There are Jubans (Jewish Cubans) and Jewyoricans (Jewish New York Puerto Ricans) and as we all know, there are Jewminicanos and Jewminicanas like moi. But a fan tells me that there is a much cooler term than “Latino Jew” or “Hispanic Jew” coined and probably copyrighted by a clever Jewish New Yorker in the ’60s… Continue reading Are you a Jewminicana?
Yom Kippur from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at http://www.g-dcast.com
http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/1072809/a_chinese_jewish_wedding_in_jerusalem.swf A Chinese Jewish Wedding In Jerusalem – Click here for more home videos Wait, what, what does he mean he always wanted “one of those”? Oy vey. Mazel tov and…good luck!
Collier Meyerson was born Jewish but that hasn’t stopped someone from questioning her Judaism at any and every Jewish event, pushing her further and further away from Judaism, especially when a Judaism that others insist doesn’t and can’t include people who like her. “Last December my roommate decided to throw a Shabbos dinner. It was… Continue reading Born Jewish and Black
According to some people being Jewish now means that I’m no longer Hispanic (I’ve gotten this one from Jews and non-Jewish Latinos alike) and according to some people being Hispanic means I can never really be Jewish (I’ve gotten this one mostly from Jews). Some people surveying my situation have noted that as a Jewminicana,… Continue reading Black Just Like Them
“Jewish tradition is exceptionally clear: The vulnerability of converts mandates us to treat them as equals. If it is forbidden to remind a convert of his or her past, shouldn’t it be forbidden to make them (proverbially speaking) register for marriage on the back of the bus? The solution suggested by the chief rabbi puts… Continue reading Converts as Equals
Akira Ohiso with his son Simcha at the Jewish Multiracial Retreat 2009 Even out here in my new home in “La-la land” aka Los Angeles…where there is about as much Jewish diversity as you’d find in Israel with Jews of all kinds of color and from all over the world…I still can’t get away from… Continue reading We’re As Jewish As It Gets
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times It is sad that Yoseph Robinson had to die so tragically (his killer is now in custody) before the world (according to the NY Times) would take notice of Jews of color. Yes, duh, there are black (Orthodox) Jews. There’s actually a heck of a lot of them!… Continue reading Yeah, where you been?
Yoseph is survived by his parents; his children, Chelsea, Chae, Cordell and Chana and his girlfriend Lahava Shneor and a multitude of friends who will miss him dearly. Please watch this fascinating video and more from Yoseph Robinson’s YouTube page: Blogger MaNishtana will be collecting funds this week in order to donate Yom Kippur machzors… Continue reading Yoseph Robinson Fund
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 