by Shekhiynah Larks | May 12, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Galeet Dardashti comes from a long line of renowned Persian singers. Her grandfather, Yona Dardashti, was a famous performer of Persian classical music in Iran. Her father, Farid Dardashti, sang on a weekly television show in Iran and later became a hazzan in the...
by Webmaster | May 8, 2020 | Identity
During times of uncertainty, we often look to our mothers for guidance. This week Team Be’chol Lashon spoke to four mothers of multicultural Jewish children about how they are navigating family life during the coronavirus pandemic. Below are excerpts from our...
by Shekhiynah Larks | May 4, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Elijah Gordon, aka Sølä, The Jewmaican, is a bright, up and coming musician and playwright who just released his first EP called “OnTrack.” On the EP, the 18-year-old explores his Jewish-Jamaican identity and culture through rap, spoken word, and singing. Team Be’chol...
by Webmaster | Apr 28, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Every culture has developed its own poetry. From ancient biblical songs to modern rap battles, there are numerous expressions of poetry in every culture. “Poetry in all languages is based on the length of a breath and the rhythm of the heart,” explains Emily Farranto....
by Webmaster | Apr 22, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Kendall Pinckney is a rabbinical student at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and one of the stars of the viral Passover video “Saturday Night Seder.” We recently interviewed him on Facebook Live. Below are edited excerpts from the conversation. How...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 21, 2020 | Identity
Most of the time we think of the Holocaust as limited to Europe, but it reached North Africa as well. Below Shay Lavi shares a tribute to his grandmother, who survived a concentration camp in Italian-occupied Libya and started a new life in Israel. Whenever we talk...
