by Tani Prell | Feb 10, 2025 | Featured Story, Holidays, Identity
Photo credit: Bob Fletcher (American, b. 1938) MFDP Celebration, Atlantic City, NJ, 1964 (printed 2024) Archival pigment print, 20 x 16 inches Courtesy of the Rubenstein Library, Duke University It is June 21, 1964, and three young men in a station wagon are...
by Tani Prell | Jan 16, 2025 | Holidays, Identity
The life and legacy of Martin Luther King Junior has discussions across difference as a central aspect to moving justice forward. Be’chol Lashon created this guide in partnership with Repair the World, an organization building a national movement to catalyze one...
by Tani Prell | Dec 29, 2024 | Holidays, Identity
Happy Hanukkah from Be’chol Lashon! As the year comes to a close, we are grateful to have been a part of uplifting and celebrating Jewish racial, ethnic and cultural diversity. Alana, Haftam, Rabbi Farbman, and Nancy share some highlights of the year and reasons they...
by Tani Prell | Dec 23, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
On December 12, 2024, New York Mayor Eric Adams issued a citation recognizing Be’chol Lashon’s work to uplift the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd. “New Yorkers take immense pride in their communities of faith,” the citation from Mayor Adams reads. “I am delighted to...
by Tani Prell | Dec 18, 2024 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
For me, Hanukkah is a time to indulge in crispy, golden delights that bring us together. I believe our recipes hold the essence of our identity, connecting us to Jewish life, heritage, and community. Growing up in India, fried foods offered a reliable cooking method...
by Tani Prell | Dec 16, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
“As the winter holidays approach, Reboot Studios presents a new way to celebrate with Erev Yalda, a reimagining of the ancient Persian winter solstice celebration, Yalda. The new ritual blends Yalda with the themes of Hanukkah, through an Iranian-Jewish lens....
