Commentary
by Diane Joy Schmidt Tisha B’av, the commemoration of disasters in Jewish history, begins the evening of Saturday, August 2nd, 2025. In 2013, twelve years ago, a paragraph in an essay I wrote for Tisha B’av as correspondent for the former NM Jewish Link was censored by the
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by Diane Joy Schmidt Perhaps the brain fog is beginning to clear. On Saturday, June 14, while quite a few less than 200,000 turned out to watch Trump's parade in DC, almost 2% of the country, more than 5 million, turned out for "No Kings Day&
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by Diane Joy Schmidt Almost a hundred days have passed since January 20, 2025 and the fear of the assault on American democracy has spilled over us while edicts issued from the Oval office a week ago seem like a year ago, the energy of assault being the point. The
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From Gershon the Winkler I have some free time coming up next weekend. And in all honesty, I have been feeling quite guilty not having participated in any demonstrations over the years on behalf of human rights and the such, being too busy studying Talmud and watching Netflix. So, I
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by Diane Joy Schmidt April 13, 2024 – Awarded First Place, New Mexico Press Women, and Honorable Mention, National Federation of Press Women, 2025. The dangers of a conflagration engulfing the Middle East are high. A thoughtful approach to the annual Passover Seder is critical now. The first night of Passover
Opinion
by Diane Joy Schmidt November 16, 2024 What resonates across the United States of America and Europe now, bringing a rightward swing and authoritarian governments to the ascendancy, is immigration. As used against the Other, a technique Jews are unfortunately very familiar with, the issue of immigration was employed very
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By Diane Joy Schmidt September 14, 2024 I had a series of dreams. One night I dreamt that a bull calf came to the east door, and I brought him inside because he was lost. I kept him in my bedroom until his owners came along for him. The next
Issue 1
Over a year ago New Mexico’s Jewish community lost its sole statewide Jewish paper, the New Mexico Jewish Link. In our rural state, which now has an estimated 24,000 Jewish people, the loss of the paper was keenly felt, especially during these fraught times when we need connection
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by Diane Joy Schmidt November 13, 2024 What resonates across the United States of America and Europe now, bringing a rightward swing and authoritarian governments to the ascendancy, is immigration. As used against the Other, a technique Jews are unfortunately very familiar with, the issue of immigration was employed very
Commentary
by Diane Joy Schmidt The great disruptor mocks perfection and introduces disorder into creation. When I swung open the back door to let the dogs out late at night, cold rushed in around my ankles. Bright stars glittered through the cottonwoods. The quarter-moon was up, dancing its way across the
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by Diane Joy Schmidt April 13, 2024 The dangers of a conflagration engulfing the Middle East are high. A thoughtful approach to the annual Passover Seder is critical now. The first night of Passover this year is April 22nd, when the first Seder is held. The Passover Seder retells the
Issue 1
Over a year ago New Mexico’s Jewish community lost its sole statewide Jewish paper, the New Mexico Jewish Link. In our rural state, which now has an estimated 24,000 Jewish people, the loss of the paper was keenly felt, especially during these fraught times when we need connection