When I read the wonderful, long-overdue news in J. last month that Jenni Asher of Los Angeles will be ordained in 2025 as North America’s first Black female cantor, I felt the tears start to stream down my face almost instantly. When I agreed to write this piece, I allowed those tears to act like […]
Marra B. Gad
Marra B. Gad is a writer, producer and public speaker based in Los Angeles.
She is the award-winning author of “The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl.”