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Community Event Ad
Inviting one and all to attend the 35th annual conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, August 10-12 in Los Angeles, California. Early registration at $275.00 inclusive (panels, cultural events and kosher meals) ends May 30. Visit our website for the full press release, the Call for Papers and
Analysis
by Norma Libman Imagine you’d been told for most of your life that your family has a Jewish history but it isn’t safe to tell people about it. In recent years, even though you’re a practicing Catholic, or a Protestant, you’ve been curious about Judaism and
Traveling while Jewish
Story and Photos by Lena S. Keslin It’s interesting how some memories can stay with us for many years. In 1984 I came across a deserted Jewish cemetery on the Lido. The old stones inscribed with Italian and Hebrew were leaning over and partially submerged in the murky water
Traveling while Jewish
by Edie Jarolim When I received my brown cardboard-encased review copy of the Holocaust: A Guide to Europe’s Sites, Memorials & Museums in the mail, I approached the package with a mix of curiosity and trepidation: curiosity because, as a guidebook author and editor, I was interested in the
NM History
by Isabelle Medina Sandoval The text from my granddaughter Gabriella confirmed that she received my messages answering her question regarding the etymology of biscochito. Under Roman rule, Italians created the twice baked biscotti cooked with almonds or anise. Latin specified bi for two and coctus for cooked/baked according to
Profile
By Norma Libman You could say that Rabbi Hazzan Jonathan Angress became a cantor and a rabbi, and now lives in Albuquerque and serves Congregation B’nai Israel, because he fell in love with Fiddler on the Roof. But it’s a little more complicated than that. For starters, he
Israel after October 7th
Nothing prepared me for going to “Hostage Square” in the courtyard of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. There, exhibits recreating Hamas tunnels, graves of those murdered on October 7, actual family members sitting in tents telling the stories...
Book Review
Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum has written a book of major importance for contemporary Jews who are critical thinkers. Those who have read Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, or any of the myriad Jewish philosophers since the Enlightenment may be left questioning the biblical narratives in Genesis and Exodus and some of
Food
By Claudette Sutton Photos by Lacee Brunn As Hanukkah approaches, I’m looking for good omens and signs of serendipity wherever I can find them. Hanukkah commemorates the revolt of the Maccabees, a small, upstart band of Jews in the second century BCE against the religious oppression of the powerful
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS The WINTER ISSUE of the New Mexico Jewish Journal is now live online. There are 19 stories, which you can access at the links below as well as on the site, and a special 2x match for December. We'll keep you posted on the progress
By Shlomo Karni We present an explanation of this biblical story as a metaphor for a unique experience that Abraham had undergone. This well-known story is found in the Torah, Genesis, Ch. 22 *. Briefly, "Some time afterward, G-d put Abraham to the test....", ordering him to sacrifice his