Lesléa Newman
Poetry reflecting on physical touch before the Coronavirus.
Poetry: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Life Before The Virus
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When the Clapping Stops
Elana Rabinowitz
I may no longer know what day it is, but I can set my clock to the nightly applause that rumble in my neighborhood at 7:00 PM sharp.
My Version of a Kippah
Elisheva Goldberg
I worried that by covering my hair I would once again get caught up in trying to look the part of frummest kid in the class.
What Carrying the Torah Taught Me About Faith
Julie Matlin
A mother examines her relationship with Judaism when asked to carry the Torah on Shabbat.
When Home is Not a Shelter
Andrea Kott
Looking at me, you wouldn’t have guessed. I was a smart, outgoing, well-nourished, girl from a secular Jewish home, a top student at the school where I never missed a day.
I was also a battered child.
All-of-a-Kind Seder in the Time of Covid-19
Carolyn Abram
The board of health quarantines the fictional family, forcing Passover to be sorely reduced. It’s a lonely moment.
Passover Treats from a Chef and Fridge Forager
Susan Barocas
When it comes to Passover 2020, we can start by thinking of it as a kind of contemporary foraging in our refrigerators, freezers and pantries, a sort of continuation of the efforts of our foremothers.
Turning Days of Distancing into Days of Reflection
Andrea Kott
Some folks are turning this time into an opportunity to begin exercising, bond with family and pets, clean closets, or garden. I am reliving the Days of Awe.
ZoomWear: A Virtual Fashion Guide
Audrey Ferber
Zoom meetings, Zoom teaching, Zoom parties, Zoom Zoomba; your Pandemic calendar is full but what do you wear? Tips to help the modern social isolate shine on screen!
I Attended a Jews for Jesus Seder in France: Here’s How It Went
Marcie K. Bachar
I hadn’t contemplated what Jewish life abroad might look like or the compromises I might make. The landscape was that of Cezanne and Van Gogh, cobblestone streets, the ubiquitous skinny baguettes tucked under the arm. The seder, however, had an agenda.