One Schnitzel Away
By Ronit Eitan – The freezer door opens, and the cool air hits me in the face, giving a momentary reprieve from August’s unbearable humidity. I reach and pull out the red plastic container full of panko breadcrumbs that sits crammed at the back. Although a sizeable container, it is surprisingly light in weight. On […]
Jerusalem Caesarean
By Geula Geurts – for Rachel Goldberg-Polin: In this city there are women who’ve had their bellies split open seven times to fulfill the mitzvah of multiplying fruit, the holiest seed in the pomegranate spills out red & wet, a commandment so fierce it can only be the hand of Fear Himself pounding down on […]
Gimme Shelter
By Maya Sela – Host of ‘מה שכרוך’ (Ma She’karuch) on KAN Radio (Original Hebrew text below – הטקסט המקורי בעברית מופיע בהמשך) Maybe I’ve lost my mind. I have no desire for a foreign passport, and I don’t want to escape. On October 7th, I sat alone in my apartment in Tel Aviv and […]
