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 | Jul 2, 2025 | Identity, Jewish Ritual, Teens
ב״ה Definitions for the italicized Hebrew and Yiddish terms and phrases can be found at the bottom of this piece. Last fall we celebrated the bar mitzvah of our son Alter, the first in our immediate family in 100 years. The last bar mitzvah was celebrated in Russia...
by Tani Prell | Mar 2, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Teens
jGirls+ editor, Aimée Brown-Borges, reflects on jGirls+ and the partnership with Be’chol Lashon that helped strengthen her identity as Jewish person of Color. Be’chol Lashon collaborates with the Jewish teen feminist literary magazine jGirls+ in running...
by Tani Prell | May 23, 2024 | Identity, Teens
I am Syrian, Hawaiian, Colombian, Korean, Israeli, Persian, Mexican, Native American, white, Cambodian, and Indian…or at least that’s what I’ve been told. I come from an Israeli American mother with a head of big, black curls and glowing olive skin, which I’ve...
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...
