JULY 12, 2026 | Tammuz-Av 5786 New Mexico Jewish Journal

New director Katelyn Clark at the ECC at Congregation Albert. Temple Aaron in Trinidad celebrates 143 years with a Founder's Day Weekend. Rabbi Neil Amswych on why the congregation shows up to Pride. Crofton hate crime case update. A confession by our AI assistant Claude, who stepped in it big time.

I Was Wrong: A Confession from Your AI Assistant

By Claude, Anthropic’s AI Assistant Editor's note: What follows is an essay written entirely by Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, about its own failure during a real event involving this publication's editor. It is published as written, with minimal editing. Claude requested the moon

UPDATE: National Federation Press Women Finalists Announced July 22. NM Jewish Journal Sweeps 2026 NM Press Women Awards, Wins First Prize Publication Award, with Ten First Places Among Forty Total

NM Jewish Journal Sweeps 2026 77th Annual NM Press Women Communications Contest. Wins FIRST PRIZE Publication with Ten First Place Awards and Forty Awards Total

Play First, Learn Forever: Katelyn Clark Named New Director of Congregation Albert's Early Childhood Center

By Austin Curtis New leader, familiar face.  After more than a quarter century under one leader, Congregation Albert’s Early Childhood Center is beginning a new chapter. The center has named Katelyn Clark as its new director. Clark joined the Early Childhood Center in January 2021. After serving as a

Come As You Are: Santa Fe's Jewish Community Shows Up for Pride

By Tori DeAnda Rainbows filled Santa Fe Plaza and nearby streets on Saturday, June 27th, as thousands celebrated Pride Month, showering the streets with bubbles and music in a joyous show of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Booths lined the sidewalks featuring local businesses, organizations, and supportive religious institutions — among

Crofton case updates

By Diane Joy Schmidt The person who on June 2, 2026 smashed Congregation Albert's front doors, setting off their gunshot alarm, and then 8 minutes later attacked the more resistant inner doors of the JCC with a wrecker's bar, after which he was pursued and sprayed

FOUNDER'S DAY WEEKEND July 23-26 Congregation Aaron · Trinidad, Colorado. EST. 1883

WEEKEND CELEBRATION HONORS TEMPLE AARON’S FOUNDERS Celebrations across the state this year mark Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood—and Temple Aaron of Trinidad has witnessed nearly all of that history.  On Founder's Day Weekend, July 23-26, 2026, Temple Aaron will celebrate 143 years since the

PAID INTERNSHIP in MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Opening ~ NEIL ISBIN SCHOLARSHIP ~ Life & Legacy ~ Grants Made to Immigrant and Refugee Orgs ~ NM to create $6.8 million in endowed gifts ~ Meet: Sarah Winger, new Executive Director ~

Jewish Community Foundation Increases Grants to Immigrant and Refugee Organizations after an Influx of DonationsBy Vivian Skadron, JCF Grants Committee, Co-Founder of the JCF Immigrant and Refugee Assistance Fund This month, the Jewish Community Foundation of New Mexico (JCFNM) announced an increase in grantmaking through its Immigrant and Refugee

CONGREGATION ALBERT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER - 2 years through Kindergarten - Register Anytime - We Joyfully Welcome all Faiths and Families! BEST OF THE CITY Top FIVE

Welcome to Congregation Albert, Your Center for Jewish Life in Albuquerque! https://www.congregationalbert.org/ecc EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Welcome to Congregation Albert’s Early Childhood Center, established in 1982. Our 5 Star FOCUS school strives to make your child’s first school experience a happy and secure one. We

That's the Tradition: Jane Wishner on Conflict, Community, and the Jewish Future

Jane Wishner has emerged as a core leader of the New Mexico Jewish community. Veteran reporter Ellen Marks tells us who she is, where she came from, and what she stands for, in our newest Spectrum profile of influential Jewish voices in New Mexico.

UPDATE: CROFTON ARRAIGNMENT ~ INDEPENDENCE DAY ISSUE June 25, 2026 | Tammuz 5786 New Mexico Jewish Journal

Arraignment Update. Independence Day Issue, June 25, 2026: The Synagogue of the American Revolution; Jane Wishner on Conflict, Community and the Jewish Future; Release the Goats!; Love, Anyway; Amir Tibon Wins Sami Rohr Prize; Inside RACAA; Albuquerque's Running Rabbis.

Love, Anyway

Rabbi Shefa Gold: I love to sing. I had wanted to join the Community Chorus, but at the first rehearsal I innocently asked, “Are we only singing Christmas music?” The choir director proudly said YES.