How Ancient Persians Essentially Saved Judaism As We Know It Today (yes, Cyrus the Great was a Zionist)

Why a New Jewish Documentary Podcast, ‘The Nightingale of Iran,’ Absolutely Soars

Have You Heard of the Farhud? (why haven’t more people heard of the Nazi-era massacre of Iraqi Jews?)

“Poker Is Like a Game of Life”: How Jewish Poker Ace Robert Mizrachi Became a Champion for His People

Jewish Diversity Simmers in New Children’s Picture Book, ‘This Is Not a Cholent’ (book review)

“Go To Hell”: What Yemeni Jews in Israel Want the Houthis to Know (also, their Jachnun is better)

The LA Rabbi Who Saved Countless Iranian Jews (thank you, Rabbi Dershowitz)

I Have a Small Beef with Purim Hamantaschen (why don’t Jews bake Persian Purim cookies on…Purim?)

The Man Whom So Many of Us Forgot to Thank (and now, it’s too late)

A Multisensory Hebrew and Persian Concert at Skirball Gives Its Listeners Wings

COVER STORY: Prince of Persians (on the incredible work of Rabbi Yitz Jacobs in combatting assimilation among Iranian American Jews)

The Wonder of a Persian Rosh Hashanah Seder (pass the giant platter of cow tongue)

‘Anyada Buena!’: A New Children’s Book, ‘A Turkish Rosh Hashanah,’ Paints a Vibrant Picture of an Ancient Jewish Community

Who Said Jews Need to Eat Braided Challah on Shabbat? (no one; it’s an Ashkenazi custom)

Why Do Persian Jews Beat Each Other With Scallions During the Passover Seder? (yes, it’s okay to wish you were Persian)

Three Generations, One Timeless Mission (the incredible story of the Bouskila men)

I Didn’t Know What a Dreidel Was Until I Came to America (and what’s a ‘latke’?)

Beyond Gelt: How Mizrahi Jews Celebrate Hanukkah (and who uses coconut oil to light the Hanukkiah?)

For 30 Years, I Thought I was Sephardic. I Was Wrong (but you can’t blame me)

Beyond Hamantaschen: How Purim is Celebrated in Iran (hint: we don’t even have hamantaschen)

Meet the Young, Start-Up Nonprofit Working to Tell More Diverse Jewish Stories (on Project Mosaics)

Thank You, PJ Library, for Trying to Broaden Your Jewish Canvas (and no, gefilte balls are not for kicking)

Mordechai Ben-Porat Brought 130,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel. So Why Haven’t More Israelis Heard of Him?

It’s Time For Mizrahi Studies on Campus (on the imperative for Mizrahi Studies as a field worth studying)

Set Up to Fail: The Liability of Being a Jew on Campusset-upwho can g-a-jew-on-campus/ (and how Mizrahi students can help)

It’s Time to Talk about Grandmothers (why Mizrahi stories are crucial when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict)

I’m a Former Jewish Refugee. Would “The Squad” Have Given Me Refuge Today? (sad reflections on modern leaders)

‘Brothers and Sisters in Diplomacy’: The Power of Mizrahi Jews in Building Bridges (and breaking bread)

Celebrating Persian New Year in LA, With a 1970s Twist (also known as “Disco Jaan”)

L.A. Gets Its First Couscous Bar—And It’s Kosher (the story of a Tunisian boy and his vision for unapologetically delicious kosher food)

“Persian Sunrise, American Sunset” and the Hilarious Stories in Between (Iranians are nothing if not good storytellers)