Jewish Futurisms: More Predictions
In 5797, there will be a ninth day of Channuka.
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When Hair Means More Than Just Hair: A Deeper Take on Jewish Curls
From eugenics to historical antisemitism, the impulse to straighten the curl may be a manifestation of intergenerational trauma.
Jewish Queeries: Summer Frolic Compendium
The Jewish guide to the love, lust, and everything undefinable that comes with the summertime gaiety of 5782.
Jewish Futurisms: Predictions For The Next Half Century
Inspired by Rabbi Joshua Bolton’s poem “Jewish Futurisms,” New Voices Fellows composed their own set of poetical predictions for the next 56 Jewish calendar years.
Billy Joel Is Only Human
The Jewish songwriter’s lifelong struggle with depression led him to become a public mental health advocate, even in the face of media-wide ableism.
When The Women Sang Shema
One of the oldest Jewish prayers takes on a new unified meaning early in the morning, with Women Of The Wall
Dear Jewish Queeries: I’m Religiously Observant & My Partner’s An Atheist. Can We Make It Work?
How do I balance a romantic relationship where it’s hard to find common ground in any discussion about religion?
How To Search For An Ancestral Shtetl
For Ashkenazi lineages, what does it take to go beyond Anatevaka and into often-unrecorded personal history?
Dear Jewish Queeries: I’m Asexual. Is It Worth It To Come Out To My Jewish Community?
“Being in queer, Jewish spaces and community used to feel amazing but now feels sad and isolating, a reminder that I’m ‘missing out’ on Hashem’s gift or don’t feel like I can be my full self there. Do you think coming out to someone is worth it?”
26 Jewish Resources That Aren’t Chabad.org
It’s time for a wider, more inclusive set of go-to Jewish resources.
Diaspora English: On A Year of War, Plague, and Turning
Looking back on a year of teaching English in Tel Aviv and Nazareth during a resurgence of violence and a global pandemic.
Dear Jewish Queeries: My Mom Wants Grandchildren, But I Don’t Want Kids
Broader Jewish culture will have us believe that “being fruitful and multiplying” can only exist within a heterosexual context. This culture may create the means for “Jewish multiplication” but at the cost of whose fruitfulness?
Diaspora English: A Tour of the West Bank
Daniel Crasnow sees the occupation up close through the lens of “Breaking the Silence”
Dear Jewish Queeries: How Do I Make My Summer Camp More Inclusive?
As Jewish summer camps reopen, one counselor wonders how to make their summer camp more queer-friendly. Jewish Queeries have answers.
Jewish Queeries Series: The Modern Yentas
Real advice. Real Nice Jewish Queers. Introducing the Jewish Queeries Series.