Susan Barocas
Flory Jagoda was an instigator and inspiration who was essential to the current resurgence of Ladino language and Sephardic culture.
Keeper of the Flame
Tag: judaism
An Open Letter from Vashti to Her Successor
Heather Paul
I never wanted to be a queen. I only wanted to be Vashti.
When Jewish Space Laser Jokes Help the Enemy
April Baskin
The fact that someone who’s currently sitting in Congress seriously peddled this antisemitic conspiracy isn’t a joking matter to me.
A Reproductive Shabbat
Steph Black
Until we are comfortable loudly discussing abortion and reproductive freedom in our communities, we will inadvertently perpetuate the idea that abortion is taboo.
Forget Russia: a Q&A with L. Bordetsky-Williams
Yona Zeldis McDonough
A novel about generational trauma and how it affects both the present and the future.
Ten Things to Remember for Black History Month… and Beyond
Rachel Faulkner
Our history is more beautiful, complex, tragic, and miraculous than can be covered in a lesson, a bulletin board, or in a month.
A Southern Jewish Farmer?!
Meredith Cohen
My Jewish farming journey pointed me back home to the South, and made me long to put down roots in the place that, as a Jewish teenager, I could not wait to leave.
Totally Normal
Marissa Tiamfook Gee
While my tears flowed and the moment felt surreal, my five-year-old asked me if Elsa from Frozen is real.
The Promise of Tu B’Shevat
Susan Barocas
Perhaps we can create our own seven species… qualities for this time to help us focus on what we need to find in abundance within ourselves.
Every Safe Space Has a Door: An Interview with Comedian Judy Gold
Rachel Fadem
Great comedy makes you think. But it can also change your mind. Especially when you see someone who is the polar opposite of you, onstage, making you laugh.