Insights

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A Jewish Kitchen Where The Southwest Meets The Middle EastIn New Mexico, food carries memory across deserts, borders, generations, and holiday tables. A single plate can hold the warmth of roasted green chile, the…
A Hanukkah Extravaganza at the Albuquerque Botanic GardenWhen winter settles over Albuquerque, the city’s high-desert landscape takes on a particular beauty. Bare branches frame the sky, paths grow quiet in the early…
Why Jewish Communities Are Joining Pueblo Leaders to Protect Sacred LandAcross New Mexico, conversations about land are also conversations about memory, identity, responsibility, and survival. For Pueblo nations, land is part of a…
A Documentary Journey Through New Mexico Jewish HistoryThe new documentary about New Mexico’s Jewish pioneers arrives at a useful moment. Public conversations about the state often center on Spanish colonial…
Emergency support for victims of antisemitic hate crimesWhen a Jewish person, family, congregation, school, or community institution is targeted by an antisemitic hate crime, the harm extends well beyond the…
A healing partnership across cultures and communitiesWhen a local Jewish physician brings trauma-care training to Navajo health workers, the work reaches far beyond a clinical lesson. It becomes an exchange about…
A Sukkot Celebration on a Horse Ranch in the East MountainsIn the East Mountains, Sukkot arrives with a particular kind of beauty. The air turns crisp after sunset, cottonwoods and scrub oak catch the afternoon light,…
A Jewish-themed bed-and-breakfast opens near TaosA new place to stay near Taos is inviting travelers to experience northern New Mexico through a Jewish lens. The newly opened bed-and-breakfast, described by…
What Does It Mean to Be a Zionist in New Mexico Today?In New Mexico, Zionism is often discussed across long distances and varied communities. Jewish life extends from Albuquerque and Santa Fe to Las Cruces, Taos,…
A new program connects Jewish seniors with high school volunteers for Shabbat visitsA new community program is creating a simple but meaningful bridge between Jewish seniors and high school students: shared Shabbat visits. The initiative pairs…