by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 11, 2019 | Identity
Last year was my first year on staff at Camp Be’chol Lashon. Ahead of camp, I was apprehensive as I’d never been to an overnight camp. Growing up, my mother never let me spend the night at anyone’s house. My Aunt tried to rectify this situation with what she called...
by Shekhiynah Larks | May 22, 2019 | Identity
Many American Jewish families treasure a pair of Shabbat candlesticks, a prayer shawl, or a dog-eared Hebrew prayer book from the old country. But when I was growing up, the most precious heirloom in my Russian-Jewish family was a fat, foot-high Laughing Buddha. The...
by Webmaster | May 16, 2019 | Identity
In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Be’chol Lashon is highlighting the diversity of Asian Pacific Jewish experiences which include diverse geographic, cultural and ethnic experiences. This week we spoke with Eddna Samuel, an Indian Jew, about her unique...
by Shekhiynah Larks | May 6, 2019 | Identity
Though my formal Jewish journey started only a decade ago, I feel that in many ways I was born Jewish. I say that not only because like many people in Central and South America, I have some historic Jewish heritage, but because mentally and in my heart, I have always...
by Webmaster | Apr 26, 2019 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Keeping a chametz-free diet during Passover can be challenging for health-minded folks, especially for Ashkenazi Jews like me who try to avoid eating meat and other animal products. While life became a little easier for some of us in 2015, after the Conservative...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 11, 2019 | Identity
Aside from the love it or leave it relationship with Passover candies, rice and beans are often the most contentious Passover food concern. Most Jews with roots in Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East have always been permitted to eat rice and beans at Passover...
