by Webmaster | Oct 17, 2017 | Identity
I am glad that the High Holidays are over, but not for the reasons that you might think. Even though I ate apples and honey, this holiday season was not filled with easy joy for me. On Erev Rosh Hashanah, the day before the New Year, I was doing my last-minute Rosh...
by Webmaster | Oct 10, 2017 | Identity
I can’t remember a time when I did not wear my special kippah. Dyed with shades of blue, you can tell it was made with care. I never really thought about where it came from, but when it came time to have my bar mitzvah, I looked a little closer and learned this kippah...
by Webmaster | Oct 2, 2017 | Holidays, Identity
Looking past Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I am excited by the coming of Sukkot. Today, I primarily identify as Jewish but I grew up celebrating both Catholic and Jewish holidays. While I have left most Catholic ritual behind, there is no question in my mind that when...
by Webmaster | Sep 28, 2017 | Identity
Of all the words that I heard prayed as a child during the High-Holidays, there was one prayer that stood out and puzzled me: …may it be God’s will …that peace spread across the world, with the entire Jewish people… I wondered who were the “entire Jewish people” (Klal...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Sep 25, 2017 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, Holidays, Identity, Recipes
I have a special treat that I make to fortify me for Yom Kippur. It blends my Laotian Buddhist background with my contemporary Jewish practice. In Buddhism, fast days are set according to the lunar cycle and there are many of them through the year. In order to have...
by Intern | Sep 14, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Team Be’chol Lashon: We are excited to hear that you have a new album that has taken your work in a new direction. Tell us about it. Aroeste: Indeed! I’ve written a holiday album! While all my music has been considered “Jewish” by virtue of having been written and...
