Officer John Fosket of the Helena Police Department and Miky, a bomb-sniffing dog trained by the Israeli Defense Forces. The NY Times published a sweet Jewish story this past weekend, “Yes, Miky, There Are Rabbis in Montana”. Aside from how hilarious it was to read that a Chabad rabbi from Brooklyn is teaching a non-Jewish… Continue reading Why Hanukkah in Montana Rocks
Hanukkah is upon us and so the mad dash for the perfect gift ensues. Well, let me help! A chosen few (three) will each win a copy of “I Love Jewish Faces” by Debra Darvick just in time for Hanukkah. So what do you have to do? 1. In the comments section and/or via email,… Continue reading Jewish Faces I love this Hanukkah! Giveaway
Celebrate the publishing of Ranjit Chatterjee‘s spellbinding spiritual autobiography “Goy” with us on Sunday, December 13, at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Author to speak, followed by a “question and answer” session and book signings. Refreshments will be served throughout. ============================================ Dr. Chatterjee, an internationally known and published linguist, was the first… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Goy Launch Party
Added to my ever growing “to do” list is writing a “multicultural” children’s book. Of course, first I’d actually have to start reading children’s book. I figure they’re a bit like poetry where every word is important and the less words you use to get your point across, the better. I’m already stockpiling books for… Continue reading Writing that first Jewish Dominican children’s book!
Last week’s “Question of the Week” was: “Why is My Family Insulted by My Kosher Diet?” Going kosher can be such a touchy subject with relatives that someone, Azriela Jaffe, wrote a whole book about it: What Do You Mean, You Can’t Eat in My Home?: A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their… Continue reading Going Kosher
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!
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!
Event: Ernest H. Adams Speaking on “From Ghetto to Ghetto”Date: Tuesday, November 17thTime: 7:00 pmPlace: Memphis Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38138, 901-761-0810 Please come and experience Dr. Ernest H. Adams’ original voice and fresh perspective. “From Ghetto to Ghetto: An African American Journey to Judaism”, is a memoir by Ernest H.… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Ernest H. Adams Speaking
http://www.hulu.com/embed/Ze2EnFNuQQLjoBA8ouWahA In this parody of the film, Twilight, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, you’re green, you have bolts in your neck, you’re…!!!
From now on, I’ll be posting events that feature racially and ethnically diverse Jews! If it’s happening anywhere, doesn’t have to be New York, tell me about it and I’ll post it! Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the Rabbi of the Abayudaya Congregation in Uganda, will be speaking at Congregation B’nai Tzedek, 10621 South Glen Road Potomac,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 