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 | Apr 8, 2025 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
This matzo ball soup takes on the flavors of another delicious comfort soup that is common in Singaporean/Malaysian Chinese households – ABC soup. A variation of this soup always had a spot among the dinner dishes on my grandmother’s table. I didn’t know the name of...
by Tani Prell | Mar 27, 2025 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, 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 17, 2025 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
For people who may have never heard of it or celebrated, what is Nowruz? Nowruz (pronounced no + ruz) means a new day. It’s the Persian New Year! Nowruz is a festival that is celebrated on the first day of spring, on March 21, when the day and night are equal in...
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...
