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Be'chol Lashon wishes you a High Holidays filled with meaning and a new year filled with health and happiness!
Meet a few Be'chol Lashon bloggers and JOC clergy who are leading us into 5783.
You can learn more about them and their services by following the link in our bio.
"Belonging" A poem by Charilyne Rojas (she/her)
"Belonging can dually represent acceptance and community, or a sense of ownership. While this usually refers to ownership of a possession, the ownership symbolized in this work is of one's faith. The text is a self-proclaimed affirmation, resonating with both strength and hope. I was inspired by my own experiences and encounters in Jewish spaces as a Jew by choice, Jew of color, divorced Jew, and now as a Jewish single mother raising a multicultural family."
Charilyne wrote this poem as part of Be'chol Lashon's call for artsits, where Jews of Color were asked to share creative pieces reflecting on our current times.
Follow the link in our bio to share your own creative piece.
"Laila Tov: Pass the Blanket"
"If you’d have asked me just a few years ago, I would have easily told you that the Hashkiveinu prayer was a beautiful albeit not personally relevant prayer. To me it represented a prayer for kids - a wonderfully Jewish response to not be afraid of what happens in the night.
That was then. This is 2022. In this moment in time, there are many days that feel like dark uncertain nights. This prayer feels personally relevant. And in those times, I imagine the shadow of the Eternal’s wings as a much needed emergency blanket. " - Marisa
Marisa Baggett (she/her) created this piece in response to Be'chol Lashon's call for JOC artists to share works reflecting our response to our current times.
Submit your own work by following the link in our bio.
"Creation" by Tova Harris (they/them)
"I wanted to create a piece of art that reflected my journey with Judaism. How many layers, how many different patterns I have followed throughout my 33 years, how much has been "drawn"."
Tova created this piece as part of Be'chol Lashon's call for artistic submissions that express the ways that Judaism influences our responses to our current times.
Follow link in bio to submit your own piece.
Shabbat Shalom from Camp Be'chol Lashon! Food is one of the favorite ways that campers at CBL learn about the global diversity of the Jewish people.
Not sure what to cook for dinner tonight? The campers have you covered with this camp favorite--Chinese Dumplings.
Check out the recipe here: https://tinyurl.com/BLchinesedumplings
The 9th of Av is, in Jewish tradition, the anniversary of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Be'chol Lashon's Rabbi Ruth shares with us lessons we can learn from this story.
Read here: https://tinyurl.com/BL9ofAvRuth
We know that these have not been easy times and, as a result, want to open our blog to JOCs who have something to say or express regarding the state of the world.
Share your thoughts, words, art, and story by following the link in our bio.
Today marks 28 years since the bombing of the AMIA community center in Buenos Aires, in which 80 people were killed and hundreds injured. Ariana Mizrachi writes about the complexities of growing up as a Jew in Argentina.
"Despite some painful historical moments, my country has been a refuge for Jewish immigrants like my grandparents."
Mazel Tov, congratulations, to two friends of Be’chol Lashon, Souksvat “Souks” Soukhaseum and Avishai Mekonen, who were listed as two of the NY Jewish Week’s “36 to Watch in 2022”! https://www.jta.org/nyjw-36-to-watch-2022
The Federation’s annual 473K Belonging Experience has evolved into a year-long, free, virtual workshop series on topics that matter most to organizational leaders and require new approaches to embrace everyone in our diverse communities.
Register: https://loom.ly/C8v4SW4
As a proud Filipina and Ashkenazi Yiddish learner, @c.o.bernstein weaves Yiddish into each part of her life.
On Friday June 17th, 2022, Be’chol Lashon marked Juneteenth and welcomed Shabbat. In conjunction with @mm_jccmanhattan , @keshetlgbtqjews, and the @jcrcny, we came together on a rooftop in Manhattan. Rabbi Isaama Goldstein-Stoll led the program which highlighted music on electric violin by @tova.harris and included the participation of @yanira.quinones.58 and others.