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Latest Pieces

  • Holocaust Now

    Holocaust Now

    “We read a paragraph in our textbook explaining that Hitler and the Nazis killed Jews, and that one paragraph was it.”

  • Connections Across History and Continents

    Connections Across History and Continents

    “Szarvas is a place where young isolated Jews discover the joy and community of Judaism.”

  • Women Lost in History – A Villanelle

    Women Lost in History – A Villanelle

    “Let not these heroines go unseen”

  • Tearing Down the Mechitza

    Tearing Down the Mechitza

    “Breaking down that barrier is a necessary step for the full liberation of Jewish women.”

  • Menagerie

    Menagerie

    “You can create life with the stroke of a pencil”

  • Testing the Torah’s Stories

    Testing the Torah’s Stories

    “But then we began discussing Passover…”

  • masquerade of fear

    masquerade of fear

    “this is an inner struggle”

  • Fighting Anti-Semitism in its True Form: Ignorance

    Fighting Anti-Semitism in its True Form: Ignorance

    “Anti-Semitism is invading my hometown.”

  • Waste Management?

    Waste Management?

    The title of this piece refers directly to how many major corporations “manage” waste, when in reality their solutions are far from manageable.

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Share Your Voice and Vision!

Interested in submitting your creative work on an upcoming theme or any other subject?

jGirls+ Magazine accepts submissions on an ongoing basis from from self-identifying Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens ages 13-19. You can submit articles, essays, fiction, poetry, humor, photographs, music, videos, artwork and other creative materials.

Special Projects

Pro-Choice: An Interview Series

Pro-Choice: An Interview Series

As Jewish feminists, we are deeply frustrated and disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson case to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. Millions of people lost their right to bodily autonomy on June 24th; these interviews share the views of only a few of them. Our hope is that this collection of interviews gives insight into some of the faces and perspectives behind the issue of reproductive rights.

Salt and Honey: Jewish Teens on Feminism, Creativity, and Tradition

Salt & Honey — A Book from jGirls+

In 78 vibrant works, 62 jGirls+ teen contributors voice their celebrations and challenges, their anger and their eagerness in essays, poetry, and visual art. The themes are universal, touching on childhood, spirituality, sexuality, race, family, friends, and the world around us.

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About Us

jGirls+ Magazine, a program of Moving Traditions, is a global community for Jewish female and nonbinary teens to voice their realities, engage with new ideas, and lift each other up as they lead social change.