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...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 20, 2020 | Identity
Last month, I was scheduled to fly to Berlin to attend a book festival. After lots of discussion, the festival was cancelled a week before it was to take place due to fears about the spread of coronavirus. The dates happened to be just after my grandmother’s first...
by Webmaster | Apr 6, 2020 | Identity, Recipes
Like all Jews, Bukharian Jews celebrate Passover with a seder ceremony and meal. However, we have many Passover traditions and customs that are unique to our community. For example, at the seder we wear the jomah, a colorful Bukharian kaftan (robe) with gold...
