Wind instruments like an addiction – The Jerusalem Post
admin | February 2, 2020
Yonnie Dror specializes in playing wind instruments: duduk, nay, shofar, clarinet, saxophone and diverse flutes.
The history of Hasidism: A New History by those who wrote it – Forward
admin | January 31, 2020
Editors Note: In 2018, the Forward published this essay raising concerns about female representation in Jewish Studies, focused on a 2017 book about Hasidism. One of its authors responded this month with a broader critique of diversity in the field.
JUF News | The Color of Love – Jewish United Fund
admin | January 31, 2020
In her debut memoir, The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl,independent film and television producer Marra B. Gad tells a deeply compelling story about her life as an adopted, biracial Jew growing up in Chicago in the 1970s. Told she was not "black enough" for black spaces, Gad simultaneously faced racism in the Jewish community--even within her own family.
What Is a Jew of Color? – Jewish Journal
admin | January 31, 2020
With the surge of identity politics in the United States and Europe, there is a vigorous debate about the place of the Jewish community within the racial identity sociological construct. In these discussions, a frequent hot topic is whether Jews are classified as white. Numerous articles and op-eds have been devoted to this issue.
Weekend Top 10 – Henrico Citizen
admin | January 31, 2020
JAN 31The Henrico Theatre Company will present The Melody Lingers On: The Songs of Irving Berlin at 7 p.m. Jan.
Jewish or not, this week could save you a lot of heartache – Atlanta Journal Constitution
admin | January 31, 2020
Monday marks the beginning of the first Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week. And, this being February, there are at least a dozen other awareness efforts just as there were in January and will be come March and the nine months that follow
Book of the week: How to Argue with a Racist – Evening Standard
admin | January 31, 2020
The latest lifestyle, fashion and travel trends This book is a weapon, says Adam Rutherford, written to equip you with the scientific tools necessary to tackle questions on race, genes and ancestry. Best known now as an author, speaker and perky science presenter onRadio 4, Rutherford has an impressive academic background, having been awarded a PhD in genetics at UCL for his research into genes involved in eye development and disorders. Concise and polemical, How to Argue with a Racist is intended to help non-specialist readers understand and challenge the way that the science of human genetics is increasingly being abused to justify racism and the myths of race, racial purity and racial superiority.
Nesanel Epstein brings tzitzit to the world as ‘The Tallisman’ – Jewish Community Voice
admin | January 29, 2020
HOMETOWN: Cherry Hill SYNAGOGUE: Cong. Sons of Israel OCCUPATION: The Tallisman FAMILY: Parents Rabbi Ephraim and Debi Epstein; sisters Rena, Atara, Recheli, Yochved and Timima; brothers Nachi, Zev, and Yisrael Meir.
Are the Churchs declarations effective in stemming anti-Semitism? – Haaretz
admin | January 29, 2020
Before the gathering at Jerusalems Yad Vashem of more than two dozen world leaders last week as well as during and after the question of its results, particularly in regard to fighting todays growing anti-Semitism, looms. It was an impressive, well-organized event.
Daniel Hashomer Ashkenazi, a saint revered by Jews and Muslims – The Media Hq
admin | January 29, 2020
The village of Tagouna, 55 kilometers from Marrakech, is home to the tomb of Rabbi Daniel Hashomer Ashkenazi, a Jewish saint also known as Sidi Daniel. The indigenous population of Jewish and Muslim faith had visited his grave for several years for spiritual activities
