African-American

Shul Shopping for Diversity

Some people want to find the nearest fresh fruit and veggie stand. Other people seek out good, fast take-out Chinese. ...

African-Born Rabbi and Activist Dies

Be’chol Lashon mourns the passing of Rabbi Hailu Paris, a native of Ethiopia who lived most of his life in ...

Confronting Murderers and Finding Forgiveness

I think about the nature and concept of forgiveness literally on a daily basis. As a lawyer, my practice consists ...

Honoring Dad, Forgiving Myself for Rosh Hashanah

The Jewish month of Elul is a month of contemplation and introspection leading up to Rosh Hashanah. For Victoria Washington ...

An Afro-Ashkefardi Recipe For Rosh Hashanah

From black-eyed pea hummus spiked with homemade horseradish harissa to matzoh-meal fried chicken cooked in shmaltz, to peach noodle kugels ...

Lessons from Catholic Mass for Rosh Hashanah

Growing up in a very Reform household, I was never completely comfortable at the prospect of being called to the ...

The Risks of Being an Interracial Family

It is true that every family is different, but for multiracial families that difference can bring with it specific challenges. ...

Operation: Understanding – Our History, Our Present

Yesterday, the ISJL hosted students from Operation Understanding, an organization whose mission is to develop a group of young African ...

Breaking Barriers to Create Community

As summer approaches and we gear up for another terrific session of Camp Be’chol Lashon, I keep thinking about all ...

Tikkun Olam on Juneteenth

Despite the fact that it’s a celebration, I have bittersweet feelings about Juneteenth.Its origins are traced to Union troops arriving ...