Insights

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A Shabbat dinner in Chimayó opens a door to Jewish hospitalityIn the high desert of northern New Mexico, a Friday evening can gather several worlds around one table. Chimayó is known for its adobe homes, acequia-fed…
A Sukkah Built to Withstand Portales WeatherIn Portales, New Mexico, a family’s sukkah has to serve two purposes at once. It must be a temporary outdoor dwelling for Sukkot, open enough to recall the…
Pedalling Toward Memory And A More Informed FutureEach year, the Jewish Federation of New Mexico brings people together for a community bike ride that turns remembrance into movement. Riders gather to raise…
Casting off and casting forward: an eco-friendly Tashlich on the Rio GrandeUnder a wide desert sky in Albuquerque, dozens of families gathered along the bosque that hugs the Rio Grande as the afternoon light turned the water to…
How a Jewish Therapist in Taos Uses Somatic Experiencing for TraumaIn the high desert of northern New Mexico, where sagebrush flats meet the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a small but growing conversation is unfolding among…
A silversmith in New Mexico shapes kiddush cups from local turquoiseIn the high desert of northern New Mexico, where piñon pines give way to distant mountain ridges and small adobe studios dot the back roads, a Jewish…
A Raton Family Turns Havdalah Into a Weekly Door Knock InvitationOn the high plains of northeastern New Mexico, where the prairie flattens under a relentless wind and the Sangre de Cristo range sits purple on the horizon, a…
Yom Kippur break-fast potluck with New Mexican flavorsAs the sun sets on Yom Kippur, Jewish communities gather for the break-fast, a meal marking the gentle return from a 25-hour fast. The tradition varies from…
Teaching Jewish Identity in the American West at UNMWalk into a seminar room at the University of New Mexico on a Tuesday afternoon and you may find a Jewish professor asking students to reconsider everything…
Jewish stewardship and the enduring legacy of Socorro's San Miguel MissionSan Miguel Mission in Socorro, New Mexico, is widely recognised as one of the oldest houses of worship still standing in the continental United States, with…