In the early aughts- I was introduced to the music of friend-of-Jewschool Jewlia Eisenberg, also the drive behind the band Charming Hostess. In addition to
On Suffering after Wislawa Szymborska Pity it insists on visiting the innocent, the absent-minded and ill-prepared. It greets an old tailor as he tucks away
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and the Council of American Jewish Museums have joined forces with a number
Yortsayt The word came up with an acquaintance. I told him it’s the Yiddish words for “year” and “time” combined: it’s that time of year,
By Alicia Ostriker Emma Lazarus’ famous poem “The New Colossus” has been part of my mental furniture since childhood. All my grandparents arrived in this
This poem originally appeared in the University of Portland Magazine. The mask feels at home on my face Like a worn key in a
This week, Jewschool will be posting sample poems from Heshbon HaNefesh, an upcoming series of poetry readings on Zoom and Clubhouse. Here’s more about the
Scroll through the hundreds of cartoons that Jason Adam Katzenstein has drawn and posted on his popular Instagram account and you’ll quickly notice a theme.
CHE serves as a signal that Judaism’s language was important to support the “imagined community” of international Jewry. It’s less about learning a functional language, the authors argue, but rather helping campers and junior staff understand that Hebrew, the language of the Jewish people was worth knowing, and valuable enough to integrate into daily lives.
DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles and NBA veteran Stephen Jackson provided a one-two punch this week with the posting and defending of a virulent
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