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‘All-Night Pharmacy’ Is a Bisexual Neo-Noir About Addiction, Psychics, and Intergenerational Trauma

In this fresh take on the mystery novel, what needs to be solved is not a murder — it’s not even a missing sister or the truth of a psychic…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 9, 2024

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Retro head sculpture with flowers on beige background. Creative positive thinking concept. Minimal Mental Health Awareness Month. Psychology, emotional wellness, progress, flowering, Work on yourself idea

first person

I Didn’t Know Existential Therapists Were a Thing Until I Got One

“I’m an easy host, a rake, a card, I’m bejeweled, I have a gay face. I want to love and be loved. If reaching is a kind of being, it’s…

Temim Fruchter —

Feb 19, 2024

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palestine

A menorah glows on the last night of Hanukkah, the candles almost burnt out, the background complete darkness.

jewish holidays

The Limits and Possibilities of an Anti-Zionist Hanukkah

For me, and so many Jewish people, the lack of certainty, the encouragement of complex discussion, is what connects us to our faith.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Dec 11, 2023

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palestine

Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement protest and block access to Pennsylvania Ave. near the White House during a demonstration to support Gaza on October 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Signs read: NOT IN OUR NAME. END APARTHEID. STOP THE GENOCIDE. DE-ESCALATE / CEASEFIRE.

politics + activism

As a Jewish Anti-Zionist, Here’s What I’ve Been Reading This Week

A lack of expertise should not be an excuse to turn away — it should be an invitation to learn.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 17, 2023

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passover

first person

At the Passover Table, New Traditions Will Be Born

This year feels like the first of many years where I begin to truly incorporate my partner’s cultural traditions into our family.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Apr 5, 2023

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passover

Cover of Haggadah Min HaMeitzar. It includes the Yachatz silk painting with three vertical matzot where one looks like the earth split into two. It also includes the text "Haggadah Min HaMeitzar A Seder Journey to Liberation by Gabriella Spitzer."

jewish holidays

The Traditional and Radical Queer Haggadah I Wanted Didn’t Exist — So I Wrote It Myself

Nowadays, I ask, “how can my queerness deepen my Judaism, and how can my Judaism deepen my queerness?” Haggadah Min HaMeitzar is one answer to that question.

G —

Mar 26, 2023

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purim

Four hamentaschen cookies are dressed up in masks and costumes against a yellow background. Very silly and very cute.

jewish holidays

How To Create Purim Rituals That Celebrate Being Queer

Purim is one of the queerest Jewish holidays. Let’s celebrate accordingly.

Abby Stein —

Mar 5, 2023

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purim

jewish holidays

Now Is the Perfect Time for Mishloach Manot

This tradition, which literally translates to “sending of portions,” involves creating care packages of food and drink to send to loved ones.

Lindsay Eanet —

Mar 3, 2023

hanukkah

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community

Hanukkah Lights From the Disabled Community

Creating new rituals and ways of expressing and celebrating Judaism is nothing new within our tradition — all that’s needed is some creativity and care.

Riley Aster —

Dec 20, 2022

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