I'm So Liminal, I Don't Know Where I Am!

Definition of LIMINAL

1

: of or relating to a sensory threshold

2

: barely perceptible

3

: of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional <in the liminal state between life and death — Deborah Jowitt>

In this blog, I am mostly referring to definition #3. Liminal is a bit of a key word at HUC - it keeps coming up, it's used to refer to every stage of the program. From day one, we have been told that we are in a liminal state. After a bit of a break, the word resurfaced at Erev Rosh HaShana services - where we were informed that being in the time between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur was being in a liminal state. This is when it clicked that I am SO liminal! I was in the time period described, I am in the liminal state between Jewish Community Member and Jewish Educator, AND I am in a liminal state between Torontonian and who-knows-what-ian. Building on my previous note about the realization that I don't live in Toronto....now I've realized that I'm liminal in regards to it too. 

I can't decide if I love this word or hate this word. Yes, it is completely legitimate to have feelings about/towards words. All I know for sure is that it describes me really well right now. 

For Rosh HaShana I had 6 meals with friends over 4 days, went to the shuk on Wednesday before chag - not as exciting as I thought, made a salt and pepper kugel and an apple cake, attended more service than I have in the past 10 years or so, participated in a Rosh HaShana seder (minus the ram's head), and had a really lovely time.

I hope your chag (holiday), if you has one, was enjoyable too! Shana Tova!