guest post by Zackary Sholem Berger The Talmud is full of categories: man, woman, Jew, non-Jews, slave, poor person, rich person, am-haaretz, wise person, and
By Rabbi David Polsky “My body, my choice!”–is a phrase often shouted by or written on the signs of people protesting against masking and vaccine
guest post by Emily Filler Before Shabbat came in last week, I saw the tweet above, re-posted by several horrified friends on social media. The
The first of our submissions addressing the dark side of Purim Eliana Fishman lives in Washington DC and works in Democratic politics I grew
guest post by Shaul Magid, Dartmouth College Purim is an amalgam of things, each distinct, together forming a tapestry that the rabbinic imagination weaves together
Cover art by Shterna Goldbloom; https://www.shternagoldbloom.com Author/contributor bio: “Zisl” is the nom-de-plume of a writer, educator and organizer living in a major American city.
guestpost by Jennifer Yael Green Leaked recordings of a private conversation between three LA city council members that revealed racist, antisemitic, and homophobic comments have
The essay below was originally written as part of my beit din, which took place in August. I wanted to share this personal testimony, in
The Jewish Liberation Fund and IfNotNow are sponsoring “Who Speaks for the Jews,” a deep dive into understanding the forces that shape American Jewish life.
Nathaniel Berman is the Rahel Varnhagen Professor in Brown University’s Department of Religious Studies. He is the author of Divine and Demonic in the Poetic