I often wonder what my ancestors would think of me. This comic is one in a series exploring my imagined relationship with my great grandmothers (as well as my relationship to inherited trauma). GG and Rose are part fiction and part based on known relatives and family stories. Our relationship is imperfect, and they often… Read more »
In this short video, Carolivia Herron and her literary creation, Brenda, argue about Juneteenth.
I love how accommodating Judaism is, in ways that too often the rest of society isn’t
This Shavuot, embrace a new cheesecake–kousmeri from Romaniote community of Greece.
The first time I ate gomen was back in Ethiopia, after helping my grandma prepare it.
For Jackie Zarine Mostny, the Persian Jewish Queen lineage from the time of Esther continues to live on– and evolve.
Tasting the schnapps and coffee liqueur in the babka calls back the memory of going to shul on Saturday mornings before the pandemic.
My job was to keep my father safe in the world without compromising his dignity. I can only imagine how difficult it was for him—the parent—to take orders from me—the child.
Reflecting on the fight for abortion rights in New York.
Sephardic wisdom and tradition is largely left out in many Jewish institutions. Tamar Zaken is changing that.
