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The Jewish Writing Project title: The Jewish Writing Project | Exploring what it means to be Jewish

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How My Father Shaped My Jewishness
By Herbert Munshine (Great Neck, NY) My father never called me by what I call my American name. I was never Herbert, Herbie, Herb or even, as a Scottish fellow teacher used to call me during my time in West … Continue reading →

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Visiting on Father’s Day
by Lillian Farzan-Kashani (Santa Monica, CA) Your energy shines Like the sun rays Grateful to be near you,  I clean off your headstone with rosewater What a gift to be raised In the language you spoke Hayedeh and Faramarz on repeat In your honor I wish we could have gotten  Further into the Rumi + … …

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Where the train tracks end
by Janice Alper (San Diego, CA) I walk in silence along grass covered train trackswith teenagers, Holocaust survivors, chaperones.We are a sea of blue. Our jackets boastMARCH OF THE LIVING. Butterflies flutteronto wildflowers, birds chirp in sparse trees.We shade our …

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Shabbat
by Penny Perry (Fallbrook, CA) My six-year-old granddaughter comes home from school and declares, “Jesus saved me.” My four-year-old granddaughter echoes, “Jesus.” “I need to tell them who we are,” my daughter says. My daughter found Judaism on her own. … Continue reading →...

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Our Brooklyn Seder Table
by Sherri Blum (Wading River, NY) My parents were both born in Brooklyn. They each came from strong Jewish families, and because my parents took lots of home movies I was able to get a glimpse into their past. On … Continue reading →

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