by Webmaster | Sep 21, 2016 | Identity
What is Jewish music? For some it is the violins of Klezmer. For others it is Leonard Bernstein. For Sarah Aroeste it is contemporary tunes in Ladino. For Reuben ‘Prodezra’ Fromey it is hip hop with Torah values. Aroeste and Fromey have very different musical...
by Webmaster | Sep 15, 2016 | Identity
“How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. Happy Passover y’all.” This was the caption that I wrote on one of my most recent Facebook profile pictures. The photo featured my smiling face some with poorly edited-on Jewish and Passover-themed animations (matzah, a torah,...
by Webmaster | Sep 7, 2016 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
The summer is over, the school year has started, and so it follows that Rosh Hashanah can’t be too far away. The holidays are a month away which gives us all enough time to plan and try out a few new recipes to add to our Rosh Hashanah table. Here are five of our...
by Webmaster | Aug 30, 2016 | Identity
Cultural anthropologists call it ‘going native’. You find yourself in the field as a participant observer of your host culture and before you know it, the lines blur. You fall in love with this culture, you want to transition and be part of it. You adopt language,...
by Webmaster | Aug 24, 2016 | Identity
Why would you want to do that?! You do realize that no observant Jewish people will ever accept you, right? You’re kidding!? WHY!? Those are some of the questions/comments I heard when I shared the news that I would actively be working on the process to convert to...
by Webmaster | Aug 19, 2016 | Identity
When I was nine years old, my family sat me down to watch the landmark documentary Eyes on the Prize. After I watched the story about Emmett Till’s horrible murder and his murderers’ eventual acquittal, I lay awake in my bed, too terrified to sleep. The idea that a...
