Pay our legislators and demand ethical behavior: Support Constitutional Amendment 4

By Sherry Robinson | All She Wrote After years of debate, voters will have the chance to weigh in on a paid Legislature in Constitutional Amendment 4. In all the pros and cons so far, however, nobody has raised the big question: Who benefits by having volunteer legislators? Supporters (mostly Democrats)

It's Time to Really Raise The Roof!

RSVP BY OCT. 7th: RAISE THE ROOF on Oct. 11 Congregation B'nai Israel invites the community to RAISE THE ROOF, a good old-fashioned HOEDOWN on Sunday, October 11, 2026.  The lively community-oriented event, featuring square dancing and a barbecue, is a fund-raiser for B’nai

OCTOBER 7th Commemoration ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE

Gatherings of remembrance Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Free; registration required, and locations are shared upon registration. REGISTER HEREREGISTER HERETIP JARRETURN TO HOME HERE FOR MORE STORIES Community Supporters of the NM Jewish Journal include: Jewish Community Foundation of New Mexico Congregation

OCT. 22 Thurs. 6:30-8:30 "SHINE" SISTERHOOD CELEBRATION An evening of friendship, connection and a little sparkle

RSVP: SHINE A Sisterhood Celebration - free

Jonah, The “Whale,” and What Causes, Prolongs, and May Ease Depression

By Judith Fein  “Oh Jonah he lived in a whale. He made his home in that fish’s abdomen,” sings Spo’tin’ Life in the song “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy & Bess.” In familiar adaptations of the Pinocchio story, the wooden puppet and

Jewish Values: Talmud Torah

By Rabbi Min Kantrowitz - Jewish Values #9: Talmud Torah 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

Temple Beth Shalom sees bright future as congregation marks 70th anniversary

By Carina Julig This article was originally published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on September 12, 2026, and is republished here with permission. The folks who established Santa Fe’s first Jewish temple might be called pragmatists: The modest synagogue they built on East Barcelona Road in 1956 was

What Congress Could Learn From Ancient Rome

By Merilee Dannemann  General election season is now in full swing, and without doubt the hottest contest in New Mexico this year is the race for Congressional District 2 between Democratic incumbent Gabe Vasquez and businessman Greg Cunningham. While only voters in that district can vote for that member of

How Talmudic Law Shaped One of History's First Copyright Rulings

by Aidan McGloin "This day 476 years ago: Early Copyright Case Decided by Rabbi" This article was originally published in the Inland Empire Law Weekly, August 16, 2026, and is republished here with permission. 💡Editor's Note: At the LION (Local Independent Online News) publishers conference in

NM Jewish Journal Newsletter Sept. 20 2026 ~ Yom Kippur 9 Tishrei 5787

We have five new stories for you: * What the Story of Jonah Reveals, by Judith Fein * "Let your learning be sweet," a teaching from Rabbi Min Kantrowitz * What the Ancient Romans can teach us about Elections, by Merilee Dannemann * How the Talmud shaped copyright law, by Aidan McGloin

September 6th NM Jewish Journal ~ L'shanah tovah u'metukah!

Cartwheeling freely across this issue are a sculptor, dancers, singers and rabbis defying the darkening skies as fall and the New Year approach. Read in "The Jewish Side of Flamenco and How to See It" by Paul Ross how Jewish, Romani and Muslim defiance in the face of

The Jewish Side of Flamenco and How to See It

Story & Photos by Paul Ross In Mel Brooks’ remake of legendary director Ernst Lubitsch’s classic WWII dark comedy “To Be Or Not To Be,” a struggling Polish theatrical company learns that their Nazi occupier’s latest ban prohibits “Jews, Gypsies, and Homosexuals” from the theater. Upon hearing this,