TY - BOOK AU - Myers,Andrea TI - The choosing: a rabbi's journey from silent nights to high holy days SN - 9780813549576 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BM755.M94 A3 2011 U1 - 296.6/1086643 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Rutgers University Press KW - Myers, Andrea, KW - Lesbian rabbis KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Jewish converts from Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Rosh Hashanah: bird in hand -- The secular new year: happy new year -- The new year for trees: the lance and the twig -- The new year for animals: because no one is allergic to butterflies -- Sukkot: wild turkey -- Hanukkah: miller light -- Purim: surprise endings -- Passover: I'll be home for Passover -- Lag B'omer: the work of the chariot -- Shavuot: take two tablets -- Tisha B'av: broken sound -- Elul: hit-or-mitzvah -- Purim Katan: calendar girls ER -