Month: February 2016
Internationally-Known Anti-Israel Speaker at UNM: Richard Falk
Story and photos by Diane Joy Schmidt A visit from an internationally known law professor combined his life-long rhetorical facility with a series of demagogic twists of history to present, […]
Heart of Jewish New Mexico Campaign
Announcing the $1 million HEART OF JEWISH NEW MEXICO Campaign PARTNERING with Jewish organizations to sustain Jewish life in New Mexico SERVING rural Jewish communities PROVIDING access to Jewish resources […]
Jon Bell CPA LLC
Thank you Jon for your continued support of the New Mexico Jewish Link
Albuquerque – Is It a Place Where Jews Can Retire?
By Diane Joy Schmidt As we drive past by the David Specter Shalom House without giving it much thought, people in Albuquerque’s Jewish community might be feeling reassured as they […]
The More Things Stay the Same
By Boaz Fletcher Link correspondent, Jerusalem Each time I prepare to write another piece, something about the good aspects of life in these here parts, another tragedy befalls us. […]
Experience of a Lifetime: Attending the General Assembly and AJPA Conference
By Diane Joy Schmidt Special to the New Mexico Jewish eLink Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, I was selected to receive a scholarship to attend the […]
Snapshots of a Birthright Israel Trip
Enjoy the pictures of Israel from Simon Arnet By Simon Arnet
New Citizenship Law has Jews Worldwide Flocking to Tiny Portugal City
By Cnaan Liphshiz PORTO, Portugal (JTA) — Five years ago, this city’s tiny Jewish community was so strapped for cash it couldn’t afford to fix the deep cracks in its synagogue’s moldy ceiling. […]
After 523 Years, Spain Offers Citizenship to Descendants of Those Who Fled Inquisition
Story and Photos by Diane Joy Schmidt When the Edict of Expulsion decreed that the Jews of Spain convert or be expelled by the Ninth of Av, the last day […]
A First Tu b’Shevat Seder for the Las Vegas Jewish Community
By Diana Presser Secretary, Las Vegas Jewish Community Throughout my Jewish upbringing – from Hebrew school through confirmation and as a Conservative adult – I never really understood Tu b’Shevat, […]
OP ED: A Tu b’Shevat Message on Fracking
A Tu b’Shevat Message on Fracking, Resource Extraction and Jewish Indigeneity By Jan Rabinowicz “In the time that the Holy One created the first human, he took him to all […]
Lee Horowitz – Rays Carpet One
Thank you Lee for supporting New Mexico Jewish Link!
Elijah Hears a Still, Small Voice
By Diane Joy Schmidt It is written that Elijah went to a cave at Mount Horeb and heard God. “The Lord said to him, ‘Go out and stand on the […]
Breaking Silence on Breaking the Silence
By Boaz Fletcher Link correspondent, Jerusalem ‘Breaking the Silence’ (“BtS”) is an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) that has set itself the mission of allowing former IDF soldiers to speak freely […]
Seder Attendance among Jews in New Mexico, 2014
Seder Attendance among Jews in New Mexico, 2014 According to the recent demographic study conducted by the Jewish Federation, New Mexican Jews show remarkable levels of Seder attendance, higher […]
Ali Abu Nimah: Yet Another Anti-Israel Speaker on Campus
By Molly Morris In December, Ali Abu Nimah of the Electronic Intifada was brought to campus by the Students for Justice in Palestine to speak on the subject of Israel. […]
The Kabbalah of Star Wars: Using the Force against the Yetzer Hara
By Jan Rabinowicz With the iconic science fiction saga back in movie theaters and shattering box office records around the world, it doesn’t seem like much of a spoiler at […]
Greta Weiner Digital
Greta Weiner was honored to be chosen, along with Bocotek, Inc, to complete two new websites, one for the Jewish Federation of New Mexico and one for the New Mexico […]
Seders Across New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE Chabad of Albuquerque conducts both first and second night Seders. For more detail, go to www.chabadnm.org, or call (505) 880-1181. The synagogue is located at 4000 San Pedro NE, […]