One Year Anniversary
today
Who could have known we would come so far? On behalf of Judith, Rachel, Rami and Jonathan, I'd like to thank all of our readers for sticking with us through this first year.
Kesher Talk started small - it was just me. But the enterprise slowly grew, with the addition of Rami Genauer, the Orthodox guy and Forward reporter. Then came Jon Distler, who (infrequently) blessed Kesher Talk with his controversial views on Jewish dating. Soon thereafter, Judith Weiss, a regular in the comment boxes, made the transition to Kesher Talk contributor - she's usually the only poster on the weekends, and her lengthy missives on Judaism, Islam and politics interest my wife more than my own posts! Finally, Rachel Kraus piped in on some esoteric questions of Jewish theology and sociology - her postings are few since she is busy finishing her PhD thesis.
This year had its ups and downs. I spent most of it preparing for my October 12 wedding in Buffalo, sharing some of my peculiar findings along the way about sex through bedsheets. But on the downside, Judith suffered the loss of her uncle in the fall.
I will try to list a "Best of" sometime soon, but in the meantime, please see the Subject index (available anytime through the pull-down menu in the left-hand margin), currently updated through November 8th.
Perhaps you were wondering what went on a year ago today? See the archive and work your way up... Kesher Talk covered such fascinating ground as "The Last Two Jews in Kabul"; a Wall Street analyst's racial/ethnic profiling proposal; Germany's Jewish population's troubles with non-Jewish immigrants; the matrimonial benefits of Hannukah; Hannukah's relevance to our modern world; the restoration of a Chinese synagogue; a Canadian cabinet member's assinine commentary; a primer on environmental stewardship; and the first mention of Cynthia McKinney! What a glorious day it was...
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