Chai Desert Radio, the voice of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico, provides a uniquely New Mexican perspective on places, faces, and issues of importance to Jews at home, in Israel, and worldwide. We engage in conversations and interviews with thought leaders and difference makers in the arts, culture, sports, religion, politics, and more to examine these topics through a Jewish and Southwestern lens.
In this episode, world-renowned Middle East expert and ex-CIA operative Bob Baer sits down with Federation past president Sabra Minkus to discuss a va...
Alma Gottlieb: the Jewish Heritage in Cabo Verde Dr. Alma Gottlieb, a cultural anthropologist and former President of the Society for Humanistic Anthr...
Passing the Torch: A Conversation with New Federation Board President Dr. Ron Duncan Hart In this episode of Chai Desert Radio, the Jewish Federation ...
U.S. Decertification of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Examining the Geopolitical Ramifications for Israel and Beyond In this episode, we catch up once agai...
Melissa-Lou Ellis is currently reigning as Miss New Mexico and will be representing our state in this year’s Miss America Pageant. She is the first Je...
Recently, the government of Spain instituted a program through which Sephardic Jews and other individuals of Sephardic descent worldwide are eligible ...
Two years into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—better known as the Iran nuclear deal—American Jews are still divided over its effectiveness and...
This edition features an insightful discussion between Dr. Marvin Gottlieb, John Sandager and Randy Neal about the evolving relationship between Chris...
On this edition we are joined by filmmakers Paula Amar Schwartz and by Isaac Artenstein - they are the co-creators of the new independent feature docu...