
Yo, Yenta! Why the Virgin Mary?
The latest project in my reclaimed Mardi Gras bead series might cause a little confusion, perhaps even some plotzing among the mishpocheh. What is a nice Jewish girl doing making pictures of the Virgin Mary? Let’s be clear: I’m quite steadfast in my heritage and feel strongly about the lines between the traditions of my ancestors and those of others. I know what is mine in among the smorgasboard of the pan-global religious landscape and what is not: Santa? Nope. Peeps? Only a