Jewish Literary Links
Toward the end of each week, the My Machberet blog presents a collection of links, drawn primarily from the world of Jewish books and writing.
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Words of the Week: Project Shema
…Our first-ever Translations podcast Shema Session, a behind-the-scenes conversation series featuring Project Shema colleagues as we navigate the complex issues at the heart of our work.
In this inaugural episode, we sit down with our CEO, Oren Jacobson, to explore why, as an antisemitism education organization, Project Shema does not adopt any formal definition of antisemitism. Together, we explore why, in most cases, a formal definition isn’t necessary to understand the concerns of the community, including in educational environments and, at times, with policymakers. We also dive into the question on many people’s minds: is anti-Zionism antisemitism?
Find the thoughtful discussion via Project Shema’s website.
Markets and Jobs for Writers
As an October treat, the bonus batch of opportunities that typically goes out first thing Monday morning to paid subscribers on Substack went out today to all subscribers.
If you missed it, you can find it here!
#SundaySentence
Every weekend I participate in David Abrams’s “#SundaySentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
And then I made an omelette with two of those eggs, and folded it into a pita spread with yellow amba and sweet cherry tomatoes and brought the sandwich with me to Re’im, where the Nova desert rave was held and where the massacre had taken place; I was covering the ceremony for the Tribe of Nova, the community of ravers gathering for their own October 7 memorial.
Source: Jessica Steinberg, “Of Eggs and Grief” (Still Life with Jessica Steinberg)
Finds for Writers
Each week (typically Fridays), the Practicing Writing blog offers writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
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