What it is Like to Have Anxiety
Marin crafts an emotional poem depicting the challenges of living with anxiety.
Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew.
"Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew...These labels don’t really jive in my community."
Wishing for Butterflies
"Fluttering, paper-thin, murky brown wings...Tickle the inside of her stomach."
Pixels of Me
Annie's painting depicts the "depersonalized effect social media can have on people’s perceptions of self."
How to Label Yourself
A story that takes you back in time as you learn how labeling and social pressures all begin.
Mothers and Their Teen Daughters, in Conversation
jGirls+ founder, Elizabeth Mandel, discusses the birth of jGirls+ and how she and Lisa Hostein, of Hadassah Magazine, saw an opportunity to provide a space for meaningful mother-daughter conversations.
To Live by the Mandate of Tikkun Olam
Maya and her mother, Jody, discuss the importance of Judaism and how it fits into a determination to make this world a better one.
Navigating Two Worlds
As a person of color, Makeda explores the differences she feels in Jewish life compared to her mother, Rebecca.