#resources asks

[bunnithechubs]

Hello! I know you said on a previous ask that a lot of slate comes from your own personal stories and experiences. What exactly drove you to creating it in the sims and how do you make it look so easy starting out? I feel super overwhelmed with well I think everything.

So Slate is unique because it first started with just Cain and Kitty's story. I've had their story in my mind for years and began using the game to tell it. Then I started adding in more characters and that's when I pulled stuff from my real life or those close to me. Cain, if you believe it or not, is actually influenced a lot from my husband's life. His relationship to Vinny is pulled by my brothers. So like different parts of characters I pull or dramatize from all aspects of my life. if you were to throw me in there- I guess I'm most like Kitty. Except without the happy family :/

As for making it look easy.... I think the best thing to do is try. Start off small and make sure you have a good foundation. Then slowly build around that foundation to create more! The rest will come to you naturally. Also, make sure you are doing this for you. Notes/engagement/recognition is SO nice but it takes time. If you're doing this for anything but yourself- it will never be good enough.

Be vulnerable. Be authentic. and in the wise words of Michael Scott....

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take- Wayne Gretzky - Michael Scott"

[ask-jumblr]

Are the any trustworthy and easily accessible resources for minors who can’t convert until they’re legal adults but still want to study Judaism?

[ask-jumblr]

Hey! It's @miriams-well-of-jewish-thoughts here! Libraries of towns I've lived in have often had a pretty meh selection of Jewish books and books about Judaism in numbers and/or choice. However, some have been fairly responsive to book requests (especially if you get a few friends interested in the book so they also request it mwahaha!). So, here's my question. (1/2)

(2/2) What Jewish-related books would you recommend a library in a place with a large Jewish population get to serve Jewish people, and what Jewish-related books would you recommend to serve non-Jews in understanding Judaism? Same question again but for a place with very few Jews. I will look up and request some of these as I change residence between a few different library systems, so here's a chance to make a real change! (Also, like y'all could too.)

[ask-jumblr]

hi! so recently through a dna test I learned that I'm 80-something percent jewish, which I got from both my parents. this was surprising because I was brought up italian, and my immediate family and I believed that we were italian up to that point (there was obviously a lot of miscommunication. lots of family not talking to each other and such.) so after letting this all sink in, I decided that I would like to learn more about the culture, as well as religion... where should I start?

[ask-jumblr]

im jewish by heratige but never in practice so im pretty lost in jewish tumblr. what are good resources for an agnostic jew who wants to reconnect with their culture? also what are good leftist jewish tumblr blogs?

[ask-jumblr]

Is there a place online with a list (ideally a complete list) of brachot? I've only been able to find lists with food and a few other common ones but I know there must be a lot more if you're supposed to say 100/day. --BT