Be’chol Lashon: Combating Racism, Celebrating Diversity
We have to make it clear and make it a priority to celebrate all of the identities that exist within the Jewish community as well as recognize when parts of our community are in pain
Finally, Jewish kids’ books are starting to reflect the diversity of Judaism
These books will provide readers with many opportunities to see their own Jewish lives reflected as well as to learn about Jewish lives different from their own. Happy reading!
Nearly 7,000 People Attend Juneteenth Shabbat Commemoration
Be’chol Lashon, which has been celebrating and advocating for the racial and ethnic diversity of the Jewish people since 2000, celebrated with a prayer service welcoming Shabbat and featuring two rabbis of color.
Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth
One major event capitalizing on this year’s Juneteenth timing is an online Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat service organized by Be’chol Lashon.
More than 1,500 sign letter calling for investment in ‘re-imagined’ covenant with Jews of color
More than 1,500 people have signed an open letter published Friday that uses the religious language of “obligation” to demand that Jewish groups reserve 20% of board seats for Jews of color and take other steps to increase their representation at a time of national soul-searching about systemic racism.
How I Learned to Love Myself as a Black Jew
While I am so proud to be a queer Jewish woman of color, it has taken an excruciating amount of work to reach this point.
Open letter calls on Jewish organizations to endorse Black Lives Matter
An open letter organized by three Jewish activists is calling on the Jewish community to take a number of actions, including endorsing Black Lives Matter and increasing diversity within organizations, to fight racism.
For Jews of color, protests are reminders of pain — even within Jewish community
This is one of those times where we need to take the same stance that we take on anti-Semitism and say, ‘This is enough.’ This racism, this anti-black racism, is impacting our community.
How to Raise Anti-Racist Jewish Kids
This Monday evening, I sat down with three amazing Jewish moms: Allison Barnes, a teacher and lifestyle vlogger; Marcella White Campbell, the marketing director for Be’chol Lashon; and Nina Essel, a social worker. We discussed how we’re talking to our Jewish kids about race.