A synagogue is usually associated with prayer, learning, music, and communal meals. A film festival may seem to belong in a theater or university auditorium.…
Across New Mexico, immigration is part of the state’s living story. Families arrive from many countries, reunite with relatives, seek safety, pursue work, and…
In the spring of 1948, the future of the Jewish community in Palestine was uncertain. The British Mandate was ending, the United Nations partition plan had…
In Carlsbad, New Mexico, Jewish life is shaped by distance, relationships, and resourcefulness. A family keeping a kosher kitchen in a small town may not have…
Shavuot is often remembered as the festival of receiving the Torah, yet its themes reach far beyond the story of Sinai. The holiday invites Jews to study,…
The Jewish community's role in creating the first public library in Socorro belongs to a larger story about civic life in territorial New Mexico. A library was…
In New Mexico, Jewish life does not always gather beneath a synagogue roof. Families may live hours from the nearest congregation, while small towns and…
As evening settles over Albuquerque, a Yom HaZikaron ceremony can create a space where grief, gratitude, and communal responsibility meet. Israel’s Memorial…
When people search for the Jewish roots of a famous New Mexico winery’s founder, they often arrive at Gruet Winery. The Albuquerque-based producer is one of…
In Farmington, where Jewish life is woven into a small but active community, one teenager saw a gap in the local school experience. Students encountered…