Mermaid Esther: An Astonishing Fire has been shortlisted for the Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival
If it seems like everything's shattering, that's because it is.
Somewhere in a midrash it describes how during the plague of darkness the darkness was so thick that the Egyptians were unable to move around. That’s how I feel, spiritually. I feel like the darkness is so thick that I cannot move an inch.
There seems to be some heavy congestion between our heads and hearts.
What kind of Jewish education, and for whom, is more vital? More nuanced? More indicative of a thriving Jewish future?
As I grew up, various unpleasant experiences pushed me dangerously close to anti-Semitic feelings. So can I condemn others who express similar impressions?
This is the ultimate 1992 bat mitzvah party mix. I dare you not to dance.
The old adage goes, “You can never go home again”. So when I've spent so much time on the road and finally walk through that door once again, what am I returning to, exactly?
You, mama, will be You more than you’ve ever been You in your life.
For so many years I defined myself by standing out, by being iconoclastic. How did I become a person who wants to look like everyone else?
