Avid Readers Recommend
by New Mexico Jewish Journal Beginning with our August, 2025 issue, we have a new feature, Avid Readers Recommend. Paid subscribers only may submit, by email, links to published articles from known credible, trustworthy, publications that they very much want other NMJJ readers to see. If the link is behind
Opinion
by Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell Sr. We live in a time when hate has continued to rear its ugly and destructive head. It is my belief that hate cannot only be destructive but also devastating. Hate is a learned emotion. When children are born, they do not come into
Jewish Values
By Rabbi Min Kantrowitz - Jewish Values #5 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
Opinion
By Alexandra Benjamin Let’s be clear. I believe that the starvation in Gaza is a moral outrage and that is enough of a reason to oppose the policies that have created it. But even if you set aside the moral case it is also a political and strategic disaster
Opinion
By Fred Nathan Jr., Executive Director, Think New Mexico Recently the New Mexico Ethics Commission sued a secretive, dark money group calling itself New Mexico Safety Over Profits (NMSOP) for violating state laws that require the disclosure of the source of funds used to influence legislation. The lawsuit alleges that
Opinion
By Merilee Dannemann Lack of immigration law is intolerable. A dairy farm in southeastern New Mexico was more or less put out of business a few weeks ago when 11 workers were arrested for alleged immigration violations and the farmer had to fire an additional 24 workers. The workers allegedly
Announcement
"Reform Movement Statement on Starvation in Gaza" Central Conference of American Rabbis. July 27th, 2025 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗮 The ongoing crisis in Gaza is a devastating reminder of the immense human cost of war. Nearly two years into Israel’s war against Hamas, Israelis are still waiting for the return of
Past Issues
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Restaurant Review
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross When the Manhattan Avenue Jewish deli opened in Santa Fe a few months ago, it brought on an attack of nostalgia for New York childhood ethnic food delights via the shtetls of Eastern Europe: knishes, chicken matzah ball soup, pickled herring, and real
Analysis
By Ron Duncan Hart Benjamin Netanyahu has long had a close bond with American Evangelicals, who he has repeatedly called Israel’s best friends in the world. Evangelicals tend to share Netanyahu’s political goals and have invited him frequently to speak at their events, and he, in turn, has