¿Existió o no Jesús, el Mesías? Did Jesus, the Messiah, exist or not? Tras hacerse esa pregunta, cientos de cristianos colombianos se han convertido al judaísmo. Noticias Caracol devela el misterio de estos conversos que llevan la kipá y el talit. Algunos, incluso, sugieren que son descendientes de los llamados ‘marranos’, a los que la… Continue reading Did Jesus, the Messiah, exist or not? WHAT!
Dear Aliza: Is it proper to say “I am a Ashkenazi Jew” or “I am a Sephardic Jew”, the truth is you are a Jew, just a Jew? Ashkenazim and Sephardim are practices of culture, so no one is Ashkenazi or Sephardic. They just have the customs of those particular cultures. If an “Ashkenazi” Jew… Continue reading Dear Aliza: Ashkenazi Jew or Sephardic Jew or Just Jewish?
The Remarkable Saga of Spanish JewryBrigitte Sion, born in Switzerland to Sephardic parents and now an assistant professor at NYUwill guide you through the history of the descendants of Spanish Jewry-a history of secrecy, forced conversion, exile, dispersion, and endurance-and examine the state of the Sephardic community today. 6 Mondays, Jan 25-Mar 8, 7-8:30 pm,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Class: The Remarkable Saga of Spanish Jewry
Event: The Jews of Cuba: The Road to Paradise and the Land We Called HomeDate: Wednesday, January 13, 2010Time: 7:30pm-9pm Place: Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031Cost: $8M/ $10NM Presenter Miriam Levinson is an expert on Jewish Cuban history! In 1927, Miriam Levinson’s grandfather set out for Paradise… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: The Jews of Cuba: The Road to Paradise and the Land We Called Home
Recently I explained to someone that I was upset because someone referred to me as “sexy Latina! Sexy Latina! Sexy Latina!” as if they were talking to a small child or one of those dogs that fits in your purse. I felt like a rattle or dog bone was being shaken and shoved in my… Continue reading Sexy Latinas and the Rise of the Hot Jewish Girl
Sat down with Lacey Schwartz, New York Director of Be’chol Lashon, to discuss the challenges and rewards of being a Dominican American convert to Orthodox Judaism. If you haven’t already, sign up for the Be’chol Lashon newsletter and keep up with the latest in Jews of color/Jewish diversity news.
The OU finally put up a piece that I sold to them about a year ago. It will probably piss off some potato kugel aficionados and for that, I apologize. I’d probably be upset if someone wrote “plantains (yuck!).” Perhaps, I should have talked up my life of good gelfite fish and matzah ball soup?… Continue reading Raise your hand if you’re a Jewminicana!
“Latinas are the eighth wonder of the world?” Que? Que? This statement brings a whole new meaning to the sexy Latina stereotype. Just how many stereotypes about Latinas can you count in “From Salsa to the Chuppah: Some Southland Israeli men look To Latinas as the perfect partner”? Latinas, according to one Israeli man married… Continue reading Latinas are the eighth wonder of the world?
Lyrics in Ladino: Hanukah linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi,Hanukah Linda sta aki, ocho kandelas para mi. O… Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres kandelikas,kuatro kandelikas, sintyu kandelikas,sej kandelikas, siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas parami. Muchas fiestas vo fazer, con alegrias i plazer.Muchas fiestas vo fazer, con alegrias i plazer. O… Una kandelika, dos kandelikas, tres… Continue reading Ocho Kandelikas (Ocho Candelitas/Eight Little Candles)
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
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 