If rituals give us context to mark transitions and liturgy gives us the language to describe them, there is a whole set of transitions and experiences historically ignored within Jewish tradition.
Alisha Kaplan talks to Lilith about sacrificial offerings, ritual, and her debut poetry collection.
How authentic ceremonies can transcend this modern-age cliché.
We will curse the noise when really we should bless them all—everything is as it should be.
For a few hours, we created a bubble of joy under that canopy, tuning out the pandemic fears.
Each day, the sun lasts longer. The maple tree yields a more sap. More people receive vaccinations.
Artists are memory workers – they witness and then create, they bring things back. We have the tools, we can create a way out of nothing. That’s what artists offer right now.
My chosen people, with whom I build community, are Black and queer and woman and sister and artist. My people are feminist, and pro-Black and anti-racist, and co-creating ways to dismantle capitalism in all its manifestations.
A daily, embodied ritual allows you to truly practice anti-racism.
When you want to be part of something bigger, but you don’t want to sit in shul.
