This video from Aija Mayrock is amazing and gives a special look into the Jews of the Caribbean, particularly Dominican Jews like my kids and me!

Here’s a great video on some common Dominican sayings. I even learned something myself.

My little daughter became a Girl Scout last year and this is her first time selling cookies. She’s almost at the small goal we set up. Please considering buying! Thank you!

“It’s like you think about race all the time.” “Because I have to. Because when I don’t, someone asks me what country I was born in even though I don’t have an accent…just because I’m not white. Because I get stopped and followed in stores. Because people make comments about my hair and pet me.… Continue reading Thinking about race

I am currently an online volunteer tutor with Reading Partners at Jackson Elementary and they are looking for more help! Reading Partners is a program that pairs you with a child to help them with their reading. You commit to at least one hour per week (or more if you’d like) and work with the… Continue reading Volunteer Online Reading Tutor with Reading Partners

Register here: https://www.meltonwestvalley.org/registration

If you’re like me, you ask yourself this question every year. I hate baking. I hate cooking. Still, I make a few things for Thanksgiving. I make mashed Miracle Whip red potatoes. I make ensalada rusa, a Dominican delicacy. I also make pumpkin pie. But this year, I found myself asking on Facebook if there… Continue reading Best non-dairy pumpkin pie alternatives

Blewish isn’t a term that I’d heard before stumbling upon this short film about an African-American Jewish boy struggling with his identity. My 6-year-old son and I watched it early this week. Check out the article here about the creator: https://forward.com/culture/477753/blewish-celebrates-black-and-jewish-intersectionality-through-childrens/?fbclid=IwAR2v8LWSg0kBm-M3S0v1VxKYoWZaaZbLSZdSZrvhQZXdUKFBMCSkoEmAn You can pay to watch the short film here: https://watch.eventive.org/cicff38/play/615312b9e55c4600b0885f15/614e03704802d50037c56e42

I have been a mixed-race person my whole life but I didn’t identify as a mixed-race until I was in college. Mixed-race seemed synonymous with being Dominican so it didn’t seem like I had to add it as an identifier. My siblings and my parents and I are all different skin colors. Some of us… Continue reading Things I’m Sick of Hearing as a Mixed-Race Girl

Would anyone be interested in teaching with Torahverse, the new company I’m working for? They teach middle school and high school kids online or in person. The following subjects: Ivrit Conversational Ivrit Beginner Alef-Bet, Bar Mitzvah and bat Mitzvah i Experiental halacha Torah Chidon-style rigorous Chumash Navi Gemara for beginners Mishna by memory Painting Krav… Continue reading Looking for (Jewish) Educators