Beejhy Barhany
Sigd is a holiday celebrating Jewish unity and diversity.
A Recipe for Sigd, an Ancient Holiday of Yearning
Tag: independent journalism
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?’
The Pain of Singing Carlebach
Arielle Korman
Wrestling with the legacy of signing melodies by Shlomo Carlebach— prolific and influential song leader, and also a known abuser.
Facing History at the Angel Island Immigration Station
Bekkah Scharf
My great-grandfather was detained at Angel Island. Immigrants carved tens of thousands of poems into every square inch of the barrack walls, describing their anguish of captivity and longing for home.
Saving Summer – Root, Stem and Leaf
Susan Barocas
Here are some pickling and preserving basics to follow as you create your own jars of year-round goodness
I Know Nothing About Tisha B’av
Rebecca S’manga Frank
Tisha B’av is a holiday about mourning. I often feel like I’m in a perpetual state of mourning.
Tisha B’av: A Fable from Carolivia Herron
Carolivia Herron
In this fable, Carolivia Herron reckons with ancestral grief–and how conflict is carried on to new generations.
Today I Will Eat Ashes
Megan J. Smith
Connection destroyed at the expense of productivity, culture at the expense of assimilation.
