-fox-2/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:49:56 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=77034 “This is our year” my good friend proclaimed over a lox brunch. That’s what I keep telling myself. We’re two attractive, single, twenty something year old women enjoying a mid-week brunch in bustling downtown and laying it all out on the table with updates about work, our sex lives, and our bright futures just at our fingertips. Indeed- [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-year-of-the-woman-the-feminists-and-the-silver-fox-2/feed/ 4 Blessings on my head — from my Jewish side http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/blessings-on-my-head-from-my-jewish-side/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/blessings-on-my-head-from-my-jewish-side/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:52:56 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=72722 They come in many forms — obvious, in disguise, and usually apparent after something devastating, so we can find peace in certain situations. Here are a couple of my blessings (both in disguise and obvious) that I have come to appreciate. Blessing #1: I may have the face of my mother but everything else about me [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/meditations-of-a-sinner/feed/ 38 The Catholic girl who was too Jewish http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-catholic-girl-who-was-too-jewish/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-catholic-girl-who-was-too-jewish/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:47:08 +0000 Audrey Bellis http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=64988 ‘So, how Jewish are you?”  That’s what he asked, leaning in provocatively while I sipped my gin and tonic. It was our second non-date. He had asked what my background was. I had proudly told him my mix. I said, “well… I’m like Jew-lite.” He nodded, pursed his lips and ordered another drink. He was intrigued, which [...]

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