by Tani Prell | Nov 3, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Hirut Yoseph is an Ethiopian-Israeli artist bringing her love of art and her cultures to classrooms around New York City. This Sigd, Hirut used her talents to create a set of Sigd coloring pages for Be’chol Lashon, displaying and describing images significant to this...
by Tani Prell | Nov 3, 2026 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Tigist Nave, known as Chef Tigi, is an Ethiopian-Israeli private chef based in New York City and the founder of Green Garlic. Born in Ethiopia, she immigrated to Israel at the age of 12. Her cooking reflects the cultures, flavors, and traditions that have shaped her...
by Tani Prell | Nov 2, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
“Motherhood” | Graphite Drawing | An intimate moment between a mother and child, capturing their tenderness and closeness. Subtle details of traditional Ethiopian clothing connect this everyday gesture to a broader cultural heritage. Batya Sisay’s...
by Tani Prell | Sep 10, 2026 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
This year, something happens that doesn’t happen often: my two new years fall on the same day. On September 11, Ethiopians everywhere, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and secular alike, will celebrate Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year. That same evening, as the sun...
by Tani Prell | May 8, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
My son will turn two at the end of the May, and I’ve been reflecting on how glad I am that his birthday falls during Jewish American Heritage Month. Reading has continued to be one of his favorite activities, so in celebration of the month and his birthday,...
by Tani Prell | Mar 17, 2026 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Can I have this dance? No. Not the hora! We can make our own! Something… Ethno-religious with a question mark. Jewish with a hyphen between the double u and the I but may nothing ever come between you and I in that way. Let’s keep the commandments. Prioritize the...
