Stephanie Pell
The cake was beautiful. My friend was radiant. Gaza was burning.
Tag: israel
A Personal Take on the Other Israel Film Festival
Amy Stone
Even with the need to be heard in these confrontational times, we accept the idea that we will watch a film in silence. We give the film space to enfold us and carry us to its conclusion. Can this unwritten agreement be extended into the light of day to give all of us the space to speak… and to be heard?
Talking Peace in Paris While Bombs Fall Back Home
Elana Sztokman
A wartime dispatch from Elana Sztokman
I Am a “Jew in the Middle.” What Does this Mean?
Jessica Keener
Since Oct. 7, I have been struggling, like so many Jews, to articulate my response to the Israel/Gaza/Palestinian conflict and how to talk about it.
A Mourner’s Prayer in Morocco
Jennifer Baum
Here I was in Marrakesh, brought right back to the core of my being, to my father, through a mourner’s prayer more than 2000 years old.
Intrepid Pioneers & Creating a Storm: A Conversation with Isabelle Seddon
Barbara Gingold
Friends Barbara Gingold and Isabelle Seddon discuss the intersections of feminism, family, Israel, and Seddon’s recent publications Intrepid Pioneers: Jewish Women in the Public Arena and its sequel, Creating a Storm: Jewish Women in the World of Art and Culture, scheduled for publication in January 2025.
Two Jews, Three Opinions in the Age of Online Rage
Leah Grisham
Historically, Jews have dealt with so much violence, discrimination, and hate enacted by outside forces: we cannot afford to inflict pain against each other. And perhaps–that’s why we inflict pain against each other?