Sukkot and Chinese Moon Festival

Sukkot and Chinese Moon Festival

Davi M Cheng and Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 09/20/2021

I am blessed in being both Asian and Jewish and being part of two traditions that focus on joy and bounty at this time of year.

Black Jewish novelist Walter Mosley honored with National Book Foundation’s lifetime achievement award

Black Jewish novelist Walter Mosley honored with National Book Foundation’s lifetime achievement award

Emily Burack, JTA, 11/19/2020

The Black Jewish novelist received one of the National Book Foundation’s highest honors on Wednesday night: the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Shining Example of Jewish- Muslim Co-Existence At an Indian Synagogue

Shining Example of Jewish- Muslim Co-Existence At an Indian Synagogue

Ejaz Naqvi, Patheos, 09/24/2018

These Jews and Muslims are leading by example and prove that peace is not just a pipe dream by giving hope to rest of us striving for interfaith harmony.

How Maya Rudolph Became the Master of Impressions

How Maya Rudolph Became the Master of Impressions

Caity Weaver, New York Times Magazine, 09/14/2018

The actress and comedian can move up and down the scales of race, age and gender with hilarious ease — a talent that grew from finding her place in a world where no one looked like her.

Israeli-Ethiopian Instagram Heartthrob Andebet Ayalla Is Breaking Local Modeling Boundaries

Israeli-Ethiopian Instagram Heartthrob Andebet Ayalla Is Breaking Local Modeling Boundaries

Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 09/05/2018

Andebet Ayalla stands out in the Israeli modeling world. The lanky 25-year-old with a flair for wearing Dior, Gosha Rubchinskiy, and a variation of fanny packs is one of the few Ethiopian Jews in the country's fashion industry.

A Study in Intermarriage

A Study in Intermarriage

Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt, Tablet, 02/11/2015

We’ve found, somewhat to our surprise, that these mixed and usually religiously intermarried households are creating Jews who, in many cases, are even more Jewish than their Jewish parent or parents (some of these households have two Jewish parents, one of whom is racially Asian). Rather than moving away from Judaism, some of these young people are moving toward it and challenging the doom and gloom of some pundits.

What’s YOUR Jewish&?

What’s YOUR Jewish&?

Team Be’chol Lashon, Jewish&, 07/07/2014

Jewish& is as open-ended as the Jewish people themselves.

What is Jewish&?

What is Jewish&?

Diane Tobin, Jewish&, 11/05/2013

Young Jews today are growing up in a hyper-connected, globalized world.