Awards
In NM Jewish Journal’s first year in the New Mexico Press Association contest, we won two awards: Judith Fein’s column and arts review each placed second in Division 1, behind only the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Newsletter
New stories and Community Event flyers, including Oct. 4 Simchat Torah celebrations this morning. Three years ago, the attack of October 7 fell on Simchat Torah. This year we celebrate the holiday with both bitter and sweet, dancing with the Torah on Sunday and gathering in remembrance on Wednesday, Oct.
Bible
By Judith Fein “Oh Jonah he lived in a whale. He made his home in that fish’s abdomen,” sings Spo’tin’ Life in the song “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy & Bess.” In familiar adaptations of the Pinocchio story, the wooden puppet and
Newsletter
We have five new stories for you: * What the Story of Jonah Reveals, by Judith Fein * "Let your learning be sweet," a teaching from Rabbi Min Kantrowitz * What the Ancient Romans can teach us about Elections, by Merilee Dannemann * How the Talmud shaped copyright law, by Aidan McGloin
Traveling while Jewish
By Judith Fein with Alex Denisenko When I grew up, I was mesmerized by my “foreign” grandmother. She had gray hair, sometimes wore nylon stockings that she rolled up at the top, had an accent, read a newspaper in Yiddish, and, like many other immigrants, never wanted to talk about
Arts Feature
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross I was sitting at a recent event sponsored by the Wagner Society of Santa Fe. It was about the Santa Fe Opera’s American premiere of Lili Elbe, the true story of one of the first trans women ever to undergo gender-affirming
Arts Review
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross My husband Paul and I were dining in the Gastronomy Cooking School in Mexico City when I became captivated by a copy of a startling Diego Rivera mural that covered the entire back wall of the room. I could not take my eyes
Community News Feature
By Judith Fein Photos by Paul Ross When someone asks me why I became a travel journalist, I say it’s because I love learning. Every day I try to learn something new, and traveling is the best way to learn many new things at the same time. What I
Traveling while Jewish
By Judith Fein with photos by Paul Ross When I met an affable local guide in Catalunya, I innocently asked if anything unusual was happening during the current Semana Santa or Holy Week, which included both Easter and Passover. “Well,” she began, “perhaps you have heard of the Catalonian desserts
Iran
“You’ll never get out alive. You’re Jewish. You’re female. They’ll behead you, and they’ll post it on youtube.” "There’s NO American Embassy. You’ll rot in a rat-infested jail for the rest of your life” Those were some of the cheery reactions my friends had when I said I was going to Iran.
Personal Essay
Arts Review
By Judith Fein It is very rare that I weep in the dark because I am so moved, hold my breath from the brilliance of a production, or watch an almost three-hour show and immediately want to see it again. And I can’t recall whispering, “How did they