Poetry | Undergrowth, by Sara Camhaji
In Sara Camhaji’s poems, the speaker’s worldview encompasses the plants’ power and authority over human ways.
Book Review | The Young, the Rich and the Guilty
“They were the shining realization of the Jewish American dream, people who could load their plates with all that this country had to offer.”
Visual Moment | The Little Boat that Could: Resistance and Rescue in Denmark
“The Jewish refugees now had a possible path of escape, if only they could get across the water.”
Lochs and Bagels: A Trip to Jewish Scotland
“Their melodic accents and deep sense of Yiddishkeit didn’t surprise me. Their strong allegiance to Scotland and the seamless marriage of their two cultures did. But kosher kilts? Tartan kippahs? You bet!”
No, Chappell Roan Is Not Jewish
Is Chappell Roan Jewish?
Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about Chappell Roan. The singer, whose real name is Kayleigh Amstutz, has recently shot to...
Poem | PRISONER Z
“Prisoner Z” conjures a dystopian world that exists today in countries we can name.
Book Review | Is Motherhood Bigger Than Reality?
What is it about motherhood, especially early motherhood, that has been propelling novelists lately toward the surreal and the supernatural?
Treva Silverman, Joke Whisperer
Treva Silverman, who wrote for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and other hits, is adored and admired by fellow comedy writers and actors alike.
Nightingale of Iran with Danielle and Galeet Dardashti and Jennifer Bardi
Danielle and Galeet Dardashti, born and raised in the United States, knew very little about the lives of their father Farid and grandfather Younes in Iran when both were singing sensations and beloved by Iran’s Muslim community in the 1950s and 1960s.
Making Art in Times of Conflict with Alliance for Jewish Theatre
Panelist discuss the importance of theatre and creating beauty even when the world around you is filled with chaos and sadness.
Verdi’s Nabucco in the Aftermath of October 7
Watching Verdi’s Nabucco and its story of Jewish persecution and pervasive violence against a Jewish community in exile may as well have been taken from recent headlines.
The Mystery of the Cairo Codex: On the Trail of an Ancient Manuscript
For nearly 1,000 years, Cairo’s Karaites guarded one of the world’s most Legendary Hebrew manuscripts. Thirty years ago, it vanished...
Part I: Guardians of the Codex
In...