Event: Ethiopian Shabbat Dinner!Date: Fri, Dec 4, 2009Time: 6pm to 9pmPlace: JCC Manhattan, New York, NY Enjoy a memorable Shabbat experience! Join Riki Mulu and Chassida Shmella, a vibrant community founded by a new generation of Ethiopian-Israeli Jews in America, to celebrate the Sabbath with unique Ethiopian customs. Special guest will be Dr. Ephraim Isaac,… Continue reading Reminder: Cool Jewish Events: Ethiopian Shabbat Dinner
Sniffle…. Chinese Jews from Kaifeng arrive in Israel 2009 – a moving documentary…. Sniffle. Yeah, I cried. Hold on, I’m still tearing up. I’ve listed many of the articles on this particular group in previous “conversion news roundups” but the articles did nothing to capture the sense of awe you get that this group of… Continue reading "Going home!"
Reminiscing briefly about my time in Israel during the conversion process….
My useless Palestinian alarm clock? Yeah, that’s disturbing. Hat tip: The Jewish Chronicle of London
Event: Being Indian, Being Israeli: A conversation with Dr. Maina Singh and Sally Oren Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Place: Butler Board Room, Center for Israel Studies, American University, Washington, DC Mrs. Sally Oren, wife of Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and an immigrant herself, will… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Being Indian, Being Israeli
Nishmat at Sotheby’sJoin American Friends of Nishmat for a brunch and private viewing of the upcoming Sotheby’s sales of Judaica & Israeli Art, with a tour conducted by Sharon Liberman Mintz, Senior Consultant for Sotheby’s. Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Time: 10:30am-Noon Place: Sotheby’s New York, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd Street, New York, NY… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Nishmat at Sotheby’s
Sorry for the fuzzy picture, that’s actually my fuzzy hair.
First of all, thanks to Jewlicious, Tolerant Nation and Interfaithfamily.com for already putting the word out about my mission to help the Jewish Multiracial Network grow their list of “Welcoming Synagogues.” If you’re a Jew of Color and are looking for a shul to call home, check out The Welcoming Synagogues List on the Jewish… Continue reading Welcoming Synagogues for Jews of Color
Two news pieces, “Anti-Jewish statements raise concern on Honduras” (Google News) and “Iran-Style Anti-Semitism Spreading in Latin America: First Venezuela, now Honduras” (Tablet Magazine) express a growing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president. Still wondering if there are actually any Jews in Honduras…. On more chipper… Continue reading Cancel that vacation in Honduras
“The tropes of ‘Jewish antisemitism’” (Guardian.co.uk) According to Antony Lerman, “The concept of the ‘self-hating Jew’ has been dignified with a pseudo-psychopathology by those keen to suppress dissent.” “Will the ultra-Orthodox hold Israel back?” (LA Times) According to Stanley Gold, “Government subsidies, lower education expectations and political policies biased in favor of a religious minority… Continue reading News on the Growing Disconnect Between Jews
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 