Queen Esther’s Second Seder

By Zach Beer April 12, 2022

The Talmud says the story of Purim happened over Passover. Who says second night seder isn’t special?

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Start Preparing Early for An Anti-Nationalist Hanukkah: A Zine Review

By Miranda Sullivan October 25, 2021

Reviewing eight nights of radical Hanukkah mini-zines

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To The New Jewish Left

By April Rosenblum August 12, 2021

More American Jews find themselves called to justice work than ever before. April Rosenblum, organizer and author of The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere, brings Torah in this letter for young Jewish activists resisting domination and approaching a tipping point.

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“The Itch to Create”: A Jewish Currents Fellowship Reflection

By Jess Schwalb February 6, 2020

I rediscovered the power of art and creativity from the other New Voices fellows; when I write the next niggun, I will send it to them first.

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Kendrick Lamar and Revelation: A Challenge for Jewish Theology

By Evan Goldstein March 19, 2015

I’ve wanted to write about Kendrick Lamar for a while. Mostly because listening to Kendrick seems to be what I turn to when I’m supposed to be writing, so integrating the two activities felt ideal. But what angle could possibly be found to write about hip-hop for a Jewish student website? Well, I’m not sure….

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