The first of our submissions addressing the dark side of Purim Eliana Fishman lives in Washington DC and works in Democratic politics I grew
Shayna Solomon lives in Nashville and is a leader of Never Again Tennessee This sukkot is the time for Secretary Mayorkas to Cancel Trump’s ICE-police
What to do with Hanukah? (Spoiler alert—its actually about Diaspora.) Hanukah lives in the sweet spot where there is one story which claims that it
Laynie Soloman is a faculty member and Director of National Learning at SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. Chanukah is filled with miracles—long-lasting surprise pockets of
Two phenomena in Jewish public discourse that bother me feel especially acute around and in advance of Tisha B’Av. The first is the use of
Jay Michaelson recently published an article in the Forward about why you shouldn’t go to shul on Rosh Hashanah. It’s an interesting premise. However, it’s
“Today is the conception of the world. Today, [God] makes it stand in judgment, perhaps as children, perhaps as slaves.” — “היום הרת עולם. היום יעמיד במשפט, אם
Purim creates a raucous, shallow space that we fill with noise and unexpected holiness.
Chicago Jewschoolers, take note! Jewschool Senior Editor Aryeh Bernstein is moving back to Chicago and will be teaching a beginners Judaism class for the Mishkan
The two month marathon of Jewish Holidays is over. For many, (myself included), there is a feeling of some of relief – no more cooking,
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