Light in a Pandemic by Alicia Jo Rabins
This poem originally appeared in the University of Portland Magazine. The mask feels at home on my face Like a worn key in a front door’s lock I make cinnamon rolls without a recipe And it works, like a…
A Tale of Two Kenneths: A Brief History of Campus Antisemitism in U.S. Civil Rights Law, 2004–present
Kenneth L. Marcus (left) and Kenneth S. Stern (right) (Or: Why the Executive Order on Antisemitism Does Matter) By Caroline Morganti and Isaac Brooks Fishman Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order on antisemitism, which created more confusion…
Jewschool Endorses the Women's March on Washington
As Jews and as Americans, we have looked on in dismay as immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ people, Native people, Black and Brown people, women, and people with disabilities have been vilified, threatened, and/or mocked. Throughout the electoral cycle, a constant stream of…
Join the fourth Jewish Intentional Communities Conference
In a time when both secular community structures and Jewish life in the US are in flux, Jewish intentional communities provide a pathway for meaningful Jewish engagement.
And the winner is …
Yes, here it is, the announcement that you have all been waiting for. After sifting through the… uhhh… hmmm… one entry to decide what cookie will represent Jewschool at NewGround’s evening Spotlight: The Space Between, the winner is Kung Fu Jew’s…
NewGround Spotlight and a contest!
NewGround is one of our favorite organizations. Their main activity is a year long fellowship for Muslim and Jewish adults in which the participants learn communication and conflict resolution in order to further mutual respect and cooperation while allowing for difficult…
In Brooklyn Next Sunday? Come Make Shofar-blowing History
Calling all Jews with horns (and their allies)– You are hereby welcomed to take part in a historical mass shofar-blowing gathering this coming Sunday in Prospect Park. The event will consist of a shofar-blowing workshop, a series of collective blasts,…
TBT: "We cannot make believe that we do not know how murderers came to dwell in our midst and how murders came to be accepted as normal."
In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re going back to July 2013, when Aryeh Cohen wrote about Trayvon Martin. If you’re wondering about why this post now, visit #Ferguson on Twitter. Isaiah’s vision and Our Blindness (Justice and Trayvon Martin) by Aryeh…
The Heroes We Won't Hear
Max Socol is a Jewish educator and political activist in Raleigh, NC. With so many remembrances of the Freedom Summer published in the Jewish press over the last month, it seems strange to say that something was missed. But it’s…
Tuesday Night 17 b'Tammuz / Ramadan Break-the-Fast Event at Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
NYC-area Jewschoolers, We hope you can join us tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 15) at 7:30pm for a special break-the-fast communal gathering in Harlem at the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque (Malcolm X’s mosque, located near the corner of W 116th St and…