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 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, "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...
by Webmaster | Oct 29, 2020 | Identity
For nine months he became James Bond, preparing for one of the biggest covert operations in history. The first Ethiopian Israeli officer in the Israeli air force, Solomon Ezra risked his life hundreds of times, bribing dozens of Ethiopian officials to smuggle...
by Webmaster | Oct 21, 2020 | Identity
In 1988, Ruth Behar became the first Latina to receive the MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her work as a cultural anthropologist. Born in Havana, Cuba, Behar grew up in New York and currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and teaches at the University of...
by Webmaster | Oct 12, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Team Be’chol Lashon asked our own Julian Voloj, the son of Colombians,...
