by Webmaster | Apr 20, 2017 | Identity
On my 7th birthday, I got a Tropical Barbie Doll. You know the one where the swimsuit changed colors in the water? My mom and I lived in a not-so-great place, in a not-so-great area in North Carolina. A few months before, my mom sold our car to pay bills. Now her only...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
As we prepare for our Passover seder this coming year, Stacey Menchel Kussell and Aaron Samuels bring us a collaborative and film project combining dance, music and poetry to unpack the daily rituals that we practice in our lives. The video, Ritual, follows four...
by Webmaster | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
For Rachel Shemarya (née Capelouto), a native of the Island of Rhodes, Passover provided an opportunity not only to share her delicious holiday recipes but also to transmit the Passover story and Sephardic songs in her native language, Ladino, to her family right here...
by Webmaster | Apr 5, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Are there raisins in your haroset? In years past, your answer may have been “Of course!” or “Eww! Who does that?” Attitudes have since changed, thanks to recipe swapping on the net and a growing appreciation for the diversity of world Jewry. But a box of Sun-Maid was...
by Intern | Mar 31, 2017 | Holidays, Identity
At Passover, families come together to celebrate an ancient, shared tradition, encouraging people of all backgrounds and faiths to sit down and eat together. Some seders place Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi foods and rituals side by side; for multiracial and...
by Webmaster | Mar 29, 2017 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, is also interpreted to mean “narrow places.” At Passover, we celebrate being released from the restrictions that limit us and make our lives smaller. We are not fully free as long as we are kept down by attitudes and conditions...
