by Webmaster | Jul 17, 2014 | Identity, Recipes
[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”article-header-banner”] [vc_column_text “post-meta-data”][+AUTHOR+][+PUBLICATION+][+DATE+] I have often joked that I am the only woman in America who doesn’t cook anything that she grew up eating. Now...
by Intern | Jul 7, 2014 | Identity
“I’m Jewish& Black” “I’m Jewish& Environmental Activist/writer” “I’m Jewish& a Rabbinical Student” “I’m Jewish& part Chinese part Catholic” “I’m Jewish& Indian & a businessman” “I’m Jewish& Australian, Japanese and American.” “I’m...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 1, 2014 | Identity
I’m a Latina Jew. I live in New York City, famous for the diversity of its population; after all, 37 percent of the city is foreign born. But still now in 2014, the fact that I identify myself as Latina and Jewish, creates a bit of wonder among some Jews and...
by Webmaster | Jul 1, 2014 | Identity
[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”article-header-banner”] [vc_column_text “post-meta-data”][+AUTHOR+][+PUBLICATION+][+DATE+] I’m a Latina Jew. I live in New York City, famous for the diversity of its population; after all, 37 percent of...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 24, 2014 | Identity
As summer approaches and we gear up for another terrific session of Camp Be’chol Lashon, I keep thinking about all the kids who—regardless of the camp they are heading to— are worried they might not feel like they “belong.” I relate.My own commitment to Jewish...
by Webmaster | Jun 16, 2014 | Holidays, Identity
Despite the fact that it’s a celebration, I have bittersweet feelings about Juneteenth. Its origins are traced to Union troops arriving in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, bringing the news of freedom to that region’s slaves—months after the South’s surrender and...
