Tag: Tamar Manasseh

On Christmas Day, Tamar Manasseh, a Jewish woman from Chicago, organizes a gift-giving caravan to distribute toys to children and families in poor neighborhoods who might not otherwise receive gifts.
In this article, Tamar Manasseh discusses her plans for observing Yom Kippur in Englewood, a neighborhood in Chicago that has experienced a significant amount of violence.
Tamar Manasseh, a community activist and anti-violence advocate, recently became the first woman ordained as a rabbi at Chicago's Beth Shalom Bnai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation.
Tamar Manasseh, a Black Jewish woman, took it upon herself to tackle gun violence in her community by setting up a presence on a street corner in Englewood, Chicago, where a young mother had been shot and killed.
Tamar Manasseh shares her perspective on being labeled as a "black Jew" and discusses the complexities she faces as a Black person within the Jewish community.