by Tani Prell | May 1, 2026 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, Arts & Culture, Identity, Teens
We live in a world that often expects us to fit neatly into one box. One race, one culture, one identity. But for people like me, that’s never been possible—or fair. I’m Chinese and Jewish, and for most of my life, I’ve felt the pressure to choose between the two. But...
by Tani Prell | May 23, 2024 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, Identity, Teens
Listen to an excerpt of Naomi and Rona’s conversation: Have you ever felt empowered by Judaism? Have you felt that you weren’t heard because of Judaism? Naomi: I feel very empowered by my Judaism, rooted in my knowledge of the Jewish people’s history. I went to Jewish...
by Tani Prell | May 23, 2024 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, Identity, Teens
There are countless words that have slipped through the cracks of translation, found the underground tunnels of a language, like water to its palm, always running through the ridges but never getting stuck. Words that don’t exist or simply don’t make sense in English...
