Opinion | I’m a Black Jew. The questions I get make me want to scream.

"I’m a 31-year-old Black woman who’s also Jewish. In fact, I’ve been Jewish most of my life after my mother, sister and I converted in 1995. We were the first Black family to join Temple Emanu-El, a synagogue in Providence, Rhode Island. Our mother made sure that we entrenched ourselves in the community. I grew up in the synagogue. Up until high school, I was enrolled at one of the top private Jewish schools in Providence, and I traveled to different states to meet up with those in Jewish youth programs, which meant developing friendships and enhancing leadership skills. And according to my teachers, I was the best Hebrew reader in my class.

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins Sunday evening and ends Tuesday at sundown. As this year’s festivities drew closer, I reflected more on my Jewish upbringing".