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A grey night sky is filled with scattered stars. Silhouettes of tree tops line the bottom.

The Favorite Child

Life. An unfamiliar word. It’s how Mother explained Favorite Child’s beings. They are conscious. They are alive. They are life.
A collaged image with a vintage sewing machine, spool of blue thread, tiara, and row of dresses.

Discovering Jewish Joy in My Grandmother’s Closet

This dress I was wearing at twelve years old had been my great-grandmother's. That dress, just a dress, suddenly turned her memory into a presence.
A tattered Israeli flag flies on a post against a pale blue sky.

Over the Atlantic

My sister is in a bomb shelter / And it rains over the Atlantic.
A long pier stretches out into a gray-blue lake. It doesn't quite reach the opposite shore.

Connection

I don't know how to explain that I am here, but I am not.
A brown owl hidden among pine boughs.

Who is the Real Question

I took this photo outside of a Trader Joe’s, and it is one of my favorite nature shots.
Two young girls, all dressed up, dance at a bat mitzvah.

Bat Mitzvahs and Blackheads

I didn’t want to spend another day being miserable about this. That was a waste of the rest of my youth. I asked my mom if I could get a nose job.
A round challah sits in a pile of brown, fallen leaves.

Sticky Hands

Most Shabboses I don’t get to help with the challah, but this Thursday is special.
A close up of a blue eye with a Jewish star reflecting in the iris.

Kanye West’s Antisemitism: A Jewish Fan’s Perspective

Separating Ye—an artist whom I’ve revered and appreciated since childhood—from his actions just isn’t something I can do anymore.
Two white flowers stand alone against blurry background.

Dormant

But now, I stand here, no longer the girl I once was.
Two leafy branches silhouetted against a blurry orange sunset.

Hiding in the Light

I took this photo outside of a Trader Joe’s, and it is one of my favorite nature shots.
Gazing through a window, we look out on a porch with two rocking chairs, framed by greenery.

7:18

Shabbat starts at 7:19. It is 7:18, and Harry can’t find his socks.
A shiny-haired girl looks out a window with her hand pressed on it.

Beneath the Floorboards

The sound of iron footsteps reverberated from the floorboards
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