This past year has been (a) _____ . I don’t know what pithy adjective or noun to place in the blank space, but whatever I would choose, it would be…
read more Arts + Culture, Jewish Event, Jewish Life, Tikkun
These days, when I watch a movie, or a video of a dance or theater piece, the first thing that strikes me is that I am watching a world from…
read more 14Y Theater, Arts + Culture, COVID-19
Hello 14Y community! I am so excited to say “hi” and to join the 14th Street Y Preschool team! My name is Ari and I am a painter, illustrator, and…
read more 14Y Staff, Arts + Culture, Prelude to Preschool, Preschool
In 2020, COVID-19 arrived, which locked us all in our homes, in our cities and countries. In Argentina, where I live, even today, since March, it is not possible to…
read more Arts + Culture, COVID-19, Jewish Events, Jewish Life, LABA
Since 2015, I have had the joy of working at Project ORE, inside of the Sirovich Community Center. I am surrounded by incredible older people every single day who have…
read more Arts + Culture, PRIDE, PRIDE 365, Pride Month
The word pride invokes a different feeling in every person who hears it. For me, I used to think about the feelings I felt while I was coming out of the closet.…
read more Arts + Culture, PRIDE, PRIDE 365, Pride Month
In my early twenties, I was eager to talk about “gay marriage” with whomever I could. It was that trigger that activated pain in my soul whenever the topic came…
read more Arts + Culture, COVID-19, PRIDE, PRIDE 365, Pride Month
Mimouna is the traditional North African Jewish celebration of eating chametz to mark the end of Passover. Ophir Tal, Israeli Emissary on behalf of The UJA Federation to The 14th…
read more Arts + Culture, COVID-19, Jewish Events, Jewish Life, Season of Jewish Culture
During these challenging times, I have tried to find “happy moments” where I can find them. This has often taken the form of reading a book with my son or…
read more Arts + Culture, COVID-19, Jewish Life, Season of Jewish Culture
The Greek origin of the word “poetry” literally means, “I create”. The use of language to rise above semantics and ordinary prose has been a touchstone of human artistic expression…
read more Arts + Culture, COVID-19
