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Shabbat, Chronic Illness, & Radical Rest

By Sophie Hulet February 15, 2024

“I have seen Jewish wisdom anchor chronically ill and disabled people amidst a society that is built, in many ways, to exclude us.”

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Saying Hamotzi Over Challah and Gumbo

By Adam Daigle January 30, 2024

The mission to turn my family’s Cajun recipes Kosher went much deeper than just the food.

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The Ins and Outs of 2024 (by the Jewish Media Fellows)

By New Voices Fellows January 17, 2024

One unhinged writing session later, after great deliberation, and quite possibly spitting out water onto our computers, we bring you… ⁠the definitive in/out guide for 2024.

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A Yiddish Camp Saga

By Tyler Kliem January 5, 2024

The weeklong trip to Camp Kinder Ring has been around, formally, for 14 years. But, for the first time, yunge mentshn (“young people”) would fill the bunks, and meet the generations that came before.

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Review: Havurah’s First Jewish Short Film Festival

By Julia Hegele November 3, 2023

The films ranged from poignant renderings of love and loss of faith to high energy concepts toying with the forms of Judaism and film alike. 

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Fancy Feast Dishes on Queer Sex, Burlesque, and Jewish Continuity

By Julia Hegele October 25, 2023

The Jewish performer’s new essay collection is “part exclusive backstage pass and part long-form literary striptease.”

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Young Queer Jews are Adding Their Voice to the Siddur

By Eden Rosenfeld September 14, 2023

“With this siddur addition, LGBTQ+ young adult Jews get to truly share their voices in religious life.”

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“Israelism” Review: The Dangers of Pro-Israel Indoctrination

By Daniel Kushner September 6, 2023

“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.”

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Like a Jew Among Jews: A Jewish Media Fellowship Reflection

By Miri Verona September 1, 2023

“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.”

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A Day in the Life of Gedenkdiener

By Raquel G. Frohlich July 3, 2023

“My grandpa was in the Hitler Youth—now I’m doing a very different thing.”

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mi kerida / My Beloved

By Astera Marcos June 27, 2023

“My beloved’s hair is the color of coffee /
And she drinks from the finest waters in Sefarad.”

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The History of Jewish Summer Camp Could Change its Future

By Julia Hegele June 15, 2023

“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.”

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Mishpacha: Given and Found

By Elsa Baxter June 8, 2023

“Zadie’s fork clatters on the table, startling me. So, he says, taking a breath to steady himself, I have been told that you are gay.”

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A dark stage with spotlights shining down on the cast of Fiddler on the roof, who are dancing in long skirts with their hands raised in the air.

The Fiddler And The Self-Hating Jew

By Daniel Kushner April 21, 2023

“Right at the moment when I felt the least aligned with Judaism, I was cast in the most Jewish musical in existence.”

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Jewish Food Rituals in the Age of Diet Culture

By Gila Axelrod April 3, 2023

“I relapsed almost every Passover.” For some, the holiday of liberation can feel like Mitzrayim. Experts weigh in on how to find freedom.

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