October 14, 2024 Let Us Stand Together Against Hate It is the Jewish New Year, 5785. During the Days of Awe — the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — Jews seek forgiveness from others…
November 5, 2022 Planting the Seeds of Israel My Jewish journey started when I opened my DNA results from Ancestry.com to discover I was 50% “Ashkenazi.” I didn’t know what that word…
July 25, 2019 Antiquated Words Like Mamzer and Bastard Should Be Forgotten I am a bastard but not a mamzer. My biological father is not the man my mother was married to when I was born. The only reason I’m not a mamzer is my mother wasn’t Jewish.
July 13, 2019 Purim: The Jewish Holiday You Probably Don’t Know About Who knew Judaism had so many holidays! My favorite newly discovered holiday—Purim. Purim is something like a cross between Halloween, Easter, and Mardi Gras. Sounds like fun? It is!
June 27, 2019 Know Your Face, and Your Hair Even for a girl who was supposed to be half black, my hair never made sense. Well, that and my skin color. The later could be explained away by the fact there was obviously some mixing between a white slave owner and my black ancestors
February 28, 2019 Identity and DNA Surprises I DNA surprise can turn your life upside but it can also explain so much about who you are.
