The Ins and Outs of 2024 (by the Jewish Media Fellows)
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.
Journalism by Jewish college students, for Jewish college students.
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Kislev Dreaming
“What if I’d pursued another degree, deserted a friendship, or pursued a great love? Dancing around my skull, my dreams pull these threads out from under my brain and smack onto the page.”
The Science of Religion: Observations from a Jewish Astrophysicist
“It is true that we are formed from the ‘dust of the Earth’ – we are descendants of space stuff, whether your origin story starts with an apple or a bang.”
Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim): A Vector Collage
New Voices Fellow, Ashton Macklin, shares a collage about our relationships to God in the abstract form.
Review: Havurah’s First Jewish Short Film Festival
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.
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.”
The Wisdom of Tohu V’vohu
“Formless and void, tohu v’vohu is the swirling celestial wilderness, before divinity started forming creation. It feels cosmically significant that we have been brought here, now.”
An Environmentalist Attempts a Prayer
“Let us dance, feel, celebrate the rarity of this fleeting life before we return to stardust in the cosmos / Let us usher our descendants in for a good time.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Aseini K’Ilan: Make Me Like A Tree
“The fact that every natural wonder, from the sight of a rainbow to the smell of a spice, is given a brachah – the fact we are commanded to notice the world for what it is and what it offers – is such an awesome thing.”