I miss Friday night movie openings. I really do. Right now, I want to be gearing up to watch “New Moon” but alas, I have to wait until Saturday evening (at least Shabbat ends early this time of year) to beg my husband to go with me. (Yeah, I also miss when I went to… Continue reading Werewolves, Vampires, Teenagers…oh my!
Dominicans like Puerto Ricans (of which I am 1/16? not so good at math) have a tripartite identity: Spanish, African and…Taino but most people think the Tainos died off (er, raped, ravaged and killed by the Spaniards), not these people. Check out: “Not Everyone Who Speaks Spanish is from Spain: Taíno Survival in the 21st… Continue reading I am Taino…I think.
Sorry, I’m a little late on getting to put together this roundup of the latest news articles on this case. This little video from Aish reminded me that my inbox was overflowing…. http://video.aish.com/AishSharePlayer/Player.swf “We don’t understand being a Jew! How can we? We’re not Jews!”The British response to all this nonsense about Judaism being racist.… Continue reading British think Judaism is Racist?
My useless Palestinian alarm clock? Yeah, that’s disturbing. Hat tip: The Jewish Chronicle of London
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2328027&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Parshat Toldot from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com African-American/Puerto-Rican convert and Modern Orthodox rapper, Y-Love (Yitz Jordan) http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2264121&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 From selfish babies to thirsty camels, this narrator, Australian author Goldie Goldbloom is quite a treat. Parshat Chayei Sarah from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2172961&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 Evan Wolkstein tells us about the world according… Continue reading Playing Parsha Catch-up
No, joke, Mrs. Faya Lipskier of Chabad West 60s Manhattan appears on the Tyra Banks Show to speak about the Laws of Family Purity! Just click on the “photo” on that link if you have a PC. If you’re on a Mac, you’re out of luck. Okay, when I tell people even vaguely about the… Continue reading Tyra Talks…Family Purity?!
This is a standard email I send to people who have suggestions for things I should try for my chronic pain: Hi, my name is Aliza. I have fibromyalgia. I know that people don’t know what it is usually. I know most people can’t pronounce it or spell it. If you’re lucky, you’ve probably seen… Continue reading I know you’re just trying to help BUT…
Event: Being Indian, Being Israeli: A conversation with Dr. Maina Singh and Sally Oren Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Place: Butler Board Room, Center for Israel Studies, American University, Washington, DC Mrs. Sally Oren, wife of Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and an immigrant herself, will… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Being Indian, Being Israeli
I went through an embarrassing phase as a teenager where I didn’t want to be Dominican. We didn’t visit the Dominican Republic that much in my teens (not that that would have helped since once there, I was told I was American and not really Dominican). I was still reeling from a childhood spent being… Continue reading Speaking (Dominican) American!
My grandmothers were immigrants to this country. They brought my parents here as children. Funny enough, my parents were from the same city in the Dominican Republic but they didn’t meet until they were in high school together in Washington Heights. I didn’t get to spend too much time with my father’s mother but my… Continue reading Anti-Immigration=Anti-America
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