Being Jewish with a Spanish accent…COOL!
“Rosh Hashana with a Spanish accent” (Houston Chronicle) Who says you have to choose between being Jewish and Latino? (Sorry this article is late! I just got a chance to look at it.)
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Now how y’all doing?
I ate a vegetable. If you don’t understand the significance of this statement, then you haven’t read my Rosh Hashanah Resolutions. I never eat vegetables. Not because I dislike them or anything but because whenever I buy them, I relegate them to the bottom of the fridge where they wait (and wait, and wait, and… Continue reading Now how y’all doing?
Monday Madness
Good morning, y’all! I know you’re expecting a rather jazzy post but it looks like I’m ringing in the new year by falling behind on my blogging. Call it a little Monday madness. Usually, I have posts scheduled weeks in advance. I hope to maintain some kind of consistency throughout the rest of the holidays… Continue reading Monday Madness
5:54pm
Okay, I know I said I would see you Monday but here I am sneaking online. The cooking is almost done and my plans in Riverdale are set. Hopefully, I don’t burn the beans as I’ve just burned the plantains…ay! Here’s wishing all of you an awesome happy, healthy (especially, healthy) and sweet (yum, honey… Continue reading 5:54pm
Why your free ticket to the High Holidays services isn’t so free…
Read “Services Charges” and learn about how synagogues and their congregants are handling the economic downturn.
Yummy New Year Near You…
Stuffed Zucchini. Photo by Dan Kacvinski. This story made me hungry! In “Embodying Unity in Your Rosh Hashanah Meal,” Joel Haber offers a recipe for bringing Jewish people from all over the world together to one table. After this, you’ll rethink your Rosh Hashanah table.
Are Your Children Racist?
The Newsweek cover did exactly what it intended. It shocked me. “Is your baby racist?” No, it couldn’t be, I thought. Babies?! Racist?! But according to the article, an excerpt from “NutureShock: New Thinking About Children”, kids as young as six months old judge others based on skin color. So what’s a parent to do?… Continue reading Are Your Children Racist?
Reader Story: On Being a Cuban Jew
Dear Aliza: Recently, my mother, who was born and raised in Cuba by Jewish parents and left to come to America at age 19, was in the hospital. There, she shared the room with a Puerto Rican woman who was so happy to be sharing her room with a fellow Spanish speaker, she couldn’t keep… Continue reading Reader Story: On Being a Cuban Jew
Event: Conversion and Controversy with Rabbi David Kalb
“Event: Conversion and Controversy with Rabbi David Kalb” “Conversion is one of the most controversial issues in the Jewish community today. Delve into the different movements of Judaism to explore each movement’s separate approach to conversion and how these differences can create conflict.” Date & Time: Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 7:30pmLocation: 92nd Street Y, Lexington… Continue reading Event: Conversion and Controversy with Rabbi David Kalb
Best Book I’ve Read All Year!
Henry is a (Jewish) time traveler. Claire is the girl he’s meant to spend the rest of his life with…no matter what time zone he’s in. Their love-story is beyond breathtaking. This is the best book I’ve read and reread all year. Get your hands on it and I can promise there will be tears… Continue reading Best Book I’ve Read All Year!
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 