Gloria Abella Ballen

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"Rosh Hashanah," painting © Gloria Abella Ballen, from The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet by Gloria Abella Ballen. www.abellaballen.com/

"Rosh Hashanah" from The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet

The Power of the Hebrew Alphabet by Gloria Abella Ballen. www.abellaballen.com/

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Shabbat with Friends: Recapturing Together the Joy of Shabbat
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Rabbi Celia Surget Finds a Home at Congregation Albert

by Norma Libman It seems an unusual path, but when you look at it closely it all makes sense. Born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland, to a Jewish American mother and a Catholic French father, how did Celia Surget find her way to the rabbinate and Congregation Albert in Albuquerque,

Latino Immigrants Today, Jewish Immigrants Back Then by Judith Fein

By Judith Fein Photographs by Paul Ross It started a few weeks ago in Santa Fe. The passport line snaked out the door of the post office and almost everyone on it was Latino or Hispanic and was accompanied by children. The people didn’t necessarily know each other but

People of the Artichoke: How a Scrubland Thistle Became a Culinary Icon By Claudette Sutton

The Jews of Rome perceive themselves as “the people of the artichoke, not just of the Shoah,” according to their Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni. I came upon this quote shortly after my husband and I returned from a two-week trip to Italy in December, when we indulged in fried

Jewish Values: B’Tzelem Elohim "in the image of God"

by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz 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 not presented in order

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Rabbi Celia Surget Finds a Home at Congregation Albert

Latino Immigrants Today, Jewish Immigrants Back Then by Judith Fein

People of the Artichoke: How a Scrubland Thistle Became a Culinary Icon By Claudette Sutton

Jewish Values: B’Tzelem Elohim "in the image of God"