by Davi Cheng | Aug 24, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed us, how we interact with people, how we behave and how we live. This year, with the surge of the Covid Delta variant, our synagogue leadership has decided to hold services virtually – yet again. The High Holy Days, (in Hebrew,...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 28, 2021 | Identity
Jenni Rudolph was just three years old when the teacher at her Jewish preschool taught her the musical notes in treble clef. The recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music admits that it may have been a bit advanced, still it was a pivotal moment, “I truly credit...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 22, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Romance and music go hand to hand, which is why Talya Solan is launching a new Hebrew music channel just in time for Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love which begins on Friday night. Solan also heads own musical group Yamma has an international audience for versions...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 16, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
In highschool, Alana Chandler interviewed six Chicago women for a Jews of Color cook booklet (booklet because it had less than 10 recipes) entitled Tzevayim (“colors” in Hebrew; accompanying video). She did this project as part of her Jewish United Fund’s Research...
by Diane Tobin | Jul 13, 2021 | Identity
On June 24, tragedy hit the town of Surfside, Florida. A building collapsed overnight without any warning, prompting a search and rescue operation. At the moment I am writing this, 78 people have been killed and approximately 62 are still unaccounted for. It’s not not...
by Diane Tobin | Jun 30, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day) – the celebration of 19 June 1865, the day in which Texas complied with the Emancipation Proclamation – is now a national holiday in the United States. The circumstances leading to the proposed bill turning into law were...
