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
Event: Hanukkah Party for Jewish multiracial families and their friendsDate: Saturday, December 12, 2009Time: 3-5 p.m.Place: Temple Hillel B’nai Torah, 120 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132
Event: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah PotluckDate: Sunday Dec. 13Time: 4:30-6:30 pmPlace: Moishe House, 3625 May St., Los Angeles, CA 90066 Adults, children, everyone welcome! We’ll have crafts and games for the kids and food and drinks for the adults. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and a menorah to light. RSVP to TwinZebra AT… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck
Event: Hanukkah Celebrations at INDIAN JEWISH CONGREGATION OF USADate: Saturday, December 12, 2009Time: 5:30pmPlace: Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Boulevard, Rego Park, NY 11374, Tel : 718-897-8718, Email : jewsofindia@yahoo.com Let us all celebrate Hanukkah together on December 12thth 2008 from 5:30PM onwards with prayer and singing and dancing. Bring the family, the children,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Hanukkah Celebrations at Indian Jewish Congregation of USA
With Thanksgiving over, it’s time to think Hanukkah! Event: Fiesta Hanukkah! Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009 Time: 11am Place: Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA Celebrate Hanukkah with a Latin flair! This year, as part of the Skirball’s ongoing initiative to commemorate Jewish life in Latin America, the annual Hanukkah family festival invites families of… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Fiesta Hanukkah!
Maybe at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade when Santa comes out, he should stand next to a menorah? You know, I want representation. He can hold some plantains, too. What? What? I can dream! In the meantime, my Twitter pal Jean Roth wrote some Hanukkah limericks using me as the inspiration: Ms.… Continue reading Thanksgiving is over, it’s time for Hanukkah!
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
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.
Hello, it’s me, the self-described worst guest in the world! And I’ve just had a long time friendship end over it. But this isn’t just the story of that loss or how I’ve come to expect the worst. As a recent convert, I’ve blogged before about how I’ve been inappropriate countless times at the Shabbos… Continue reading The Worst Guest in the World
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
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 