News Analysis
by Ron Duncan Hart February 4, 2025 Over the last twenty years my wife Gloria Abella Ballen and I have spent months on end at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in conversations with faculty members and doing research in their vast libraries. The Bodleian Library at Oxford has an
Jewish Holiday
By Diane Joy Schmidt February 4, 2025 In 2025 Tu B'Shvat begins on the full moon, Feb. 12th. On Tu B'Shvat, some years ago... A marriage ceremony took place between a Navajo groom and a Jewish bride on Friday evening. It was not only Valentine’s
Jewish Values
by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz February, 2025 Starting with this issue, each new edition of NMJJ will highlight one of the many Jewish values that guide our lives. Each of these values underlies our Jewish community, regardless of any individuals’ religious observances or practices. These values form the ethical structure of
Op-ed
by Diane Joy Schmidt November 16, 2024 What resonates across the United States of America and Europe now, bringing a rightward swing and authoritarian governments to the ascendancy, is immigration. As used against the Other, a technique Jews are unfortunately very familiar with, the issue of immigration was employed very
Community News
By Martin Finston, Q&A with Rabbi Hazzan Jonathan Angress Congregation B’nai Israel’s Big Event this year will feature Lauren Molina, a multiple award-winning actress and singer. Ms. Molina’s Broadway recent credits include leading roles in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and the Broadway run
Fiction
by Gabriel Lampert Los Lunas, NM, June 1942 I hate arguments. If I lose, it makes me feel small. If I win, I can feel the other person’s hate. I’ve always run away from a fight. No one ever picked on me, mind you, maybe because of my
News Analysis
By Ron Duncan Hart December 4, 2024 Is America in crisis? The religious right is telling us that we are. It is true that there is a crisis in religious circles. The number of adults identifying as Protestants has dropped from 69 percent in 1948 to 34 percent today. Membership
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TABLE OF CONTENTS The WINTER ISSUE of the New Mexico Jewish Journal is now live online. There are 19 stories, which you can access at the links below as well as on the site, and a special 2x match for December. We'll keep you posted on the progress
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Welcome to Congregation B'nai Israel Here you will find the many events, services and activities of our 100+ year old community. (505) 266-0155 / 4401 Indian School Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110\ View Complete B'nai Israel Calendar 💡“An Afternoon of Yiddish Song,” featuring Jordan Wax February 23
Register at www.distinguishedlectures.com Watch the last interview, with Kantika novelist Elizabeth Graver, Jewish Book Award winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBRrI9-CvZk Institute for Tolerance Studies Director Ron Duncan Hart has recently published the book, Evangelicals and MAGA: The Politics of Grievance a Half Century in the
"Sleep-Away Camp" Scholarships ~ apply now! Dear Friends – The longer days are a reminder that summer camp is around the corner! The Jewish Community Foundation is offering scholarships (up to $500 per child) to attend Jewish "sleep-away" camp. Please share this information with families who might be
Camp Stein is Arizona Congregation Beth Israel's Jewish "sleep-away" camp, located in Prescott, Arizona, and is listed by the Foundation for Jewish Camp and accredited by the American Camp Association. They have discounts and funding available for new campers from New Mexico – up to $1000 off!
Welcome to Temple Beth Shalom, Come As You Are. Temple Beth Shalom is a welcoming Jewish home. Be sure to read "Rabbi Neil Amswych, Facing Challenges for Santa Fe's Jewish Community" by Brian Serle in our Fall 2024 issue here. Return to HOME or Table of
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Jewish Federation of El Paso and Las Cruces OUR MISSION Serving the Jewish Community by engaging, connecting, supporting and celebrating Jewish life, values and culture in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area, Israel and beyond. JEWISH HISTORY IN EL PASO & LAS CRUCES: Our Beginnings The history of
by Lea Koshkin About Us: Run for Their Lives is a non-political global initiative that was established shortly after the tragic events of October 7th. The founders initiated this movement, which now boasts over 200 groups worldwide. Our mission is to raise awareness about the situation of hostages through weekly
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This is the February 2025 newsletter of the New Mexico Jewish Journal. The Festival of the Trees, Tu B'Shvat, will be here next week, beginning Weds. Feb.12th. Purim begins March 13th, and the first seder of Passover is Saturday, April 12th. Our Spring Issue will be out
by Norma Libman Imagine you’d been told for most of your life that your family has a Jewish history but it isn’t safe to tell people about it. In recent years, even though you’re a practicing Catholic, or a Protestant, you’ve been curious about Judaism and
Story and Photos by Lena S. Keslin It’s interesting how some memories can stay with us for many years. In 1984 I came across a deserted Jewish cemetery on the Lido. The old stones inscribed with Italian and Hebrew were leaning over and partially submerged in the murky water
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by Edie Jarolim When I received my brown cardboard-encased review copy of the Holocaust: A Guide to Europe’s Sites, Memorials & Museums in the mail, I approached the package with a mix of curiosity and trepidation: curiosity because, as a guidebook author and editor, I was interested in the
by Isabelle Medina Sandoval The text from my granddaughter Gabriella confirmed that she received my messages answering her question regarding the etymology of biscochito. Under Roman rule, Italians created the twice baked biscotti cooked with almonds or anise. Latin specified bi for two and coctus for cooked/baked according to
By Nicole Osborne The statement “as a Jew” is a frequent phrase on the campus of the University of New Mexico. In April, it littered the Student Union Building in the form of graffiti, “As a Jew, I support Palestine,” was found scrawled across the wall. Immediately next to it,
By Norma Libman You could say that Rabbi Hazzan Jonathan Angress became a cantor and a rabbi, and now lives in Albuquerque and serves Congregation B’nai Israel, because he fell in love with Fiddler on the Roof. But it’s a little more complicated than that. For starters, he
Nothing prepared me for going to “Hostage Square” in the courtyard of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. There, exhibits recreating Hamas tunnels, graves of those murdered on October 7, actual family members sitting in tents telling the stories...
Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum has written a book of major importance for contemporary Jews who are critical thinkers. Those who have read Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, or any of the myriad Jewish philosophers since the Enlightenment may be left questioning the biblical narratives in Genesis and Exodus and some of
By Claudette Sutton Photos by Lacee Brunn As Hanukkah approaches, I’m looking for good omens and signs of serendipity wherever I can find them. Hanukkah commemorates the revolt of the Maccabees, a small, upstart band of Jews in the second century BCE against the religious oppression of the powerful
TABLE OF CONTENTS The WINTER ISSUE of the New Mexico Jewish Journal is now live online. There are 19 stories, which you can access at the links below as well as on the site, and a special 2x match for December. We'll keep you posted on the progress