When Pablo must bring something to share for his school’s International Day, he considers several items from his family’s bakery. But his mother’s Mexican pan dulce, empanadas, and chango bars don’t do the trick. His father’s bagels and challah bread are appealing, but not quite right either. Eventually, Pablo decides on a family specialty, Jalapeño… Continue reading Spice up your Bagels
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6497956&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 This week’s narrator for Parshat Vayelech from G-dcast.com is Mayim Bialik with special appearances within the cartoon of her Blossom-like outfits. More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com
In her first documentary film, Time of My Life, Simcha Esther (Shari) Gershan shares her very personal story of hope, healing and spirit in the face of life threatening illness. Diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer, Simcha Ether, a vivacious mother of 4 young children, embarks on a relentless quest to heal her life. Her… Continue reading Having the "Time of My Life"
Sigh, I had yet another conversation with someone that was convinced that she can tell just by looking at someone that they’re Jewish. For a second, I thought, look she’s really old. I should let her off the hook. But you know me, I couldn’t. I tried…”You mean, you think you can tell when someone… Continue reading You look so Jewish! Not.
Getting in trouble over at Frum Satire where the blogger posted my “Shabbos is for Shtupping” routine from my summer stand-up comedy class in Los Angeles. If you’ve already read the piece, go to the site comments to weigh in on whether the word “orgasms” (and possibly the whole piece itself) is immodest.
As a Latina and now a Jew, I write for both audiences. But a case of writer’s block has gotten me nowhere on an article I was supposed to be writing about interracial dating for a Latino audience weeks ago. I just don’t know where to start. This is coming from the girl whose mother… Continue reading Now with alternate ending: Aliza’s Guide to Interracial Dating
Actress Mayim Bialik is everywhere in the Jewish world! How cool! Check out this recent interview in the Jewish press: “Blossoming into Torah” and “Mayim Bialik Has Some Advice for Forward Readers” Hat tip: Jew in the City
At least some people are honest about white privilege. You’ll laugh or you’ll cry but here goes…. (Some offensive language, too.)
30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know 1. The illness I live with is: FIBROMYALGIA. 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year: 2006. 3. But I had symptoms since: 2003-2004. I suspect that I had fibromyalgia as early as 2003-2004 when I had to change careers because working as an… Continue reading 30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know
I apologize for some of these articles being more than a week old. I’ve been trying to reacclimate myself to New York life and so the news articles have been piling up in my inbox. “The Zionist Melting Pot Boils Over” (The Forward) “Integration of Ethiopian immigrants, always a challenge due to cultural and racial… Continue reading The Latest News in Conversion, Jewish Diversity and More!
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 