by Frank Morgan Frank Morgan, Diné (Navajo) elder, linguist, and scholar, author of Navajo Terminology for Food and Nutrients: Kindness, Care, and Blessings through our Food. SIGN UP AND SUBSCRIBETIP JARRETURN TO HOME HERE FOR MORE STORIES Community Supporters of the NM Jewish Journal include: Jewish Community Foundation of New
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By Rev. Patty Allread Upcoming Dates for Speaker Series: "This Is What I Want People to Know About My Faith." In a world overburdened by misunderstanding, injustice, and violence caused by human rights abuse and religious intolerance, how do people in any society sort out rumors and false
Community News
By Andrew Tafoya Leverett This past December I traveled to Rehovot, Israel, on behalf of the Albuquerque Sister Cities Foundation. While in Rehovot I enjoyed its cultural attractions, walked its streets and chatted with many of its residents. And I shared a meaningful dialogue and visit with members of the
by Diane Joy Schmidt We mourn the loss of one of the truly great family-owned newspapers in New Mexico, The Independent, of Gallup, New Mexico. On Saturday January 31st, 2026 their front page headline read "The Truth Well Told: The Independent halts publication after 62 years." The Santa
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January 2026 Issue
In our January issue, we have brand-new articles from writers both new and familiar, alongside features from December you might have missed during our campaign's peripatetic postings. Scroll down to see all the event flyers from our dedicated Community Supporter advertisers - please do click on them so
Book Review
By Corinne Joy Brown No One Came to Taos to Be Jewish By Bruce Grossman Nighthawk Press 2022 Amazon.com Op Cit Bookstore Taos Softcover $14.95 For those of us who came of age in the sixties and seventies, you might remember that an entire population known as the
Jewish Films
by Colette Freedman It is a complicated time to be a Jewish woman right now. There is so much contemporary anti-Jewish rhetoric both from the left and from the right that it is hard to know where to feel safe. Last month, I was wearing my Star of David necklace
Book Review
by Carl Montoya I approached Where the North Ends with much anticipation. The premise — a time-traveling narrative connecting the contemporary period to pre-Pueblo Revolt New Mexico — promised an ambitious blend of historical fiction and mysticism reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda's work. Unfortunately, the execution left me frustrated and struggling
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Traveling while Jewish
Story and photos by Jim Winnerman Is there a Jewish presence in the remote country of Iceland? For most people, the answer will invariably be that they have no idea, and then are surprised to learn that the island nation is in fact home to a small but thriving Jewish
Short story
By Diane Joy Schmidt In December, she flew again from Albuquerque to Chicago. It was the first night of Chanukah. Joy and her sisters lit the candles every night at the hospital bedside and sang the songs, tuneless and off-key, something they hadn’t done together since they were children.