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...
by Tani Prell | Sep 3, 2025 | Holidays, Identity
Natan Badalov is a Bukharian comedian and writer from New York City. He emigrated from Uzbekistan to the United States in the early 90’s. Since then, his work has been featured on Adult Swim and at prominent festivals including the New York Comedy Festival, Y’all...
by Tani Prell | Aug 14, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Identity
As the cover illustrator of Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words, Koren Shadmi offers readers their first look into the graphic novel anthology. Tasked with representing twelve unique Jewish stories from twelve diverse backgrounds, Koren approached the project with...
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 | May 28, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity
Earlier this month, I had the honor of participating in a street renaming for my late friend Larry Harlow, one of the most influential salsa pioneers, known under his nickname el judio maravilloso. It was fitting that the street renaming was done during Jewish...
