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Erin Brouse is a Canadian currently living in Ghana who blogs about her Jewish life at Jewschooled. Without a local synagogue, Erin participates in a wide variety of Jewish activities online, and travels to Los Angeles to visit Temple Kol Ami in West Hollywood whenever she can.

Learning to Pray

Erin Brouse

This year has been an extremely difficult one for me. My 13-year-old son, the love of my life, returned from a summer visit with his father and announced that he wants to go and live with him at the end of the school year. He said this with no anger, no malice

Engaging with the Tribe When You Don't Live Anywhere Near It

Erin Brouse

To be a Jew is to be part of a community, affectionately referred to as a “Member of the Tribe,” the People Israel. Indeed, much of Jewish life requires more than the individual: traditionally, a minyan, a group of 10 learned Jews, is considered essential to

Converting to Judaism, Becoming Myself

Erin Brouse
When my conversion comes, I will take a moment for silent personal reflection before entering the mikvah and to remember the words from Ezekiel.

Give to the URJ

The Union for Reform Judaism leads the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America.