Jewish Films
"When a young bride and her husband escape the Nazi onslaught for the safety of her childhood home—a remote Jewish village in Lithuania—they discover that the most chilling threat may come not from the invaders, but from those they once called neighbors." "Extinguished Lives"
Rosh HaShanah
Shanah Tovah! CLICK here to continue reading! Wishing you a Happy New Year for Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Sukkot is being celebrated now from the evening of October 6th through Oct. 13th. Scroll down to see more than 20 community events. See Sukkot events Oct. 10th TBS Santa Fe; Oct. 12
Jewish Values
by Rabbi Min Kantrowitz - Jewish Values #7 Shanah Tovah! Wishing you a Happy New Year for Rosh Hashanah, 5786. Erev Rosh Hashanah, Eve of the New Year, begins Monday evening September 22, 2025 coinciding with the Fall Equinox, and on Tuesday, September 23rd the 1st day of the New
Lists
What to think? We really do need to read from various sources before we can form a balanced opinion and think for ourselves. Scan the headlines, stop at the occasional item. Don’t get overloaded, and take a regular break from a heavy news diet--too much at once really can
Commentary
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&
News
by Diane Joy Schmidt With almost 1200 entries, the New Mexico Jewish Journal walked away with two Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, the "Jewish Pulitzers," at Monday night's American Jewish Press Association banquet in Pittsburgh. And two more national awards, from the National Federation
News
by Diane Joy Schmidt May 18, 2025 In an open letter that ran as an ad in the New York Times on May 8, 2025 criticizing Trump's crackdown on universities and protestors in the name of fighting antisemitism, former directors and chairs of the American Jewish Committee, the
Commentary
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. Editor&
News
by Diane Joy Schmidt Celebrating our first year in publication, our voices are being heard in these difficult times and in the wider news ecosystem. June Update: "New Mexico Jewish Journal wins two national journalism Rockower Awards from the American Jewish Press Association, the "Jewish Pulitzers." July
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
Commentary
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
Jewish Holiday
By Diane Joy Schmidt February 4, 2025 In 2025 Tu B'Shvat begins on the full moon, Feb. 12th. On Tu B'Shvat, some years ago... A marriage ceremony took place between a Navajo groom and a Jewish bride on Friday evening. It was not only Valentine’s