COVID19 , Personal Updates

Negative covid test

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Finally got a negative covid test today, which means I’m likely not contagious anymore. It won’t change my behavior in public (I’ve been wearing masks in indoor public spaces for quite awhile and don’t see that changing any time in the foreseeable future) but it will be nice to be […]

COVID19 , Personal Updates

Positive covid test

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This was originally posted on facebook. I finally got COVID. Started showing symptoms late on Friday night but thought it was allergies and/or a cold. Negative COVID test on Saturday. Sick all weekend with lingering low grade fever, fatigue, and bad cough. Did another COVID test today and this time […]

Oklahoma

Ingrid’s has closed!?

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Incredibly sad news. I have a lot of fond memories of this place… 1. Attending the progressive pastor’s breakfast (back when I was a #Mennonite minister) and talking #theology and #activism over coffee with folks like Zach Gleason, Kathy Shook McCallie and Lance A Schmitz 2. Taking a break from […]

Judaism , Reproductive Justice

Judaism and Vasectomies

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This was originally posted on Facebook. Kveller.com: I’m a rabbi who had a vasectomy even though Judaism prohibits it. A very thoughtful piece but the headline is misleading. #Judaism doesn’t bar vasectomies, but rather #halakha does. Most Jews today (but especially those in the Reform, Reconstructionist, and Humanistic movements) do not […]