by Tani Prell | Sep 3, 2025 | Featured Story, Holidays, Identity
Natan Badalov is a Bukharian comedian and writer from New York City. He emigrated from Uzbekistan to the United States in the early 90’s. Since then, his work has been featured on Adult Swim and at prominent festivals including the New York Comedy Festival, Y’all...
by Tani Prell | May 28, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity
Earlier this month, I had the honor of participating in a street renaming for my late friend Larry Harlow, one of the most influential salsa pioneers, known under his nickname el judio maravilloso. It was fitting that the street renaming was done during Jewish...
by Tani Prell | May 15, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity
Ariel Cheng Kohane emerges into the comic world with a distinct voice, blending her Asian and Jewish pride into her creative endeavors. Inspired by a variety of cultures, Ariel’s work is a celebration of duality, identity, and the freedom that art provides. Born...
by Tani Prell | Apr 29, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity
Yossi Vassa is an expert in storytelling. With a career spanning theater, television, film, and literature, he’s earned prestigious awards and performed across the world, including Broadway. In 2018, he won an International Emmy Award for his sitcom Nevsu, which he...
by Tani Prell | Mar 27, 2025 | Featured Story, Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Be’chol Lashon spoke with Alana Chandler, the founder of Tlaim: A Patchwork Cookbook, an innovation hub of Be’chol Lashon. Available later this year, the cookbook will feature over 80 recipes and stories from Jewish contributors of various racial, ethnic, and cultural...
by Tani Prell | Mar 2, 2025 | Featured Story, Identity
In 2020, I started a focus group to better understand the needs of Sephardic and Mizrahi college students. In these conversations, students voiced their desire to have an official presence on campuses since they felt abandoned, unheard, and unseen. The students I...
