by Diane Tobin | Apr 26, 2021 | Identity
Antisemitism and racism have both been on the rise in the United Kingdom. The particulars of local politics have complicated the fight against these trends by often pitting the needs of Jewish community against the needs of people of Color. This has put Jews of Color...
by Diane Tobin | Apr 22, 2021 | Identity
Being Black in America is its own journey within the journey of just being human, and living, and discovering who you really are on a soul level. Then there’s being Black and Jewish. And then there’s being Black, Jewish, married to a white Jew, and having bi-ethnic...
by Diane Tobin | Apr 20, 2021 | Identity
Whenever I get the opportunity to introduce myself, I make sure to say “my name is Analucía Lopezrevoredo and I am a proud Peruvian-Chilean, American, Jewtina.” It is important that I pronounce my name correctly in Spanish, and that I introduce Latin and Jewish...
by Webmaster | Mar 31, 2021 | Identity
In Japanese tradition, Suzaku, a mythological spirit creature, protects the region. Suzaku has a superpower; the elegant and noble bird has the ability to rise again and be reborn like a phoenix. I have spent a lot of my life allowing myself to be metaphorically...
by Webmaster | Mar 23, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Cantor Annelise Ocanto-Romo is proud of her Latino and Sephardic heritage. Both of her parents grew up in Venezuela but did not fully embrace Judaism until after coming to the United States to study. As a child, Cantor Ocanto-Romo identified strongly as both a Jew and...
by Webmaster | Mar 19, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
[vc_row “container” el_id=”home-list-container”] “3/4”] Culinary instructor, recipe developer, and private chef Orly Elyashar was born in Tehran, Iran in 1977. Orly and her family fled Iran at the outset of the Iranian revolution....
