by Webmaster | Dec 8, 2020 | Identity, Recipes
Potato latkes are a staple of Hanukkah, and I have a few different versions that I like to make. But the recipe I share below is special to me because it blends my Japanese and Jewish heritage. It is a recipe that I will pass on to my children, and hopefully they will...
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 | Nov 30, 2020 | Identity
[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”article-header-banner”] I was born in a city along the Silk Road, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where my ancestors lived for over 2000 years, making my Jewish identity simultaneously Bukharian, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and...
by Tani Prell | Nov 21, 2020 | Identity
Members of the Rabbinic Circle are committed to: 1) Welcoming individuals of all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds into their communities and congregations, and 2) Lending the voice of their rabbinate to our message of inclusion and a 21st century vision of...
by Webmaster | Nov 16, 2020 | "Celebrate Pride Month..." in Homepage, Identity
About This Piece In this, our first Jewish& comics piece, Luce Rochwerger illustrates scenes from their life, including their immigration to the United States, their struggle to be understood by others, their embrace of their multifaceted identity, and their...
by Webmaster | Nov 12, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Tigist Yoseph Ron was seven and her younger sister, Hirut Yoseph, only five when they made the treacherous journey from their birthplace of Gondar, Ethiopia, to the border with Sudan. It was 1984, and Israel was preparing to evacuate thousands of Jews from war-torn...
