Having a job where I have no face-to-face human contact means that I tend to over-share when I do. So it’s no surprise that when I went to the allergist today, I quickly started chatting it up with the secretaries. That’s how I roll. “I’m going to be on TV on a Latino show!” I… Continue reading You have to choose!
What’s a Jewminicana? Well, for one, a Jewminicana is an American girl of Dominican descent who converts to Judaism. Are you still with me? Well, reverse that because I’m a Jewish Latina…in that order. I’m fusing my identity together with American glue. And just because I put my religion first doesn’t mean I think my… Continue reading What’s a Jewminicana?
Greetings from Ellenville, NY where the LimmudNY conference may or may not take place. We arrived Thursday evening to discover that the heat was broken at the hotel where the conference was to take place. I got to see most of a screening of “My Mexican Shivah” while we waited for rooms to be organized… Continue reading Brrrr!!!!
I’ve got plenty to say about my trip to Europe. You’ll soon hear all about the mystifying, wide-eyed journey of a welfare child navigating Italy with a hodgepodge of broken Spanish and Italian. I made sure to take copious notes during my first and only trip to Europe ever and you will be subject to… Continue reading A Jewish Face
I feel like Hanukkah finally arrived and I stopped talking about it altogether. I’m glad to hear that some of you are enjoying your books from the Happy Hanukkah book giveaway. It’s already the second day of Hanukkah and I find myself again without latkes. I might have to dip fried plantains into applesauce.
No more milkshakes for me! A teacher I had for a nutrition class struggled with different health problems. She likened herself to the canary sent down to the mines because she was especially sensitive to everything. Because fibromyalgia makes absolutely no sense and some health professionals posit that it could the body’s response, some sort… Continue reading Extremely Sensitive: Treating My Fibromyalgia
I am not the only Jewminicana. But when I decided to convert, I certainly felt like one. I was the poster child for Jewish Dominican relations in Washington Heights. In fact, I’ve been interviewed as such. But in Riverdale, after a couple of months of living here, my husband had an interesting encounter on the… Continue reading Jewminicanos Invade Riverdale
Habichuelas con dulce sold in Washington Heights Robert Capin for the New York Times The hardest part about keeping kosher hasn’t been having separate dishes and utensils and pots for everything. It hasn’t been giving up tasty treats like eel and octopus either. Yum. The worst part of keeping kosher is the utter lack of… Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month Post #2: Dominican food!
Los platanos maduros (the ripe, fried plantains). My latest article, Gefilte Fish Con Maduros: A Multicultural Jewish Family, is currently at Interfaithfamily.com. Like the subheader notes, it’s about my multicultural Jewish family. The ups, the downs and everything in-between. I wonder if my husband realizes that in this scenario, he’s the gefilte fish. Hmm. Best… Continue reading Gefilte Fish Con Maduros
I get asked a lot about my “green goo” so I figured I’d just post about it to the site. My fridge is almost always stocked with this “green goo” and if it’s not we go without beans. And what, I ask those of you who understand the Dominican mind, is rice without beans? Nothing!… Continue reading The Famous Green Goo
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 