I farted during my first stand-up comedy class. And no one laughed. I knew I shouldn’t have had that butter over my baked potato for dinner. But I did. I had it. And I had it without protection. Lactaid pills are so expensive and so every now and then, I take risks. As you well… Continue reading My first stand-up comedy class
It’s the middle of the night, 2am when I’m writing this blog though you’ll see it posted around 12am on a different day. I ended up making a list of stupid questions people ask me now that I’m a Jewminicana. I’m thinking “Are you Jewish?” and the rest of the countless, mind-numbing, repetitious, interrogations, Q and A, could… Continue reading Welcome to Insomnia
Rabbi Avraham Sherman, one of Jewcy‘s “Haredi’s Most Wanted: The 5 Worst Offenders”, has the magical power to turn non-Jews into Jews and back to non-Jews to Jews to non-Jews. Oy, I’m confused, are you? “No one will be willing to go through the trouble of converting if there is a real fear that, sometime… Continue reading Conversion News Roundup: Keeping you informed or scared out of your mind?
When I think of Jewish culture in unusual places, I think of Chabad and how they’ve managed to canvas the whole world to make Jews connect to Judaism. Apparently, when Rachel Mauro thinks of Jewish culture in unusual places, she also thinks of me! Check out my honorable mention in “Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Jewish Culture in Unusual… Continue reading Jewish Diversity, where it’s at…
When I wasn’t fighting about my Jewish friends over whether Benjamin Cardozo was the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice(he wasn’t), I was fighting with them about whether or not Sonia Sotomayor was qualified to be a Supreme Court judge (she is). They assured me that because she’d only been picked because she was a Latina… Continue reading A little "Justice for All"…
Sadly, America is far from post-racial. The latest string of violence against Jewish sites, including the attack on the Holocaust museum and the Riverdale terrorist plot, is just plain scary. And the many attacks, less publicized, on Latinos after Obama’s inaugration, attacks that targeted “immigrants” only further this sad reality. America still has a way to… Continue reading Teaching RACE and Unlearning Racism
The picture book, “I am Latino” is a celebration of Latino children everywhere and their various shades, cultures, and customs that define them. While the book is for ages 4-8, it would surely serve adults as well, especially the kind who like to remind me rather often that I do not look 1) Dominican and… Continue reading I AM LATINO!
The video might be fuzzy but the music comes across loud and clear. If you’re into Cuban Jewish fusion, then you’re going to love Roberto Juan Rodriguez and Sexteto Rodriguez. Their latest album is Timba Talmud. Now excuse me while I go order this and every other album this group has put out!
In this week’s Jewish Week, “The Sotomayor Effect” talks about the relationship between the Hispanic and Jewish communities. For the piece, some Latinos, some Jews and of course, some Latino Jews were interviewed. Some good soundbites: “Relations between the two communities are good, I think maybe better than ever,” said Moises Perez, president and CEO… Continue reading The Sotomayor Effect
Mini Jews of color at play. Last year, I begged my husband to take me to the Jewish Multiracial Network retreat. I think he rolled his eyes, asked me how much it cost and then rolled his eyes again. In the end, we didn’t end up going and a friend told us it was for… Continue reading Reflections on the Jewish Multiracial Network retreat
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 