Diane Tobin

Diane Tobin, Founder and Director of Be'chol Lashon, is the author of In Every Tongue:In The Racial & Ethnic Diversity of the Jewish People. She is the mother of six children including an African American transracially adopted son, and the grandmother of “Jewmaicans.”


Articles by Diane Tobin

Race: Pushing Myself & the Jewish Community

“Everyone has a different tolerance for complexity.” This is a concept that was introduced to me in anticipation of adopting ...

Rabbi Elected to National Office in Africa

Yes, it’s true. The Chief Rabbi of Uganda has been elected to parliament in his home country. A remarkable feat ...

#BlackLivesMatter, A Jewish View

Black Lives Matter, on the first night of Hanukkah and also on the second night, the third night and every ...

Defusing the Racial Timebomb

Over the last few weeks, as America waited for the Grand Jury decisions in the deaths of Michael Brown and ...

Iron Chef Rosh Hashanah: Be Fruitful and Multiply

My daughter Mia often watches Iron Chef, a cooking show on TV in which they designate a secret ingredient that ...

Tarnished Sterling: The Moral of the Story

For more perspectives, check out “Why Jews Should Care About The Donald Sterling Controversy” and “Sterling NBA Ban: So It’s ...

What is Jewish&?

Young Jews today are growing up in a hyper-connected, globalized world. That means they must contend with challenging viewpoints, contrary ...