Growing up in America as a Black Jew, I longed for a sense of unquestioned belonging in the Jewish community. Now, I’ve found that feeling—in Uganda.
A roundtable with Black Jews about racism, antisemitism, questions of belonging, and the problem with the term ‘Jews of color’
Why there was no dancing at my bat mitzvah
Collard greens offered me a lesson in survival of the spirit
Rabbi Moshe has created an Indiana synagogue with 100 of his converts. Will other Jews accept them?
Black Jews are individuals with a broad range of experiences, not tokens of ‘black-Jewish relations’
To create a charoset dish that holds meaning for African-American Jews, try including ingredients that are derived from crops of the transatlantic slave trade
Black History Month 5776 continues with mini-profiles of seven inspiring Jews, from actress Sophie Okonedo to author James McBride
They’re cool and all, but you won’t find Drake, Slash, or Rashida Jones on this list
Capers Funnye was recently nominated to become ‘Chief Black Rabbi.’ Here’s why that post doesn’t represent all Jews of color.
What’s gained and lost in ‘cultural identity’ and religion when families decide to adopt across race lines
New panels on Black Judaism offered at annual scholarly conference
Remembering Rabbi Hailu Moshe Paris, spiritual leader of black Jewry
Mainstream Judaism doesn’t recognize their temples or their rabbis. In a new siddur, Black Jews tell their community’s story.
A new book chronicles the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, who left Chicago four decades ago and never looked back
Meet the black Orthodox Jews
