by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 18, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
If you saw my column about Juneteenth posted here over the last few days, or a previous version on the website of Be’chol Lashon several years ago, or a video version currently presented by Be’chol Lashon, you would know I had bittersweet feelings about the history of...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 17, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
On Thursday June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that acknowledges Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This is a monumental moment for recognition of African American history, culture, and progress in the national public sphere. Over time, Juneteenth has been...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 17, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
On Thursday June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that acknowledges Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This is a monumental moment for recognition of African American history, culture, and progress in the national public sphere. In honor of Juneteenth Be’chol...
by Diane Tobin | May 18, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
My racial identity and my Jewish identity are inextricably tied to the day that marked the striking down of laws against intermarriage. I was raised by my Italian grandma and my German grandpa in the white suburbs of Chicago. My dad was Black and my mom was white....
by Webmaster | Jan 13, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
This year, we are reading the Torah portion Vaera on the Shabbat of Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. The timing is poetic, as Vaera is about our moral obligation as Jews to never give up to free ourselves and others from oppression. Here is MyJewishLearning’s...
by Webmaster | Dec 10, 2020 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
[mylist-video-player playlist_id=’PLqZmAeG8LW2VAo6dr4op5_kxQ7r3njag9′] Asked to record themselves lighting the menorah for the fifth night of Hanukkah for CLAL’s Hanukkah in JazzTime concert on Dec. 14, Shelli Aderman and Narda E. Alcorn and their...
