by Webmaster | Feb 3, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Judaism teaches us not to believe in idols. But, shhhh….don’t tell my Rabbi…I’ve had one for most of my adult life: Flory Jagoda. Hers might not be a name you know readily, but you’ve likely heard of her Hanukkah song, if you know any songs in Ladino, “Ocho...
by Webmaster | Feb 1, 2021 | Identity
Dr. Denise Davis is a trailblazing physician and educator who has dedicated herself to making the healthcare system more just for all patients. She teaches workshops in the United States and abroad on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of medicine. In...
by Webmaster | Jan 21, 2021 | Identity
Yoshi Silverstein might be the first, and only, Asian cisgender male executive director of a Jewish nonprofit organization. “That’s a funny claim to fame,” he told me recently during an interview for LUNAR: The Jewish-Asian Film Project, of which I am the Co-creator...
by Webmaster | Jan 14, 2021 | Identity
It’s the end of an era: Be’chol Lashon’s founding director, Diane Tobin, is stepping down after 20 years, and Marcella White Campbell will be the new executive director. Marcella has served as the organization’s marketing director for the last six years, and has been...
by Webmaster | Jan 13, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
This year, we are reading the Torah portion Vaera on the Shabbat of Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. The timing is poetic, as Vaera is about our moral obligation as Jews to never give up to free ourselves and others from oppression. Here is MyJewishLearning’s...
by Webmaster | Jan 7, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Last month, I recorded a 1-minute video on TikTok, the social media platform popular with Generation Z that I’ve been using since September. Wearing a durag and sitting on my bed in Oakland, I shared some thoughts about “Jewish conditional whiteness” from my...
