tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post8321901218394185077..comments2023-12-03T20:14:00.908-06:00Comments on Ima on (and off) the Bima: Real-Life Jewish Parenting: Where has the magic gone?Phyllis Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-50308666218486588102011-06-08T23:28:46.411-05:002011-06-08T23:28:46.411-05:00If it helps at all - which it might not - I have t...If it helps at all - which it might not - I have that same inability to believe in magic/the supernatural/etc, and in my case it did play a large part in eventually being unable to believe in God, but at no point has that ever stopped me from identifying very strongly as Jewish. I'm even making aliyah, as that strangest of combinations, a secular, left-wing Zionist who believes in the absolute necessity of having the Land of Israel (all of it!) as a Jewish state. It's absolutely possible to have the connection to our people, our history and our land without believing in God, and without feeling any need to dissuade others from believing.Shirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094253285089115683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-14947224334945608322011-06-05T14:39:24.855-05:002011-06-05T14:39:24.855-05:00Our pastor was speaking this morning about the pro...Our pastor was speaking this morning about the proscriptions against magic and equating it to fantasy novels. I thought my daughter was going to explode in the middle of the service! For some, magic is a way to illustrate (in our small human way) the mysteries of scripture. For others, it is a path towards darkness that they seem to be unable to resist. At least for your son, he knows how to hang onto something that was once very precious -- I'm sure YOU remember when that tooth first came in and how precious it was then!<br /><br />Ha ha - my word verification is 'drawd' as in I drawd a picture of the dinosaur!SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-1255057719190108842011-06-04T13:42:31.473-05:002011-06-04T13:42:31.473-05:00I don't equate the tooth fairy with G-d. Ther...I don't equate the tooth fairy with G-d. There are so many miracles that even the most logical person can understand that only G-d could have done them.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.com