One Schnitzel Away

One Shnitzel Away - Ronit Eitan

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 the […]

Jerusalem Caesarean

'Jerusalem Caesarean' by Geula Geurts

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

MAYA SELA - 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 […]

Call for Submissions - Scarred