Hi friends! I'm launching a new venture which has felt nerve-wracking but vital: writing about what it means to be Jewish -- by which I mean a Jew in any capacity -- during a time when antisemitism seems to be steadily leaching into the groundwater of our public discourse. I've published two essays so far on this topic, both of which seek to be interventions in a broader cultural conversation about the irrationalism of antisemitism and the rising tide of authoritarianism:
This project is an important one to me, and one I'd like to continue ("The Median Is the Message" is the first part in a multi-part series on 10/7, for instance), but it's also one for which I require some help. By buying me a coffee here -- or a bagel, or even some kugel -- and letting me know via private message or in the "say something nice" box along with your donation what Jewish topics you'd most like to see me explore, you'll be supporting this venture in manifold ways you cannot begin to know! And you'll receive both the essays -- here and via Substack -- AND a hearty dose of thanks <3