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by Helene Berton (Centereach, NY) Flipping over the tape, I clicked the play button and smiled when “Modern Love” came through my headphones. David Bowie was the best flying music, I decided. After finding the pack of gum in my … Continue reading →
by Steve Pollack (Woxall, PA) “I met your mechuteneste today,” my mom’s father stated, as if a simple matter-of-fact. All of us recognized that Yiddish word, but something wasn’t translating. Poppy’s eyes announced a playful intent and he unfolded the story like … href="https://jewishwritingproject.com/2025/11/17/matchmakers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ugc nofol...
After White Squares by Lee Krasner (USA) 1948 * by Barbara Krasner (Somerset, NJ) I won a Hebrew contest once, not because I understood the text blocks reading right to left, although I knew zeh meant “this” and ha meant … href="https...
by Miriam Bassuk (Seattle, WA) February 17th, my mother’s Yahrzeit. I realized I had forgotten to light the candle for my father on February 11th. They died years apart, my father at 62, several months before his early retirement, my … Continue reading →
by Leséa Newman (Holyoke, MA) And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart. –Deuteronomy 6:6 A man A 90-year-old man A 90-year-old Jewish man A 90-year-old Jewish man walking A 90-year-old Jewish man walking briskly … Continue reading →
