Newsletter
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
Culture
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,
Community News Feature
Photos by Gay Block and Diane Joy Schmidt This year’s 2026 community gathering to remember was held on Sunday, August 30th, at 1:30 PM in the Jewish section of Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 417 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe. "In the Jewish tradition, securing a place for burial is
Arts Feature
Story and Photos by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Many people with stellar professional careers also have a creative side that provides deep satisfaction. A noted Albuquerque expert in Jewish history and translation of Yiddish literature with a respected career in education is also a fascinating artist in wood and stone,
Noteworthy
Noteworthy is an occasional short, editor-curated selection: a quick trip around the world and the block. – DJS * A column I wish I'd written, in the Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 Forward: "Why is JD Vance talking about the Antichrist?" by Mira Fox, traces how Vance'
After more than fifty years in music, pianist, composer, and playwright Richard Atkins is set to fulfill a lifelong dream: a solo debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in New York City on Saturday, October 24, at 8:00 p.m. Atkins, a New Mexico-based pianist,
This fall, the Yiddish Book Center is inviting writers and readers to explore what makes a life worth putting into words. Its new online course, “Memoir Writing Then and Now: Reading and Writing with Rokhl Feygenberg’s The Winding Road,” pairs close reading of translated Yiddish literature with hands-on
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Don't forget: the Remembrance event at the Santa Fe Cemetery is this Sunday, August 30th at 1:30. Also read Doris Francis' reflections on how this Jewish cemetery came into being, Of and for the Whole Community. With six new stories in this issue, Rabbi Brin shares
By Rabbi Deborah J. Brin Many of us visit the graves of family members, friends or teachers during the High Holy Day season. We do this to remember and honor those who came before us, to contemplate our own mortality and prepare for the season of change and t’shuvah/
By Judith Fein with Alex Denisenko When I grew up, I was mesmerized by my “foreign” grandmother. She had gray hair, sometimes wore nylon stockings that she rolled up at the top, had an accent, read a newspaper in Yiddish, and, like many other immigrants, never wanted to talk about
By Corinne Joy Brown Antitherapies, by Jacques Fux (University of New Mexico Press), winner of Brazil's prestigious São Paulo Prize, is one of those books you might have never discovered on your own. But once begun, you find yourself hooked, grateful you didn’t miss it. Composed of
By Norma Libman Rabbi Josie Boskoff, the new rabbi at Nahalat Shalom in Albuquerque, did not attend Hebrew School as a child. Her parents didn’t want her to. Despite the fact that her great-great-grandfather had been a cantor in England, they were not interested in religion and
By Tori De Anda When Gunner arrived at Tamaya Horse Rehab at age 2, pulled from an overbreeding situation where his owner had too many horses to care for, he had never been touched by a person. Thursday afternoon, he was running barrels in front of a crowd. 0:00
By Merilee Dannemann New Mexico voters in many districts will find that voting this November is a little simpler than they expected. Legislators are making one decision easy for about half of New Mexico voters. In our House of Representatives, there are currently 42 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Slightly more
By Doris Francis, JCCNNM Cemetery Committee chair 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the Jewish Cemetery in Santa Fe. Under the leadership of the Jewish Community Council of Northern New Mexico (JCCNNM), our community will be commemorating this significant occasion at our annual Day or Remembrance. Below is a brief
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross I was sitting at a recent event sponsored by the Wagner Society of Santa Fe. It was about the Santa Fe Opera’s American premiere of Lili Elbe, the true story of one of the first trans women ever to undergo gender-affirming
HaMakom ~ Passionate Judaism in Santa Fe https://www.hamakomtheplace.org/ Erev Rosh HaShanah is September 11! BECOME A MEMBER : https://www.hamakomtheplace.org/become-a-member Time to Renew Membership Commitments for the New Year 2026-2027, 5787 Erev Rosh HaShanah is September 11! Membership Information We look forward to
By Martin Finston Shabbat Sparks is a series at Congregation B’nai Israel that sparks up Sabbath services three times a year with contemporary and relevant cultural programming. All are welcome to attend for lite bites, the service and presentation, and dessert. Supported by the Lew & Abby Harris Fund.
Surprise and delight seem to have been the common reactions among Jewish non-profit leaders upon hearing they would share the proceeds from the sale of the David Specter Shalom House.