racism

On Shofar Blowing and Racism

  מִן-הַמֵּצַר, קָרָאתִי יָּהּ;    עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ Out of the tight place I called to the LORD; God answered me ...

A Kavannah on White Privilege

I see the sirens appear in my rearview mirror as if out of nowhere. I quickly scan the road ahead ...

Race in America: It’s Personal

I have a black son.I have a black son and I am his white mama.I have a black son who ...

The Visibility Engine

Yesterday I read two articles, one called On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women, and the second called, Mom’s Invisible Hand:What ...

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 ...

Israeli, Ethiopian and Gay

What does it mean to be young, Ethiopian, Israeli and gay? Recently to of the leaders of KALA an Israeli ...

What Does the End of Racism Look Like?

The question was simple: “What would the world look like if there was no more racism?” I turned to my ...

MLK Day: My Second Birthday

Many see Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day off, but for my family, it’s a second birthday. The ...

Ta-Nehisi Coates and King Solomon, Telling it Like It Is

“I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this ...

Navigating Jewish and American Slavery Narratives

As Jews, we know about the power of narrative. The slavery narrative presented in the Book of Exodus and retold ...