The Choosing!

Well!

Last night’s conversation was even more fun than I imagined it would be – and I have the Batgirl comic to prove it!

Of course the pre and post conversations are always so much more amusing and easy…because we don’t have an audience. So too bad we didn’t talk more about the missed references to certain..um..film stars, and the details of your Captain Marvel costume. But no matter…

Andrea, you are delightful. Thanks for coming out to the Toronto Women’s Bookstore and sharing your humour, your family, and your insights with us. It was great to hear the stories told in your voice (much funnier than in my head) and I was especially touched by the dedication (for lack of a better word) that you spoke of at the end – writing the book and sharing the stories so your family members could enjoy them too pre-shiva. What a gift.

Folks, if you haven’t picked up your copy of The Choosing yet – get yourself to the Toronto Women’s Bookstore if you’re in Toronto (or order it online if you’re not). It’s a collection of memories that made me laugh, made me cry, and made me remember what family is really all about – warts and all.

If you missed our chat, you can watch the video. Not the same, but almost as good as being there…

If you want to read more of Andrea’s work – you can check out her website www.rabbiandreamyers.com or find her articles at The Huffington Post!

Wise words last night – every day we choose who we are or who we are going to be. Hence the title.

Thanks Andre!

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The Choosing – Part III

Today is the day!
I’m so excited to be interviewing Rabbi Andrea Myers tonight about her book The Choosing, and her life. It’s an interesting title…since it seems like a path unfolded, rather than a choice per se. I will find out this evening.

I’m sad to have finished the book, with it’s wise insights, it’s funny moments and touching memories that remind me of the fragility of family and the many ways we try and fail to accept each other, as well as the many ways we fail to see the effort.

It’s been a great journey to read this book. I’m looking forward to meeting Rabbi Andrea Myers in person, and hearing the stories in her voice.

I hope you can join us – in person at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore, or over livestream.

Tonight – Thursday September 15th at 7PM – 8:30PM EST (7:30PM start for the livestream at www.facingout.ca/live-stream.html)

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The Choosing – Part II

Today I learned that it was Captain Marvel who said “Shazam!”.

It’s not the kind of thing I expected to learn from a book about conversion to Judaism and becoming a Rabbi as a lesbian – but this book has been full of delightful surprises.

Hope you  can join me as I interview Rabbi Andrea Myers about her life and her book, The Choosing – this Thursday, Sept. 15th from 7-8:30PM EST at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore (or livestreamed at www.facingout.ca/live-stream.html).

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Rabbi Andrea Myers

Everything works out as it should.

Turns out, Andrea Myers will be in Toronto for one day only, and wants to spend part of it at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore! The date? September 15th. Go figure.

She will spend from 7-8:30 pm chatting with me about (and reading from) her new book The Choosing. It’s a compilation of stories from her life, and so far it’s a great read.

Andrea Myers was born in New York to a Sicilian Catholic mother and a German Lutheran father – then she left home for college, converted to Judaism, and eventually became a Rabbi. Oh, and she’s a lesbian.

That’s it in a nutshell. LOL. Intrigued?

I have laughed often in the 4 chapters I have read so far. Andrea’s writing is engaging and rich. And I had cause to make a few notes as well – inspired by her stories and their lessons.

Tune back in, I’ll be back with a couple more posts as I make my way through the book before she arrives on September 15th.

I hope you can join us at the TWB from 7-8:30pm EST. If not, we’ll be livestreaming starting at 7:30pm EST at www.facingout.ca/live-stream.html.

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