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Profiling: Exploring the Faces of Diversity within the Jewish Community

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Open call for filmmakers! Profiling: Exploring the Faces of Diversity within the Jewish CommunityThe Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival and the Tychman Shapiro Gallery at the Sabes Jewish Community Center Seek Short Films for Film Festival Competition and Group ExhibitionFilmmakers from all backgrounds are invited to submit short films (10 minutes and under) reflecting elements of… Continue reading Profiling: Exploring the Faces of Diversity within the Jewish Community

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Chrismukkah aka Batman-Joker Day

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One of my favorite Jewish bloggers, MaNishtana (Black Jew is the New Black!) takes no prisoners as he explains why he’s not a fan of Chrismukkah! Isn’t celebrating Chrismukkah like celebrating Batman-Joker Day? he asks. After watching “The Dark Knight” (on Blu-ray on an HDTV! ooh! ahh!), I can see how that could be a… Continue reading Chrismukkah aka Batman-Joker Day

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Raise your hand if you’re a Jewminicana!

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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!

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Jewish Faces YOU Loved this Hanukkah!

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Check out these fine lookin’ Jews! There were so many beautiful entries to my “Jewish Faces I Love This Hanukkah” contest that I started to wish I could give a copy of “I Love Jewish Faces” by Debra B. Darvick to each and every one. I even had to get help judging because there were… Continue reading Jewish Faces YOU Loved this Hanukkah!

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Latinas are the eighth wonder of the world?

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“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?

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Why Hanukkah in Montana Rocks

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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

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Yikes, I have a fever!

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I just realized I didn’t have a blog post scheduled for today. Ug. In the last 48 hours, I seem to have picked up a bug. I’m coughing, my chest and throat ache, my eyes and nose are runny. I’m a mess. I’ve got a doctor appointment scheduled this afternoon, thank G-d. I never get… Continue reading Yikes, I have a fever!

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Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

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Event: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah PotluckDate: Sunday Dec. 13, 2009Time: 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… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

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A Video Response to "Where you from?"

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You’d be surprised how some conversations in Jewish circles start for Jews of color. Often, they don’t start with “Hi, what’s your name?” Instead, they start with “Hey, are you a convert?” even before the other person has introduced themselves. Usually, this question has substituted, “Hi! Hello! How are you?” The curiosity of the person… Continue reading A Video Response to "Where you from?"

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A letter from a not-so-fan fan

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Dear Aliza, While I would not call myself a “fan” of yours, since I disagree with much of what you write (and am also a follower of Fox News, and like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, etc.) I do read your [blog posts], and felt I had to share with you something that happened yesterday, since… Continue reading A letter from a not-so-fan fan