Shema
“Whenever I spent time with my grandparents, they became the storytellers of their own history.”
Fractured Cracks
“We’ve been labeled and scrutinized, we can’t be seen for one language, for one way of being, any longer.”
Häagen-Dazs: A Jewish Story of Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and Ice Cream
"When life gives you lemons—build an ultra-premium, kosher ice cream empire."
Rethinking Religion While Living Abroad
"It was not until September or Tishri had officially begun, and I was 4000 miles away from home, hanging up the very bent and crumpled holiday calendar my mother forced me to pack that I realized what was coming; the high holidays."
Watching Hope Come Alive: A Day in the Life at Beit...
“Under three different roofs, 45 girls sleep soundly, protected by their love for one another and by the staff who work 24/7, 365 days and nights to give them the best chance at healing from their trauma and living a fulfilling life.”
What Color is Jewish?
"Whenever someone says, 'Oh, you don’t look Jewish,' it reminds me that I am not the expected Jewish archetype."
A Double-Edged Sword: Living as a Jewish College Student in New...
“I endure antisemitism amidst the Jewish joy.”
My Secret
“If my mental illness is a secret that I carry, how many people in the sanctuary also have secrets?”
Broken Lines of Belonging
“The stranger thing was, it felt like I’d been staring down my whole life.”
Speaking Through Music
"If I can make my flute cry, people will feel it, no matter what language they speak. If I can make my violin laugh, people will hear it, no matter where they come from."
