Know of any cool Jewish events in your area that you think I should throw up onto the blog? If it’s featuring Jews, I want to hear about it! Big pluses: Jews of color, Jewish diversity, Jewish multiculturalism, Jewish converts, Jewish education…. Email me at jewminicana1 AT gmail DOT com
Trailer: Event: Screening of “The Name My Mother Gave Me”Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010Time: 7:30pmPlace: JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street, New York, NY 10023Admission: $8/$10 Dir. by Eli Tal-El (56 min, Israel, 2008) We follow Ethiopian and Russian Israelis who meet at a leadership training program in Israel. Their year of… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Screening of Film, "The Name My Mother Gave Me"
Event: Children of the Bible (American Sephardi Film Festival)Date: Thursday, February 11thTime: 7:00pmPlace: The Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY Admission:$30 General Admission$25 ASF & YUMuseum members, students and seniors$250 Opening Night Friend (includes the above for two (2) + VIPpre-screening reception and listing in Festival Program) Festival Pass:Admission to… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Children of the Bible NY Premiere (American Sephardi Film Festival)
Event: Indian-Israelis Book Talk @ Library of CongressDate: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Time: NoonPlace: Library of Congress, the foyer of the Asian Reading Room located in Room 150 of the Thomas Jefferson Building at 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.CAdmission: Free Details: Israelis of Indian descent continue to live on the periphery, where they were settled… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Indian-Israelis Book Talk @ Library of Congress
2010 Be’chol Lashon Media Awards For Excellence in Reporting on Global Judaism Write about Jews Around the World – Win $1,000 Deadline: February 26, 2010NO ENTRY FEE (NEW! Nominate your favorite article from the past year. Prizes include a Be’chol Lashon T-shirt or keychain flashlight. Now, you best me nominating your favorite pieces from this… Continue reading 2010 Be’chol Lashon Media Awards/For Excellence in Reporting on Global Judaism
Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century Dr. Jamie Wilson is partnering with Be’chol Lashon on his upcoming book, Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century. It will be a collection of autobiographical narratives that expands the definition of what it means to be Jewish… Continue reading Black and Jewish: African American Jewish Identities in the Early Twenty-First Century
Event: Friday Night Moroccan Dinner (Half of the proceeds will go to the Haiti relief fund!) Date: Friday, February 5th, 2009 Time: 6:15pm-8:15pm Place: Kingsbridge Center of Israel, 3115 Corlear Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463 Admission: $18 per adult $30 per couple $5 per child Pay on website or by check (Put “Friday night dinner” in… Continue reading Reminder: Cool Jewish Events: Friday Night Moroccan Dinner in the Bronx
Well why haven’t you joined the Facebook group, silly? 🙂 Check out: “Dominican Jews…. cuantos somos?“ We’re at 44 members!
Ah, just unearthed these words of wisdom in an email from a fan. Sorry it’s so late and doesn’t relate to this week’s parsha but its message is anything but old. Racial/Ethnic Discrimination? Thoughts on Parashat Shofetim…BY RABBI MARC D. ANGEL (Rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in New… Continue reading Rabbi Marc Angel on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination within the Jewish People
Event: Inside Jewish India/Matzah & Chutney: Jewish in MumbaiDate: Thursday, February 4th, 2010Time: 7-10pmPlace: Tantric India Bistro, 123 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116Admission free.Must RSVP: tahliaos AT jdcny DOT org or call 212-885-0811
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