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 | Mar 3, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Identity
The gallery space at the 14th Street Y on Manhattan’s Upper East Side lines its walls with three stories from Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words, the graphic novel anthology with comics of Jews from uniquely diverse backgrounds. The gallery’s lobby...
by Tani Prell | Nov 25, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Identity
As a filmmaker, Dana Schneider understands the power of visual storytelling. Embracing comics as a new medium through Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words, Dana shares with us the moments and memories central to her Yemenite pride and identity. With roots in Yemen,...
by Tani Prell | Nov 25, 2025 | Identity, Recipes
In the Bukharian kitchen I grew up in, rice wasn’t just a side dish — it was the heart of the meal. Nearly every traditional recipe started with a simple grain and transformed it into something comforting, flavorful, and full of meaning. I still remember the wide...
by Tani Prell | Nov 25, 2025 | Identity, Recipes
When I was growing up, there was one winter dish my grandmother made only on rare occasions. Not because it wasn’t delicious — but because it was a whole operation. And the star of this long-cooked, cozy dish? Cucumbers. Yes… stuffed cucumbers slowly simmered...
