To our Jewish friends: You are not alone

by Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell Sr. We live in a time when hate has continued to rear its ugly and destructive head. It is my belief that hate cannot only be destructive but also devastating. Hate is a learned emotion. When children are born, they do not come into

Tzedek, Tzedek, Tirdof - Justice, Justice, Pursue It.

By Rabbi Min Kantrowitz - Jewish Values #5 Each edition of NMJJ highlights 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 the community.  They are

Flood the zone with food and medical supplies, take away Hamas' leverage, end the war.

By Alexandra Benjamin  Let’s be clear. I believe that the starvation in Gaza is a moral outrage and that is enough of a reason to oppose the policies that have created it. But even if you set aside the moral case it is also a political and strategic disaster

Why is this dark money group fighting healthcare reform?

By Fred Nathan Jr., Executive Director, Think New Mexico Recently the New Mexico Ethics Commission sued a secretive, dark money group calling itself New Mexico Safety Over Profits (NMSOP) for violating state laws that require the disclosure of the source of funds used to influence legislation.  The lawsuit alleges that

Lack of immigration law is intolerable.

By Merilee Dannemann Lack of immigration law is intolerable. A dairy farm in southeastern New Mexico was more or less put out of business a few weeks ago when 11 workers were arrested for alleged immigration violations and the farmer had to fire an additional 24 workers. The workers allegedly

REFORM MOVEMENT STATEMENT ON STARVATION IN GAZA Central Conference of American Rabbis

"Reform Movement Statement on Starvation in Gaza" Central Conference of American Rabbis. July 27th, 2025 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗮 The ongoing crisis in Gaza is a devastating reminder of the immense human cost of war. Nearly two years into Israel’s war against Hamas, Israelis are still waiting for the return of

New Mexico Jewish Journal ~ August Issue

Welcome to the AUGUST 2025 award-winning New Mexico Jewish Journal with 14 new articles. Share this newsletter with a friend, and ask them to sign up with a choice of a paid or free subscription. Every reader counts! SIGN UP AND SUBSCRIBE And Remember: keep coming back to the NMJJ

I Have No Beef With the Manhattan Avenue Kosher Deli in Santa Fe

By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross When the Manhattan Avenue Jewish deli opened in Santa Fe a few months ago, it brought on an attack of nostalgia for New York childhood ethnic food delights via the shtetls of Eastern Europe: knishes, chicken matzah ball soup, pickled herring, and real

Netanyahu, American Evangelicals and Israel

By Ron Duncan Hart Benjamin Netanyahu has long had a close bond with American Evangelicals, who he has repeatedly called Israel’s best friends in the world.  Evangelicals tend to share Netanyahu’s political goals and have invited him  frequently to speak at their events, and he, in turn, has

The Method to Their Madness

by Diane Joy Schmidt Perhaps the brain fog is beginning to clear. On Saturday, June 14, while quite a few less than 200,000 turned out to watch Trump's parade in DC, almost 2% of the country, more than 5 million, turned out for "No Kings Day&

Jews in the Civil War: Were they Union or Confederate?

by Jim Winnerman At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Jewish family loyalties mirrored what occurred throughout the United States where brother fought against brother. Jews also found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield. Out of 150,000 Jews in the United States at the outbreak of

SCJS Origins: 35 years of the Hidden Jews of New Mexico!

By Nan Rubin Courtesy HaLapid, the journal of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies, April 14, 2021. The radio program "Search for the Buried Past: The Hidden Jews of New Mexico" first aired on National Public Radio in 1988 and I had no idea it would become a