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 | Jul 7, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
I never expected to be trapped in a mourning silo-alone/sola. I can sigh in Hebrew, Spanish and English, just in case you are wondering? It all sounds the same. There standing as a daughter/hija, mother/madre, sister/hermana, cousin/prima, and friend/amiga, a Catholic...
by Tani Prell | Apr 27, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Dear Community, I’m thrilled to share that our recent storytelling project, Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words received a Wilbur Award from the Religious Communicators Council (RCC), which recognizes the most outstanding work in the communication of religious...
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...
by Tani Prell | Nov 4, 2025 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Image: Jerusalem, 1982: My great-uncle, a Kess Wubeshet Aytegeb, is leading the first official Sigd gathering in Jerusalem. Beside him stand President Yitzhak Navon and Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren. “And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God; and all the...
by Tani Prell | Sep 9, 2025 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, represents fresh starts. The booming sound of the shofar, the warm gathering of friends and family, and the communal union of prayer all invite us to pause and think about where we have been over the past year and where we want to...
