DECEMBER 19th ~ RABBI MICAH INSTALLATION ~ Congregation Albert
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December 7 New Mexico Jewish Journal ~ READ: Chanukah Is Coming ~ The BBYO Experience, as Told by this Teen ~ What's Happening Now to the Status of Women in Israel!? ~ Triple Match: We must Raise $6,000 to Unlock $12,000 NOW!!!
View in Browser on Email for best viewing experience. Chanukah is coming up on December 14th already! We are very happy to share some lovely artwork by 4 year olds made this week in preparation for Chanukah, thanks to Dale Sides Cooperman, Director of Early Childhood Education at Congregation Albert
A Long Journey Home
By Sabra Minkus After a 2000-plus year journey from Israel, a group called B'nei Menashe are in the process of returning to a land they believe is their ancestral home – Israel. They are believed to be the descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph. They were exiled from northern
Our Kafkaesque Immigration System 2.0
By Emily Alvarez Mark M. (name and identifying details withheld for safety) fled his home country in South America in late 2018 after receiving threats that made remaining there impossible. He entered the United States legally on a B-2 visitor visa and, within months, filed an affirmative asylum application, a
Etty and the Etty Project: Susan Stein in New Mexico
by Dianne R. Layden, Ph.D. The short play Etty about the life of Dutch woman Esther “Etty” Hillesum (1914-1943) during the German occupation was performed by Susan Stein in schools and houses of worship in New Mexico in October 2025.* I saw the performance in Albuquerque at Congregation Albert