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Building Peace Through Classical Pieces
An interview with Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar, co-founder and executive director of Nazareth-based Polyphony, which helps build bridges between Arab and Jewish…
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The Frozen Chosen 101
A crash course on the Jews of Alaska.
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🎈Balloons and Jewish Brooklyn
While on travel, I'm including my two latest pieces with Jewish Unpacked for you to check out!
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June 2024

Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. II
A look at the history of Jewish humor through YIVO's class, "Is Anything Okay?"
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5 Things I Learned on Shavuot
From mysticism to Torah to Klezmer, here is my annual Shavuot wrap-up.
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🏳️‍🌈 Gay Shabbat
"... the Jewish and Queer communities have a lot of overlapping values."
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🧀 A Catch-Up with the King of Kosher Cheese
Shavuot, kosher cheese, and a recipe!
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May 2024

Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. I
A look at Jewish humor through YIVO's class, "Is Anything Okay?"
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Cut. It. Out! The Bris Drop
I attended my first brit milah!
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🎤🎵Hallelujah! Israeli history through Eurovision wins
Learn about Israel's four wins and this year's entry in the biggest international song contest.
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Yom HaShoah and Honoring the Six Million
Holocaust Remembrance Day content and a brief review of Anne Berest's book, The Postcard.
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Call Me By Your Name: The Forgotten Exodus
Sharing some Passover homework from my seder, and the Jewishness of André Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name."
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