by Shekhiynah Larks | Aug 19, 2014 | Identity
My daughter is wise beyond her years. She teaches me. Recently a family with older children handed down to us a plastic toy kitchen set. My 15-month-old was delighted. As she happily played, I “Facetimed” my parents so they could join me in watching her fun. However...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 23, 2014 | Identity
“How did the Jews become a global people?” “They got pushed around a bunch.” “They had to go to different places.” Indeed. Looking at the diversity of faces in the room the global nature of the Jewish community was not in dispute but the process of migration, the...
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 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 Shekhiynah Larks | Jun 2, 2014 | Identity, Recipes
What makes a fish taste Jewish? For some, the immediate answer will be pickling and a former home in freshwater. For others, the fish must be salmon-colored and, of course, smoked. For others still, Jewish fish is carp—poached, sweet, and served cold. For Jews in...
