by Joelle Novey Photo attribution: Al Zawaydah, in the south of Gaza on December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Abood M Almadhoun and posted by Gaza Soup Kitchen
guest post by Rabbi Jeanette Friedman Long before social media became a “thing,” I knew about an outspoken and articulate feminist, Elana Sztokman. I followed
by Eliana Fishman and Isaac Brooks Fishman Sukkot, celebrated recently, involved a lot of preparation: putting up and decorating a Sukkah, buying lulav and etrog,
What could the Israeli government have done differently after October 7? A number of people asked me this when I called for a ceasefire on
by Eliana Fishman I waited until October 8th to write about my four biggest pet peeves with how many fellow Jews talk about the October
By Shane Burley One of the problems with American discourse around Judaism is really right in the word itself: Judaism. What this word does is
We begin where all mourning begins. We say their names: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Almog Sarusi, Alex Lobanov, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, and Ori Danino. These six
Photo caption: Dovid Din at the author’s wedding, 1983 * “I have transferred all my hedonism to the spiritual level.” –Dovid Din, NYC, April 10,
by Sam Brody This is a 17 of Tammuz post. For those of you who don’t know, this is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating
by Arielle Tonkin Asking questions, engaging in creative practices, and immersing in stories stoke the spiritual imagination and support connection to self, God, and all
