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Dispatch from a Teacher in Nazareth
An American Jewish English teacher reflects on the moments before a ceasefire in the eerie quiet of a kibbutz.
A Protest Before Sheikh Jarrah
An account of a day-to-day demonstration in Israel and Palestine, moments before current tensions exploded
Not All Time Is For Sale: Keeping Shabbat Under Capitalism
“There are still 25 hours of the week where time holds still, makes room for something quiet and eternal. It is, by its very nature, a world designed to exist outside of capital.”
Shabbat Magic
“To my surprise, Shabbat dinners became a predictable and grounding occurrence every week. My mom cooked, I set the table, and my dad and brother cleaned up after the meal. Sometimes it was twenty minutes of near silence then everyone scurried off to their bedrooms again. Sometimes it ended in explosive arguments and someone finishing their plate an hour or two later in the kitchen. But sometimes it worked.”
Diaspora English: First Realizations in Nazareth
I wondered what part of his tour-guide history taught him to step to the back of the group he’s guiding, as he bowed to a religious sight. Was it just a part of getting out of the way— a matter of priorities in which his holy experience need not interrupt our photograph opportunity? Or was there something deeper there— a mutual shame on both our ends.
Second Generation Survivors
Are the kids alright? How the parenting styles of Holocaust survivors transmitted trauma to the next generation and beyond.
Diaspora English: Saying Goodbye to Students in Tel Aviv
“I’ll never forget seeing the kids light up as they are given the chance to work with me. I’ll never forget hearing them repeat new words under their breaths in order to memorize them. And I’ll never forget having to say ‘hello’ to twenty kids between the time I walked into school, and the moment I reached my classroom.”
Diaspora English: The Youth Village
Daniel Crasnow on his visit to the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Haifa.
“Jewish Media Is…”: An Unsettled Fellowship Reflection
“Jewish media is constantly questioning what I think I know, what I think I believe, and who I think my heroes are.”
Shouting “I am a Jewish Educator!”: A Judaism Unbound Fellowship Reflection
“Too many young Jews receive the message from our communities that we aren’t Jewish in the right way….That’s why New Voices Magazine’s work to connect young Jewish artists to each other and give our stories and ideas a platform is such a radical project.”
A Love Letter to “Timtum: A Trans Jew Zine”
“The Rabbis wrote commentaries and we write zines.”
Diaspora English: An American Election in Israel
“While American Jews continue to care about Israel, Israelis do not care as much about America.”
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