Tabby Refael (on Twitter @RefaelTabby) is a Los Angeles based writer, speaker and activist.
I decided that one of the best ways to seek comfort at this moment of treacherous unknown was to ask some of the best Jewish minds around the world for some words of relief.
Given the recent influx of entries into hell, I have decided to dedicate a satirical column to Satan and any other major terrorist leader who may meet his end this year.
The title may be “This Is Not a Cholent,” but symbolically, the book is a proverbial response to anyone who has ever met an out-of-the-box Jew, especially someone who wasn’t Ashkenazi.
I fell in love with Helen from the moment she opened the front door and invited me into her home.
I may be Iranian American, but I identify deeply with Israeli Yemenis, and anyone else in Israel whose family escaped an oppressive country.
The June 23 antisemitic protest was unprecedented in L.A. It was terrifying and traumatic. But it was not a pogrom.
You may not believe it, but here’s how it happened.
My friend, Dr. Judea Pearl, is one of the most joyful Jews I have ever met. And given his pain, that means everything.
Perhaps outside of Israel, no one fears Jews. Perhaps that is part of a predestined plan.
I will wager that you know many of the Sherman Brothers’ songs. And I will also wager that you love many of the Sherman Brothers’ songs.
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