by Tani Prell | Nov 6, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
One moment everything seems to be moving forward. Then one mistake. And suddenly it feels as if you’ve fallen into the deepest, darkest abyss with no way out. Everyone makes mistakes. Most mistakes are not fatal. Some are easily fixable with a bit of effort. Others...
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 | 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...
