The On Being Jewish Now Newsletter: February Events and New Essays
Upcoming events, new essays, and more.
We want to begin this newsletter by welcoming home all of the released hostages: Doron Steinbrecher, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Arbel Yehud, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Gadi Moshe Moses, Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas, as well as the five Thai hostages who were held for over 470 days. But there are still 79 hostages being held in Gaza—bring them all home NOW.
Our Substack
We’ve published more than 90 essays so far on our Substack, inspired by the bestselling anthology edited by
. The anthology has now been on the USA Today Bestseller list for 11 weeks! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought and read our book and showed it love. We are so proud of this community that we continue to build.We publish a new essay by you every single day, so make sure to subscribe and share so you don’t miss a single one! We are looking for new essay submissions, so make sure to look at the guidelines HERE and consider submitting an essay yourself!
New Essays This Week
To read all of the essays that we have published, click HERE.
Upcoming Events!
We host On Being Jewish Now events every month. This month, join us in Florida with the incredible Zibby Owens and a variety of contributors!
Monday, February 24th at 11 am, Miami Beach: The Miami Beach JCC hosts Zibby Owens in conversation with artist Zoe Buckman, moderated by Mindy Solomon. Register HERE.
Monday, February 24th at 5 pm, Bal Harbor: Veronica Beard Bal Harbor hosts Zibby Owens, Rochelle Weinstein, Dara Levan, Amy Ephron, Talia Carner, and Debbie Reed Fischer.
Monday, February 24th at 8 pm, Coral Gables: Books & Books Coral Gables hosts Zibby Owens, Rochelle Weinstein, Dara Levan, Amy Ephron, Talia Carner, and Debbie Reed Fischer. Register HERE.
Tuesday, February 25th at 10:30 am, Palm Beaches: Palm Beaches JCC hosts Zibby Owens, Amy Ephron, Dara Levan, and Debbie Reed Fischer. Register HERE.
Thanks for spreading the word. Let’s keep being the light to others. Sending love and strength.
Always a pleasure reading and participating in On Being Jewish Now! Shabbat Shalom!