admin | July 23, 2021
My dad always reminds me nobody is a prophet in their own land. Come to think of it, he might actually be an authority figure on the matter like every other member of my family.
admin | July 23, 2021
When I mentioned recently to a friend that I was developing some recipes highlighting okra, he forced a polite smile and said, Well, theres a lot there to work with. Sensing his distaste, I assured him the recipes would be worth it
admin | July 23, 2021
Just a few years ago, at a gathering of filmmakers during the annual Berlin Film Festival, I was asked by a perplexed newcomer to the festival scene why the oldest and largest Jewish film festival in the world took place in, of all places, San Francisco.
admin | July 21, 2021
Touro Synagogue Foundation, in association with Congregation Shearith Israel in New York, will present a free, virtual concert of Sephardic music by Gerard Edery on Sunday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, to be streamed live via Zoom.Treasures of Sephardic Song is the third in this years Judah Touro Series of virtual programs and has been made possible through a generous grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
admin | July 21, 2021
It was more than a decade ago when Rabbi Stephen Leon, rabbi to the Bnei Anusim in the American southwest, introduced a resolution at the Conservative movements convention that would have a lasting impact on Judaism worldwide. Rabbi Leon believed that mainstream Judaism had an obligation to welcome the descendants of Spanish Jews who had suffered persecution during the Inquisition. Back then no one could have predicted the turn of events that Rabbi Leons resolution would have
admin | July 21, 2021
Recho Omondi, right, pictured in 2016, was accused of antisemitism for calling Leandra Medine Cohen, pictured in 2020, a Jewish American Princess.
admin | July 21, 2021
Kapur frames his story around three couples. After founding Auroville, Blanche Alfassa, a Sephardic Jew born in Paris, becomes known simply as the Mother
admin | July 21, 2021
One evening in 2001, on a dusty hilltop in the West Bank Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit, Rivka Ravitz was bathing her children. She was a 25-year-old mother of four at the timeand the chief of staff for Likud party Knesset member Reuven Rivlin. Her phone rangPrime Minister Ariel Sharon was on the line.
admin | July 21, 2021
The music will be back at Central Parks Music Haven this summer. For three Sundays in August, the outdoor stage in Schenectady will feature local musicians, like the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, and some from further afield, like Israeli/Iranian pop artist Liraz. Im thrilled to keep Music Haven on the map this summer and welcome friends and neighbors back to the heart of the park, said Producing Artistic Director Mona Golub,who has produced concerts in Central Park since 1990
admin | July 21, 2021
Big-ticket Manhattan openings like Dhamaka and Sona have grabbed the spotlight lately, and indeed these places are very good at revealing aspects of Indian cuisine the city hasnt seen before.
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