Rosh Hashanah 5785
This year I want to dip apples in saltwater I want to spread honey on my wounds How does one forgive the sting of alienation? How does one atone for […]
October 2, 2024
September 24, 2024
Where Prayer Goes to Die; Heeding Heschel’s Invitation to More Meaningful Worship
Over the past four years, I have read an average of 100 books per year. As someone who loves stories, I am struck by the conundrum of wanting to take […]
September 13, 2024
How Carly Perry Started Making Accessible Art & Judaica In Cincinnati
Ever since Carly Perry was a little kid, growing up in a Jewish family in Tennessee, she wanted to open her own art and design business. “I’ve always been interested […]
August 28, 2024
The Great Bagel Crossover
You might have seen or heard about the 2024 Great Minnesota Bagel Showdown. There has been a lot of bagel talk around here lately, so when I found myself in […]
August 27, 2024
‘Between the Temples’ Finds Humor in Pathos
How do we renew our faith when it seems lost? How do we praise a G✡d who feels too far away? What if songs of faith are the foundation of […]
August 9, 2024
The Jewish Drinking Show: Reform Responses to Prohibition
While The Jewish Drinking Show has previously discussed Prohibition, as well as an aspect of Orthodox responses to Prohibition, the newest episode of the show features a discussion of Reform rabbinic responses to Prohibition, […]
August 7, 2024
‘Screams Before Silence,’ Oct. 7 Sexual Violence Documentary, Is Necessary Watching
Editor’s note: This story includes disturbing details of violence and sexual assault. In late-April, Sheryl Sandberg, the Jewish former Facebook executive turned philanthropist, released “Screams Before Silence,” a documentary about […]
July 22, 2024
Some Jewish Highlights From This Year’s Tribeca Film Fest
The 23rd annual Tribeca Film Fest, which took place in June, offered a number of Jewish-themed movies and documentaries, on subjects ranging from fashion to a late in life Bat […]
June 7, 2024
Cincy Fringe Show Explores Jewish Identity Through Comedy
Co-writers Nell Adkins and Elizabeth Sacktor’s new play, “Esther Made Me Do It,” explores Jewish and queer identity. Sacktor directed the play, which stars Adkins and collaborator Helen Sher. “Esther […]
April 29, 2024
Linda Strauss Pens Children’s Book On The Sarajevo Haggadah
Shortly after 9/11, Linda Strauss decided to write a children’s book about the 600 year old Sarajevo Haggadah. Originally from Spain, and carried elsewhere by a family fleeing the Inquisition, […]