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  • Standing

    Standing

    The shades of hope in our hearts whisper that we’re still here.

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Latest Pieces

  • Creating Living Rooms Worth Living In

    Creating Living Rooms Worth Living In

    Perhaps I am the resident problem, but I am a problem on my own terms: I refuse to become an innocuous killjoy

  • Between Barbie Land and the Real World

    Between Barbie Land and the Real World

    As we get older, we understand that there are complications and uncomfortable truths about how we girls are perceived and how we think of ourselves.

  • In Accordance with the English Language

    In Accordance with the English Language

    I pluck words from dictionaries and thesauri In attempts to sound among the great Poets

  • Citrus Gardens in the Winter

    Citrus Gardens in the Winter

    Do the swings dangle empty in the wintertime bereft of the hands which grasped the twine

  • I want to eat all of the love in the world

    I want to eat all of the love in the world

    I do not want to be loveable, I want to be all-consuming.

  • Of Witches

    Of Witches

    Through Bubbes unknown that I can’t forget/ Not untied from loss but forever chained to it

  • The Day I Went Home

    The Day I Went Home

    My cab pulls up in front of the house. I’m shaking already.

  • The Problem with Shadows

    The Problem with Shadows

    They promise a perfect reflection

  • Identity crisis?

    Identity crisis?

    “the whole of me can be found in the whole of others”

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Share Your Voice and Vision!

Interested in submitting your creative work on an upcoming theme or any other subject?

jGirls+ Magazine accepts submissions on an ongoing basis from from self-identifying Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens ages 13-19. You can submit articles, essays, fiction, poetry, humor, photographs, music, videos, artwork and other creative materials.

Special Projects

Pro-Choice: An Interview Series

Pro-Choice: An Interview Series

As Jewish feminists, we are deeply frustrated and disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson case to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. Millions of people lost their right to bodily autonomy on June 24th; these interviews share the views of only a few of them. Our hope is that this collection of interviews gives insight into some of the faces and perspectives behind the issue of reproductive rights.

Salt and Honey: Jewish Teens on Feminism, Creativity, and Tradition

Salt & Honey — A Book from jGirls+

In 78 vibrant works, 62 jGirls+ teen contributors voice their celebrations and challenges, their anger and their eagerness in essays, poetry, and visual art. The themes are universal, touching on childhood, spirituality, sexuality, race, family, friends, and the world around us.

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About Us

jGirls+ Magazine, a program of Moving Traditions, is a global community for Jewish female and nonbinary teens to voice their realities, engage with new ideas, and lift each other up as they lead social change.