by Tani Prell | Nov 15, 2024 | Identity
In 2001, my family came to the United States from Uzbekistan for a better life, religious freedom, and prosperity. As Bukharian Jews, our Jewish identity was at the top of how we see ourselves and we wanted to live freely as Jews. This change in location also...
by Tani Prell | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured Story, Identity, Recipes
Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Eddna incorporates the flavors of her childhood into her current New York City kitchen. Eddna learned to appreciate home cooked meals by watching her aunt and grandmother make every element of their dishes from scratch. “I would watch...
by Tani Prell | Nov 14, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Holidays, Identity
Access Be’chol Lashon’s Four-Part Sigd Video Series Our four-part video series was made possible by the YES Fund from the Women of Reform Judaism. At Be’chol Lashon we celebrate and prioritize diversity as a Jewish value by uplifting the historic...
by Tani Prell | Oct 15, 2024 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
Photo credit: Isaac Wamani Rabbi Shoshana Nambi is the Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, CA. A native of Eastern Uganda, she grew up in Uganda’s Abayudaya Jewish community. Rabbi Nambi is the author of The Very Best Sukkah, about the...
by Tani Prell | May 23, 2024 | Identity, Teens
I am Syrian, Hawaiian, Colombian, Korean, Israeli, Persian, Mexican, Native American, white, Cambodian, and Indian…or at least that’s what I’ve been told. I come from an Israeli American mother with a head of big, black curls and glowing olive skin, which I’ve...
