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My cultural demands strike close to home

As a true fan of diversity, I love to travel and experience the various cultures the world has to offer. Even if I’m not adventurous enough to actually eat the more exotic foods I encounter, I s… more →

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An Abomination Unto the Lord — 4 comments

mikethemadbiologist wrote 4 days ago: With all of the hard times traditional Jewish delicatessens are facing, it’s good to read this … more →

Tags: Food

I Have One Lilly Pulitzer Dress — 119 comments

renée a. schuls-jacobson wrote 2 weeks ago: “Being happy never goes out of style.” ~Lilly Pulitzer  When I was in middle school, the pretty girl … more →

Tags: Florida, Hair fashion, Memoir, Body Image, dress, Fashion, Lilly Pulitzer, Middle School Memories, The Official Preppy Handbook

Kaddish

Lori Wald Compton wrote 3 weeks ago: According to my rabbi, prayer is a place to gather the strength to change. If there is an intersecti … more →

Tags: Religion and Spirituality, Judaism, Israel, western wall, Kaddish, language, Women of the Wall, Natan Sharansky, Shmuel Rabinovitch

As Requested, Recipes Pulled From Various Parts of the Site — 1 comment

michaelwtwitty wrote 1 month ago: West African Brisket 1 teaspoon of ground ginger 1 tablepoon of paprika 1 teaspoon of coarse black p … more →

Tags: Diaspora Food Culture, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Recipes

Passover Amicus Brief for Gay Marriage — 4 comments

notforprofitdad wrote 1 month ago: Last night, in the waning hours before Passover began I had this feeling of anxiety. That’s a … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, doma, Gay Marriage, Pesach, SCOTUS

Passover: A Black-Jewish Food Musing — 16 comments

michaelwtwitty wrote 1 month ago: Artist Donald Ely’s rendering of me doing my thing… I am a Jew.  Once upon a time people … more →

Tags: African American food history, Diaspora Food Culture, Food and Slavery, African American Jews, American Judaism, Black Eyed Peas, Black Jews, Black-Jewish relations, Food

My cultural demands strike close to home — 7 comments

jewamongyou wrote 1 month ago: As a true fan of diversity, I love to travel and experience the various cultures the world has to of … more →

Continuing Obsessions: The Irish-Jewish Connection

notforprofitdad wrote 2 months ago: Weekend Edition Sunday had a nice piece this morning about the Loyal League of the Yiddish Sons of E … more →

Tags: Arts, Ireland, Israel, James Joyce, Theater

Memo to "The Americans": Philip is Jewish — 5 comments

notforprofitdad wrote 2 months ago: Mel and I have a new television obsession. It’s The Americans on FX and we’ve become dev … more →

Tags: Half Truths, lies, 80's, Cold War, Culture, DDR, espionage, Fx, Jews on TV

Who is this Guy? — 2 comments

michaelwtwitty wrote 3 months ago: Tonight about 9 pm EST/8 CST, I’m going to cringe in absolute self-judgement as my mug pops ov … more →

Tags: Recipes, African American food history, Events and Appearances, Scholars, Elders and Wise Folk, Diaspora Food Culture, Food and Slavery, Heirloom Gardening/Heritage Breeds and Wildcrafting, Food Philosophy at Afroculinaria, Pop Culture and Pop Food

Why do they write "G-d" — 7 comments

jewamongyou wrote 4 months ago: In response to a comment on a recent post of mine, Obadia18 wrote: LOL! You’re discussing censorship … more →

Latkes or hash browns? — 32 comments

jewamongyou wrote 5 months ago: One of the Jewish traditions I grew up with was the making, and eating, of potato latkes during Hanu … more →

Solace from Tragedy — 8 comments

Rivki Silver wrote 5 months ago: Today is our fifth wedding anniversary.  I was going to write something about marriage, or husbands, … more →

Tags: Mesorah (Jewish stuff), Judaism, Mitzvah, Evil, HOPE, Sandy Hook, Shooting, light

In Case You Missed It: Louisiana Eats With Poppy Tooker

michaelwtwitty wrote 5 months ago: I had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed by New Orleans food maven, Poppy Tooker on her nat … more →

Tags: African American food history, Diaspora Food Culture, Recipes, andrew zimmern, Hannukah, joan nathan, Judaism, Latkes, Louisiana Latkes

Filipinos rallying behind Israel — 10 comments

jewamongyou wrote 5 months ago: Alarabiyah reports that Christian Filipinos have held rallies to support Israel: More than 300 Filip … more →

Budgeting Priorities - Sheitel or School? — 41 comments

Rivki Silver wrote 5 months ago: ‘Tis the season for sheitel sales.  I’m talking about the pre-Chanukah sale season, whic … more →

Tags: Mesorah (Jewish stuff), Budget, Chanukah, Judaism, Priorities, salé, sheitel, wig

Shul Experiences — 17 comments

Rivki Silver wrote 6 months ago: Before I publish this post, I must say that I am completely consumed by the escalating situation in … more →

Tags: Mesorah (Jewish stuff), Judaism, Torah, Shabbat, Synagogue, shul, Har Nof, Shlomo Carlebach, daven

Israeli rabbi argues in favor of a Muslim Europe — 9 comments

jewamongyou wrote 6 months ago: A friend sent me an article from Ynetnews where Rabbi Baruch Efrati explains his support for the Isl … more →

Tags: muslims

Shabbat Meals: West African Brisket – The Jew And The Carrot – The Jewish Daily Forward

michaelwtwitty wrote 6 months ago: http://m.forward.com/blogs/the-jew-and-the-carrot/165211/shabbat-meals-west-african-brisket … more →

Tags: African American food history, African Food Culture, Events and Appearances, Diaspora Food Culture


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