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Pam Alcala

Jewish Educator, Aspiring Artist, and Hopeless Idealist

Oct 2, 2024, 9:30 PM

Last weekend, I had a chance to watch our Cantors roll-back the Torah all the way to Genesis. It is admittedly fascinating to watch history rewind itself all the way back to the nothingness that was the universe at...

Aug 25, 2024, 5:07 AM

A birthday not like the others

I woke up this morning with both kids in my bed. When I opened my eyes, my daughter’s face was right against mine as she whispered “happy birthday, mommy… can we have birthday waffies?”. My son, sleepily smiled, said...

Jul 5, 2024, 7:55 AM

The weight of resilience

From afar, the waves of war feel steady and unrelenting. We continue to witness a rise in antisemitism, with gruesome stories of physical violence and images of defaced Jewish spaces. We still feel as if stuck in a painful...

May 29, 2024, 1:28 AM

Will it ever be enough?

I was discussing antisemitism with some family members over the weekend. We were (to no avail) trying to figure out what is the driving force behind all this hate; who are the key players, what roles can we play,...

May 8, 2024, 8:53 PM

Drowning out the hate

It has become a daily struggle. Waking up, scrolling through social media and seeing the wave of anti-Jewish hate sweep over the world. So many people in our lives are either silent or actively supporting a cause that they...

May 3, 2024, 7:05 PM

To our kids

I feel like we owe you an apology. But, at the same time, apologizing feels contradictory to all the work we have done to prepare you for life. Whether you are our biological children or our students, the priority...

Mar 27, 2024, 9:37 PM

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The yellow chair: When art hurts

We Jews turn our trials and tribulations into expressions of human resilience, grief, joy, and freedom, as we again cry: Let our people go!

Mar 10, 2024, 10:13 PM

The heaviest backpack: Holding stories and creating memories

“You are not teaching history; you are creating memory.” That was the opening line that stuck with me from the beginning of our eight-day “Delegation of Responsibility” trip with The Jewish Education Project. When we think of Jewish education, we...

About Me

Pam is a Jewish Educator, Social Worker, and aspiring artist. She has spent her career working in congregational settings, DEI programming consulting, and global Jewish non-profit work. She has a passion for merging mental health, creative arts, and Jewish experiential education.

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