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May is both Asian-American Pacific Islander Month (AAPI Month) and Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). Below I share some resources for JAHM. Learn more about the Jewish American community in history to the present day (including the fact that we are not monolithic and that not all Jews are Caucasian). https://lnkd.in/gdq-8bB5

🤔 Do you know the African American/ Black history of fried chicken? Check out the facts and history in this Insta. Credit (Tiktok): soulaansuperior #Blackfood #Blackfoodfact #AfricanAmericanhistory #Africanhistory #UShistory #USfacts #Worldhistory #Worldfacts #themoreyouknow

🤔 Do you know about this African / Black American food history after Emancipation? Check out the facts and history in this Instareel. Credit (Tiktok): danitaplatt #Blackfoodfact #Blackfood #Africanfood #Worldhistory #Worldfacts #Blackhistory #Africanhistory #themoreyouknow

The Jewish experience is reflected in the two arks which accompanied the Jewish people on their journey in the desert - a wooden ark with the fragments of the first tablets and a golden ark with the complete second tablets. The various arks, according to Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, represent both the sense of permanence that we yearn for and wish to achieve in our private domain and the importance of engaging our tradition with society and bringing our values into the public sphere. Read more on Parshat Ekev: https://lnkd.in/d7z2RByn

🤔 Do you know the African / Black history of Labor Day? Check out the facts and history in this Insta. Credit (Tiktok): longway1217 #Blackhistory #Africanhistory #UShistory #USfacts #Worldhistory #Worldfacts #themoreyouknow

There is no single Caribbean American identity. The range of cultures, languages, and religions alive across the United States and the islands reflects the diversity of spirit that defines the American story. Learn more about Caribbean American Heritage Month at https://lnkd.in/ejvhEFN

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🎭This Purim, let’s reflect on the timeless wisdom of Mordechai and Esther, whose unity and courage saved the Jewish people. Whether we express our Jewish identity publicly like Mordechai or privately like Esther, each of us plays a vital role. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a meaningful Purim celebration! Dive deeper into the Purim story as reflected by our President & CEO, Adam Minsky, by clicking the link: https://lnkd.in/gufB6Nn9

🤔 Do you know the African / Black American history of candied yams? Check out the facts in this Insta. Credit (Tiktok): Melanin Inspires #Blackfoodfact #Blackfood #Africanfood #Blackhistory #Africanhistory #UShistory #USfacts #Worldhistory #Worldfacts #themoreyouknow

Here's a few samples of the incredible advancements created by people of Jewish heritage: 1. Turning algae into Heart Tissue; 2. Reviving Biblical Wine; 3. Drip Irrigation Technology; 4. Flying Peacefully with Nature i.e. There are over 500 million birds that migrate through Israel each year, but this is no longer an issue for the Israeli Air Force. "The researcher mapped the precise migration routes, heights and arrival dates of the birds for the fi­rst time ever, using radar, a motorized glider, drones and a network of birdwatchers, and made possible the planning of alternate air routes."; 5. Sni­ff Phone: Mobile Disease Diagnostics; "The system is a pipeline technology that promises a rapid and noninvasive diagnostic tool for cancer and other diseases."; 6. Creating the healthiest (and most delicious) tomato varieties. 7. Genetic Engineering; 8. Google, The very search engine you used to arrive at this article was created by two Jewish colleagues. Just to name a few. #Israel