Author: Guest Contributor

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.

Mother Moon

Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms

A Jewish ritual for gathering outside under a waxing moon.

“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?’