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What if the Passover story wasn’t one of miracles but instead an indication that we can overcome anything? That we already have the power within us to persevere, to believe, to liberate, to be resilient? We asked community members to write about and record moments like this, and these stories are possible thanks to their honesty, creativity, and openness.
MOVING into
PASSOVER
Hadar Cohen begins with a dive into holiday themes that exemplify the resilience in all of us.
THOSE
YEARS
Read by voice actor Sean Burgos, Casey J. Adler's breathtaking true story is tale of resentment and redemption at the height of the 2008 financial crash. (Contains references to self-harm.)
HALLEY
3.0
Halley Crane takes us on a remarkable journey of healing, and reminds us that smiling is a radical act of self-love.
and OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS…
Emil Stern talks about overcoming a mispronunciation of devastating proportions in high school.
SANCTUARY
In containment, Marnina Schon Wirtschafter takes a look at her home in a whole new way.
YIDDISH VISIONS of
LIBERATION, from
AIDS to COVID-19
Benjamin Kersten reflects on Jewish, and distinctly Yiddish, responses to historical crises and the unparalleled one we find ourselves in now.
FRIDAY NIGHT
STANDUP
A Jewish singles gathering: what could go wrong? Sigmund Stern describes a well-intentioned standup gig gone awry. (Contains sexual content.)
RESILIENCE,
NOW
Tessa Hicks-Peterson meditates on resilience during Passover.
HEALERS
ON THE
RISE
Paula Kahn explores what it means to be a healer in unprecedented times.
FOR
YOU
The singer/songwriter Minnesota Child serenades us with a song of resistance, resilience, and redemption.