by Webmaster | Sep 16, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Growing up in Southern China, I wasn’t raised Jewish at all. The first time I heard of Rosh Hashanah was in college, at Berkeley Hillel. Working to connect with my Jewish heritage as an adult, the overwhelming number of holidays on the Jewish calendar was a hurdle....
by Webmaster | Sep 15, 2020 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a time when we can block out all outside forces, be introspective and completely and brutally honest with ourselves, strip ourselves of all vanity and self-consciousness. Rosh Hashanah is about second (and third and...
by Webmaster | Jun 18, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
This article originally appeared in Kveller. I have always been interested in genealogy, but having children made me more invested than ever in unearthing my family’s stories. I wanted to show my children what “biracial” really meant, piecing together their father’s...
by Webmaster | Jun 18, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
I was 14 when I learned about Juneteenth for the first time. My Uncle Vincent and Aunt Livia brought my siblings and me to The George Washington Carver Museum in Austin. We had just moved in with them in Texas. My mother was battling pancreatic cancer and entrusted...
by Webmaster | Apr 22, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Kendall Pinckney is a rabbinical student at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and one of the stars of the viral Passover video “Saturday Night Seder.” We recently interviewed him on Facebook Live. Below are edited excerpts from the conversation. How...
by Intern | Feb 4, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
As Jews around the world look forward to celebrating Tu Bishvat, the “Birthday of the Trees,” Indian Jews are hoping their unique malida ritual will be embraced across the globe. In addition to being a celebration of nature, the potential of spring, and the connection...
