"Without hubris you will never be an artist..." -my teacher, Ruby Namdar Last week I had the honor of joining Ruby Namdar, Fania O...

I'm pleased to say that video is now available for the live webinar I moderated on the role of Jewish women and resistance.  Wagner Coll...

(read more about the new-old Yiddish rituals of mourning in my latest column )  A few days ago we got the terrible news that Jewlia Eisenbe...

Today we had our event celebrating the new Yiddish translation of Woody Guthrie's classic ode to America, This Land is Your Land . I joi...

Do you believe in ghosts? I'm open to convincing, but the only proof I'll accept is when (not if) Leonard Cohen's ghost pays me ...

Wayyyyyyy back last spring, Clarissa Marks asked me to be a guest on her podcast On Wandering . Though we recorded months ago, luckily , alm...

One of the pleasures of my work is discovering and sharing new Jewish art and culture. In the case of The Canvas and other stories , the new...

In just a few weeks we will be celebrating at the 9th annual Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Memorial Concert and Award .  The Dreaming ...

This is a story which spans two New York summers. If you’ve ever spent a summer in New York, you know that the humidity is inescapable and t...

For the last year or so I've been yelling ( in print ) about how good my friend Miriam Udel's new book, Honey on the Page , is goin...