by Webmaster | Mar 2, 2015 | Holidays, Identity
Imagine Purim by the crystal clear and warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. No need for warm costumes or shoveling out the entrance to the synagogue. This week not one but two Jewish communities will have the opportunity to do just that, in a modern and multicultural...
by Webmaster | Feb 25, 2015 | Identity
Usually I would say I want to go to camp to see all my old friends, but to be honest they are not friends. They are FAMILY! Every summer I count down the days until I go to camp because it’s that exciting. Every year I learn something new about myself. Camp Be’chol...
by Webmaster | Feb 23, 2015 | Identity, Jewish Ritual, Recipes
What could be funnier than a black man marrying a white woman? Before you say “Loving v. Virginia,” hold on, there’s more: Make that a white Jewish woman. Isn’t that a stitch? If same-sex marriage in Alabama hasn’t convinced you we might actually be in 2015, the...
by Webmaster | Feb 19, 2015 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” –Viktor E. Frankl This idea came from a Holocaust survivor, no less, who decided in the death camps...
by Webmaster | Feb 17, 2015 | Identity
Since I released my latest music video, “Boee Kala,” many friends, fellow musicians, and community members have asked me questions regarding to the meaning of the song, its title, the choice of location for shooting the video as well as my personal connection to the...
by Webmaster | Feb 12, 2015 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
The baggage claim at the airport in Gondar, Ethiopia is still by far the most humorous way I have yet to collect my luggage after flying. A massive crate is hauled from the plane and dumped into a heaping pile of blues, blacks and greys, with all the creative markings...
