My Farsi is Uprooted

My Farsi is uprooted–a product of integration, revolution, migration, and reclamation. It’s certainly not what you think of when you … More

Are you Sephardi or Ashkenazi?

Last week I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine. Now, keep in mind, she is a perfectly … More

“But you don’t look Jewish.” At this point, I’m usually not quite ready to go through the whole of Jewish … More

Our trip to Dubai was for a purpose, although I’ll admit the country has been of curiosity for me for … More

I don’t know about all of you, but I have definitely had enough of this virus. At this point more … More

The world has shown us how globalized we’ve become. This virus has literally touched the four corners of the earth. … More

On International Women’s Day we celebrate women everywhere. We celebrate strong women, of every type and social status. We celebrate … More

In 2018 we didn’t yet know we were inaugurating the Institute of Jewish Experience. In June of that year we … More

I’ve always thought of preserving culture as a good thing. Now, I’m not sure. In the face of strong influences … More

It seems that labels are easy to give and hard to receive. When we meet new people, we want to … More