Kung Hei Fat Choy from Our Jewish Home to Yours

Kung Hei Fat Choy from Our Jewish Home to Yours

Shabbat Dinner Menu for 15: Egg drop soup with crunchy noodles, Stir Fried Vegetables, Dan Dan Noodles, Roasted Chicken with Duck Sauce, Garlic Broccoli, Five-Spice Glazed Salmon, Mandarin Oranges and Almond Cookies. This is not merely a Chinese-themed Shabbat for us....
How to Plan a Multicultural Bar or Bat Mitzvah

How to Plan a Multicultural Bar or Bat Mitzvah

A bar or bat mitzvah can be a defining moment in the development of one’s Jewish identity, but it can also feel like prioritizing one identity over others. Especially for the growing population of Jews from mixed racial, ethnic, religious and other backgrounds, the...
Challah with a Chinese Twist

Challah with a Chinese Twist

There’s a not-so-funny joke that goes, “A man walks into a Chinese restaurant and says to the waiter, ‘Excuse me sir, but are there any Chinese Jews?’ To which the waiter replies, ‘No, sir, we just have orange juice, apple juice, grapefruit juice…’” It’s...
Becoming a Jewish Ethiopian American Family

Becoming a Jewish Ethiopian American Family

It is an incredible responsibility to raise a child. In choosing foreign adoption, we have become parents to a beautiful daughter and added a new culture to our family life. Our daughter, Eliyana Bracha Nuhamin, became legally ours on Nov 18th, 2013. As part of our...