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...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Dec 1, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Let’s be honest; the magic of Hanukkah usually wears thin by the 6th night, and on what may seem like day ten-thousand-whatever of quarantine (especially if you have little ones) it might be a bit harder to ensure Hanukkah in the age of Covid is truely ‘8 crazy...
by Webmaster | Oct 12, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Team Be’chol Lashon asked our own Julian Voloj, the son of Colombians,...
by Webmaster | Oct 6, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Like many Jews, because of the pandemic I am constantly working to create an atmosphere of holiness and connection that I typically feel during this time of year. Before each holiday, I like to set an intention, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to find inspiration in...
by Webmaster | Oct 6, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
This Sukkot, sheltering in temporary dwellings takes on new meaning, as the pandemic has forced us all to consider the fragility of our lives. Meanwhile, the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has brought forward many of the themes associated with this...
by Webmaster | Sep 22, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
The following is the text of a drash that Davis delivered on Erev Rosh Hashanah during a virtual service at Brandeis Hillel. After all that we’ve been through as individuals, as a nation, and as Jewish people, I think it’s about time for some new beginnings. I don’t...
