Insights

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Gathering Under the Canopy: Sukkot at a Vineyard in New Mexico's Mimbres ValleyIn the high desert of southwestern New Mexico, where the air thins and the stars press close to the earth, a different kind of harvest festival takes place…
An Albuquerque Teen's App Helps Travellers Find Kosher in New MexicoWhen fifteen year old Maya Rosenberg pitched a kosher food finder at her Albuquerque high school's coding club, she admitted she had never run out of kosher…
Sephardic steps and the megillah: a flamenco PurimshpielThe Purim holiday brings noisemakers, costumes, and the playful re-enactment of the Book of Esther into synagogues and community halls across the Jewish world.…
Why a Santa Fe Family Built a Private Backyard MikvahFor one Jewish family in Santa Fe, the decision to build a mikvah at home began with a practical need and grew into something more intimate: a permanent space…
A Jewish Doctor on the Navajo Reservation in the 1930sIn the 1930s, a Jewish physician travelled into the Navajo Reservation to provide medical care across a vast region of northern New Mexico and Arizona. His…
Language, Reciprocity, And A Shared Commitment To CommunityIn New Mexico, language revitalisation is inseparable from community, family, land and sovereignty. A Native American language immersion school gives children…
A Pesach Seder With Blue Corn Matzah And Piñon CharosetPesach invites families to tell an old story through the foods of the places where they live. In New Mexico, that can mean bringing blue corn and piñon nuts to…
A Shabbat Service Finds Its Place in Silver City’s Opera HouseOn a Friday evening in Silver City, New Mexico, Jewish prayer moves beyond the familiar setting of a synagogue. A rabbi leads a Shabbat service inside a…
A Filmmaker’s Search for the Southwest’s Hidden Jewish MemoryAcross the villages, ranchlands and old trading routes of New Mexico, Jewish history can appear in unexpected forms: a family surname preserved in a baptismal…
Warm Coats, Shared Responsibility, And A Jewish WelcomeIn Albuquerque, winter relief can begin with a simple item: a clean, warm coat that fits. For migrant farmworkers and their families, a jacket may mean greater…