Insights

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What Hanukkah Can Mean for Interfaith Families in New MexicoHanukkah often arrives during a season filled with public celebrations, school concerts, decorated storefronts, and family traditions. For interfaith…
Santa Fe’s Last Sephardic Bakery Leaves a Lasting LegacyThe closing of Santa Fe’s last surviving Sephardic bakery marks the end of a distinctive chapter in the city’s Jewish and culinary life. For years, its ovens…
Why Climate Resilience Matters for New Mexico’s Jewish SeniorsNew Mexico’s older adults are facing a changing environment alongside the ordinary pressures of aging. Longer heat waves, severe drought, wildfire smoke, flash…
A Conversation Across New Mexico’s Jewish Political HistoryLong before Jewish representation became part of the public conversation in New Mexico, Jewish residents were building businesses, congregations, schools,…
Finding a safer sic bo experience for Australian playersSic bo is a fast-paced dice game built around simple number and combination predictions. Its compact rules, quick rounds and broad betting menu have helped it…
New Mexico’s Jewish Montessori School Enters Its Tenth YearNew Mexico’s only Jewish Montessori school is preparing to mark its tenth year with a milestone that reaches beyond a single campus. The anniversary offers an…
Water, covenant, and community in the Rio Grande ValleyWater in the Rio Grande Valley is a physical necessity, an economic concern, and a moral subject. The river supports farms, neighborhoods, wildlife, and the…
How a small Jewish cemetery in Las Vegas became historicOn a quiet rise in Las Vegas, New Mexico, a small Jewish cemetery preserves a story far larger than its boundaries. Its weathered stones recall merchants,…
Anti-Semitic incidents in New Mexico schools: what parents need to knowA school should be a place where students can learn without being targeted because they are Jewish, Israeli, perceived to be Jewish, or connected to Jewish…
A taste of Baghdad in AlbuquerqueOn a Friday afternoon in Albuquerque, the kitchen of the Sasson family fills with the fragrance of cardamom, black pepper, turmeric, and slow-cooked onions. A…