Pitching my tent : on marriage, motherhood, friendship, and other leaps of faith / Anita Diamant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diamant, Anita.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diamant, Anita--Anecdotes.

Diamant, Anita.

Jewish women--United States--Anecdotes.

Jewish women.

Jews--United States--Anecdotes.

Jews.

Judaism--United States.

Judaism.

United States.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

xiii, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2003.

Summary:

Before The Red Tent, before Good Harbor, before and during six books on contemporary Jewish life, Anita Diamant was a columnist. Over the course of two decades, she wrote essays about friendship and family, work and religion, ultimately creating something of a public diary reflecting the shape and evolution of her life -- as well as the trends of her generation. Pitching My Tent collects the finest of these essays, all freshly revised, updated, and enriched with new material, forming a cohesive and compelling narrative. Organized into six parts, the shape of the book reflects the general shape of adult life, chronicling its emotional and practical milestones. There are sections on marriage and the nature of family ("Love, Marriage, Baby Carriage"); on the ties that bind mother and child ("My One and Only"); on the demands and rewards of friendship ("The Good Ship"); on the challenges of balancing Jewish and secular calendars ("Time Wise"); on midlife ("In the Middle"); and on what it means to embrace Judaism in today's culture ("Home for the Soul"). Personal without being confessional, devotional but also genuinely funny, Pitching My Tent displays the wit, warmth, honesty, and wisdom that have delighted Diamant's readers for decades.

Contents:

Love, Marriage, Baby Carriage

The Kiss 5

Religious Fanatics 11

Why Marry? 15

Blast Off 19

Nagging 24

Truce and Consequences 28

Grief, Dispossessed 32

Airing It Out 36

Bedtime Story 41

Fireflies 44

My One and Only

One 55

Nursing a Dream 59

Tender Triangle 63

Artful 67

Reading Material 70

Learning to Let Go 74

Beach Beacon 77

Dear Emilia 80

The Mother's Bat Mitzvah Speech 83

Columbine 86

Friday Night at the Crossroads 89

The Good Ship

Side by Side 97

Girlfriends, in Particular 101

With a Friend in Mourning 104

A Four-way Debate 107

Widening the Circle 110

To Sir, with Love 113

Dogs and Katz 116

Time Zones

Straddling the Calendar 125

Rosh Hashanah 128

The Sukkah Next Door 132

Assimilating Thanksgiving 135

Christmas Lessons 138

Ha-Ha-Hanukkah 141

Purim Rocks 145

The Orange on the Seder Plate 148

Yom HaShoah 151

Yahrzeit 154

In the Middle

Midlife, the Beginning 161

First Flame 165

Vigil 169

Time-out 173

Good-bye 176

Heaven on Earth 179

The Communal Route 183

Home for the Soul

Aleph-Bet 191

Reforming 194

My Teacher 198

Joyful Noise 201

Meeting Adjourned 204

Midrash

or Not 207

Living Waters 211

Community 217.

ISBN:

0743246160

OCLC:

51969298