In Search of Jews and Chocolate in Mexico and California
Where in the Western Hemisphere are Rabbi Prinz and Rabbi Hurvitz?
Sunday, December 14, 2008 through Wednesday January 7, 2009
Debbie and I will be visiting our friends Miriam and Luis Shein in Oaxaca and then doing some research in Mexico City before going to the Hazon Food Conference at the Asilomar Conference Center where Debbie will speak about her research. After that, Avigail will join us as we travel further north into the Redwood country of California to visit Libbe and Loren at their home in Laytonville. Then we will return to Southern California to participate in PARR (the annual convention of the Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis).
Our Activities:
- Sunday, December 14: Flight
- Monday, December 15: Teotitlan Del Valle, Tlacolula and more
- Tuesday, December 16: Oaxaca
- Wednesday, December 17: Oaxaca
- Thursday, December 18: Monte Albán
- Friday, December 19: Oaxaca
- Saturday, December 20: exploring more villages in the Oaxaca area [what would be the 95th birthday of Faye Hurvitz]
- Sunday, December 21:
- Monday, December 22: Exploring Mexico City - Exploring the Streets
- Tuesday, December 23: Examining Mexico City - Libraries and Museums for Chocolate and Jewish References
- Wednesday, December 24: Examining Mexico City - Meals, Murals, Museums, Mass & El Moro
- Thursday, December 25: Travel (long day of delays… no report)
- Friday-Sunday, December 26-28: Hazon Food Conference
- Monday-Thursday, December 29 - January 1: Laytonville with Family; from Burning to Hugging
- Thursday, January 1: Travel (long day driving, flight delays again… no report)
- Friday-Saturday, January 2-3: Los Angeles with Family
- Sunday-Wednesday, January 4-7: Palm Springs - Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis
Despite Everything - Davka
A Starting Point
