Fancy Feast Dishes on Queer Sex, Burlesque, and Jewish Continuity
The Jewish performer’s new essay collection is “part exclusive backstage pass and part long-form literary striptease.”
Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
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Students share how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting life on campus
“To ignore my emotions would be to ignore the empathy I have for Israelis and Palestinians who are being driven from their homes and who are being killed as collateral damage.”
A Golem’s Thoughts on War
“When a rabbi takes it upon themselves to forge a Golem, there is an emergency. The being represents an attempt to rebuild, to protect, and most literally, to physicalize the truth.”
Young Queer Jews are Adding Their Voice to the Siddur
“With this siddur addition, LGBTQ+ young adult Jews get to truly share their voices in religious life.”
“Israelism” Review: The Dangers of Pro-Israel Indoctrination
“In declaring that the only way for Jews to be safe is for Israel to be safe, the safety of Jews everywhere else has effectively been compromised.”
Like a Jew Among Jews: A Jewish Media Fellowship Reflection
“The Yiddish word haymishe comes to mind… It immediately made sense to me as an equal-parts ironic and sincere evocation of the joy and warmth of Midwestern Jewishness.”
The Moss Maidens, a play about teen girls seducing and killing Nazis, is making history
“There’s this catharsis in getting to kill Nazis on stage, knowing they would have wanted to kill you.”
Choosing to Grieve
“It felt so good to not have to pretend everything is fine. To be able to mourn, to bawl in the presence of community without apologizing for the snot and the sound.”
On Jewish Catholic Guilt
“By distancing myself from Christianity, I’ve distanced myself from a part of my mom’s life. I’m still trying to put together the pieces I’ve missed.”
The History of Jewish Summer Camp Could Change its Future
“It can be hard to let go of the sense that camp is full of tradition and history… but change is ok. It’s inevitable.”
Is Ye the New Wagner?
“He just has so many bangers!” said another Jewish friend begrudgingly the same week, dismayed that we weren’t putting Ye West on the playlist for the rager that night.
I Have Imposter Syndrome and I’m Owning it: A Jewish Media Fellowship Reflection
“This was the moment I realized that I, like everyone else in the world, was not exempt from imposter syndrome.”
Gold Hysteria
I could see it all through a foggy haze, Kit and I forming a new life built up from the rotten wood and busted stone, broken pieces melded together to be whole again.
The Fiddler And The Self-Hating Jew
“Right at the moment when I felt the least aligned with Judaism, I was cast in the most Jewish musical in existence.”
Investigation: How Jewish Youth Groups Are Breeding A Toxic Sexual Culture For Teens
For decades, major Jewish youth groups have cultivated pressure-based teen sexual cultures, leaving Jewish youth without support or education about sexuality and consent.