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“We’d been flirting for over a week now, but being in an Orthodox Jewish seminary made it hard for us to actually do anything.”
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A Yiddish Camp Saga
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.
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.”
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.”
mi kerida / My Beloved
“My beloved’s hair is the color of coffee /
And she drinks from the finest waters in Sefarad.”
Mishpacha: Given and Found
“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.”
Born Again in the Bathroom Mirror: a Transmasculine Euphoric Poem
“I didn’t know what G-d looked like until I met Him this afternoon in the bathroom mirror.”
Gold Hysteria
I could see it all through a foggy haze, Kit and I forming a new life built up from the rotten wood and busted stone, broken pieces melded together to be whole again.
Tattoos / Freedom
“It felt so right, I could almost understand why God said no; no human should be allowed to experience the amount of joy and love from such a simple interaction.”
Why Did “Indecent” Become An Overnight Classic?
The play by Paula Vogel became an immediate theater phenomenon. It hasn’t stopped captivating audiences and gracing student stages. What explains its unusual success?
Jewish Queeries: Summer Frolic Compendium
The Jewish guide to the love, lust, and everything undefinable that comes with the summertime gaiety of 5782.
D’var Torah: How To Protect Our Queer Jewish Kids
“Growing up as a people means facing frightening frontiers – including the intimate landscapes of our own bodies. Yet, we can build a safer, more loving Jewish gender and sexual future.”
#SaveSadeh: Europe’s Only Jewish Farm Faces Eviction
The potential closure of Sadeh Farm puts the future of a global Jewish farming movement at stake – especially for Jewish youth.
Falling in Love, Disabled and On Screen
The student filmmaker behind the upcoming short film “Unconditional” tells the story of an interabled lesbian couple’s first intimate evening – and the experiences at Jewish summer camp that inspired her script.