As dusk settles over a Jewish summer camp in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the air turns cold quickly. Pine branches darken against a violet sky, campers…
Long before Santa Fe had a synagogue, a Jewish merchant carried a Torah into the young American Southwest. The journey connected European Jewish tradition with…
A Jewish therapist in New Mexico who specialises in Holocaust survivor trauma works at the meeting point of clinical psychology, Jewish history and lived…
Tu Bishvat, the Jewish new year for trees, offers a natural setting for reflection on land, nourishment, responsibility and renewal. A seder can move beyond…
The Santa Fe Living Treasure Awards celebrate people whose work, generosity and character have strengthened the city over many years. The honours are rooted in…
On a Saturday morning in Albuquerque, a patch of grass can become a meeting place, a playground and a small expression of Jewish community life. That is what…
Across the American Southwest, a mural can function as a street-facing archive. It may record migration, mark a vanished neighbourhood, honour a community…
Each year, representatives of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico travel to the state legislature to discuss issues affecting Jewish life, safety, education…
Each Friday evening, as the light fades over the Sacramento Mountains, a Ruidoso home takes on the familiar rhythm of Shabbat. Candles are lit, wine is poured,…
Yom Kippur asks Jewish communities to gather in honesty, memory, and hope. For Deaf Jewish people in New Mexico, that gathering carries an additional question:…