Maya Afilalo
“I wanted to tell her about the look on my father’s face when I refused to accompany him to the Kol Nidre service…”
Fiction: Vocabulary for Fruit
Author: Guest Contributor
The Burden of Pregnancy
Shira M. Zemel
Two of my pregnancies ended in miscarriage, and the other two resulted in the greatest joys of my life. But all four were a burden — emotionally and physically, personally and professionally.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Multi-Hyphenate Comedian
Becca Nix Tham
When I grab the mic for 4 minutes, I break the illusion that the narratives worth listening to are ones we’ve already heard.
“Ismail’s Dilemma”: Hidden Jewish Histories of the Balkans
Mirushe Zylali
In a story about gentile Albanians protecting Jewish ones, I saw what my Muslim great grandparents, living in Nazi-occupied North Macedonia in the 1940s, experienced.
My light, Ori
Rachel Faulkner
For Ori, and for all the Black babies who light hanukkiahs now…maybe this is the year we can celebrate that they, themselves, are fire.
I Didn’t Go to Services This Year, But…
Rachel Berger
I didn’t go to services this year because every time I logged on to Zoom services I immediately grew restless and twitchy and grief-triggered and I ended up shopping for hoodies on Lululemon.
Embodying Eve
Rabbi Adina Allen
This origin story of Adam & Eve has been used to punish, to instill regret, to sever us from one another. What if it’s also our salvation?
What Would it Look Like to Create Safe, Inclusive Spaces for Jews of Color?
Jennifer Turner
We need faith-based spaces where the participants are not seen as the ‘other.’ Spaces where we are not told ‘you don’t look Jewish’ or asked, ‘no, where are you really from?’
Transformation in Loss: Reflections On My Experience With Miscarriage
Analucía Lopezrevoredo
No one ever prepares you for pregnancy loss; however, it is important that we normalize the experience and recognize how common it is.