by Tani Prell | Jan 25, 2024 | Holidays, Identity
This Tu B’shvat, we at Olamim are thinking about family, diaspora, community life, and one of the seven species in particular, the olive. Olamim, an Innovation Hub of Be’chol Lashon, is a Latin Jewish learning community for families and individuals. Through...
by Tani Prell | Jan 11, 2024 | Holidays, Identity
Sigd is an ancient Jewish holiday, observed 50 days after Yom Kippur. Bringing together the community in ritual, prayer, and festive celebration, Sigd recognizes a return to Jerusalem and carries themes of freedom, safety, and holiness. Through the generations, Sigd...
by Tani Prell | Jan 9, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Identity
A duo filled with passion and enthusiasm, Ariana Mizrahi and Siona Benjamin thoughtfully brought to life the story of the Cochini Jewish community. Through research, conversations, and a commitment to their role as storytellers of Jewish history, Ariana and Siona...
by Tani Prell | Dec 13, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
This year, Carla Berg is making this dark season a bit brighter by gifting us with a new English language take on her Ladino Hanukkah song. There could be no better time for a miracle, making the title of Carla’s songs especially fitting. The original song Nes,...
by Tani Prell | Dec 12, 2023 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Growing up with a Yemenite-Israeli father and an Ashkenazi-Canadian mother, Gila Green knew more about the diversity of Jewish life than many of her Canadian classmates. As an adult she moved to Israel and became a novelist, book editor, and an English as a Foreign...
by Tani Prell | Dec 7, 2023 | Identity
Amy Albertson Watching the current situation unfold in Israel has been extremely difficult on many levels. I don’t have words for what it was like to watch the brutal massacre of Israelis, and the almost instantaneous uptick in antisemitism globally. It has been...
