Lesléa Newman
Just as the form held the poems together, writing the poems held me together.
When Poetry Held Me Together
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Adar, Mussar, and Vaccines
Linda Elovitz Marshall
Each day, the sun lasts longer. The maple tree yields a more sap. More people receive vaccinations.
Siona Benjamin Paints Lilith of the Present
Samantha Baskind
For Benjamin, and most feminists who have adopted (or adapted) Lilith in art or literature, the mythological first wife of Adam stands as an icon of independence and courage
Keeper of the Flame
Susan Barocas
Whenever I would see Flory Jagoda, it was as if she had been waiting just for me, greeting me with her lovely smile and sparkling eyes. Often, she would say,… Read more »
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.
Creating a Reflection of Myself
Daisy Friedman
My whole pre-teen and teenage life, I watched films and television shows and thought, “Where am I?” Never before had I seen a girl with a subway map of scars on her body get the guy of her dreams. I had never seen a girl who used a walker be the prom queen.