A Hanukkah celebration at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science offers a memorable meeting point for Jewish tradition, family learning, and the…
In the wooded country of south-central New Mexico, Jewish history is marked by a small and easily overlooked burial ground. The cemetery in Lincoln County may…
On a Friday evening in Las Cruces, a Reform congregation can make room for many kinds of Jewish experience at once: worship, music, study, friendship, family…
A Tu Bishvat tree-planting event along the Rio Grande can become much more than a seasonal gathering. It can bring Jewish and Native leaders together around…
The eastern New Mexico plains can seem, at first glance, like an unlikely setting for a Jewish ranching story. The region is associated with cattle, dry…
In Albuquerque, preparing a kosher meal with local ingredients begins long before a pan reaches the stove. A chef must consider the season, the grower, the…
At the edge of Santa Fe’s historic art district, a temporary structure changes the character of a rooftop. Its walls are open to the high desert air, its roof…
The opioid crisis reaches far beyond large cities and emergency rooms. In rural New Mexico, long distances, limited transportation, housing instability,…
On a spring afternoon in Los Alamos, a Jewish family spreads a blanket beneath a wide New Mexico sky. There is fruit, challah, sandwiches, and a cooler packed…
Across New Mexico, Jewish history can be found in synagogue minutes, family photographs, business ledgers, handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings, and…