Hanna R. Neier
I love how accommodating Judaism is, in ways that too often the rest of society isn’t
The Things We Don’t Say: An Interview with Julie Morgenlender
Tag: Lilith
Redemption–and Cheesecake–Is at Hand
Susan Barocas
This Shavuot, embrace a new cheesecake–kousmeri from Romaniote community of Greece.
My Grandmother’s Favorite Dish
Beejhy Barhany
The first time I ate gomen was back in Ethiopia, after helping my grandma prepare it.
A Modern Esther
Hadar Cohen
For Jackie Zarine Mostny, the Persian Jewish Queen lineage from the time of Esther continues to live on– and evolve.
Therapeutic Powers of Babka
Aayisha Ruby Gold
Tasting the schnapps and coffee liqueur in the babka calls back the memory of going to shul on Saturday mornings before the pandemic.
A Pain in the Ass
Lesléa Newman
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.
A “Bad Girl” on the Campaign for a Safe Abortion
Joyce Antler
Reflecting on the fight for abortion rights in New York.
Wisdom of Sephardic Sages
Hadar Cohen
Sephardic wisdom and tradition is largely left out in many Jewish institutions. Tamar Zaken is changing that.
Seder-Masochism: Beyond the Orange and Miriam’s Cup
Amy Stone
By now these items are standard fare at a feminist seder – the once transgressive orange on the Seder Plate; Miriam’s cup of clear, life-giving water next to Elijah’s cup… Read more »
An Expected Unexpected Death
Lesléa Newman
Three poems from Lesléa Newman about the impact of her mother’s death on her father and herself.