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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

  • To My Grandfather: My Introduction to Climate Organizing

    To My Grandfather: My Introduction to Climate Organizing

    “I am Generation Z, a generation that has grown up with the climate crisis at the forefront of our consciousness, a generation for whom time is fleeting.”

  • Glowing Red Sun

    Glowing Red Sun

    “It’s not on its way, it’s already here.”

  • Hear Our Cries

    Hear Our Cries

    This piece is about the impact of issues such as gun violence, climate change, and the rise in antisemitism.

  • Zehot

    Zehot

    Zehot—A visual exploration of how your identity shapes you from a young age.

  • Defending Israel

    Defending Israel

    “On ​Yom HaZikaron, the siren commemorates Israeli fallen heroes.”

  • The Honeysuckle Bush Growing Next to Our Old Bus Stop

    The Honeysuckle Bush Growing Next to Our Old Bus Stop

    “The honeysuckle bush growing next to our old bus stop was the highlight of the spring.”

  • Blanche & Sam

    Blanche & Sam

    Her family fled from the pogroms in Eastern Europe

  • A Fun Tour of Auschwitz?

    A Fun Tour of Auschwitz?

    “We cannot let further evidence of this mass persecution of the Jewish nation be diminished.”

  • Holocaust Now

    Holocaust Now

    “We read a paragraph in our textbook explaining that Hitler and the Nazis killed Jews, and that one paragraph was it.”

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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.