by Webmaster | Sep 12, 2022 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Lauren Monaco Grossman is an artist and cook who brings her talents to bear as expressions of her identity on her website Minty’s Table. Her challah postcards would make the perfect Rosh Hashanah hostess gift or share her greeting cards as you send wishes for a...
by Webmaster | Sep 12, 2022 | Identity, Recipes
“I usually tell people I’m French,” explains Alex Borukhov, whose fluent English has an accent that makes people wonder, “really, I’m from Tajikistan. But Americans don’t know where that is.” Borukhov’s native land is in Central Asia, surrounded by Afghanistan, China,...
by Webmaster | Aug 17, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity
We are living at a time of immense stress and uncertainty. There is no easy way forward. But as Toni Morrison teaches, “This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We...
by Webmaster | Aug 16, 2022 | Identity
With 20 years of experience, Summer 2022 was Camp Be’chol Lashon’s best summer yet. Campers from around the country came together in community that centered on race and ethnicity as part of Jewish and American life. Our original campers are now our staff, ensuring...
by Webmaster | Aug 10, 2022 | Identity, Recipes
Cooking is a big part of Camp Be’chol Lashon. As part of understanding their own place in the Jewish people, the campers ‘travel’ daily and learn about Jewish communities and traditions from around the world. Cooking foods from around the world is not only delicious...
by Webmaster | Aug 2, 2022 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
Far too often in my work at Be’chol Lashon I listen to Jews of Color tell me about the hurt and rejection that they have experienced when they have been excluded from Jewish life. These are painful experiences; sometimes they leave deep emotional bruises and sometimes...
