ba·bel ‘bāb(ə)l,’bab(ə)l/ Noun .voices of number a by made typically ,noise confused A .1 Written by Tomás Tedesco Time of Outside Nothing was There One But Tying Tongue .Humanity of all Together ,People like felt Bricks ,Uniform rose Clay…
Jews and Cannabis
Written by Robin Kopf A kiddush cup full of wine, challah, a bowl piece packed with pot, and Shabbat candles: one of these things is not like the others. Yet, with cannabis’ state by state legalization, it is possible that Jewish…
This is What Having a Multicultural Identity Feels Like
Written by Tomás Tedesco Where I come, and where I go. If you hold me, I’ll let go. How can you know me, If I don’t? I’m the whistling arrow. I’m the incoming bullet. I’m the flammable air between…
Wandering
Written and Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz When I turned twenty, I realized something was missing from my life; an element which had once been so natural to me that I was surprised to realize had drifted away so easily. That…
One of a Kind Experiences
Written by Jessica Moreno I came across a website a couple of weeks ago called Read it Forward. It offers an endless amount of literary articles, or if you’re a subscriber to the site they have book recommendations. As I…
Looking Back: Origins of Leviathan
Written by Wesley Whittlesey Illustrated by Georgie Blewett For the past 45 years, it has been the mission of Leviathan Jewish Journal to inform UCSC on issues, themes, and stories relating to the Jewish world. For the past five quarters…
Impressions of Barcelona’s Ancient Synagogue: La Sinagoga Major
Written by Raquela Bases Barcelona is crowded. La zona turística is filled with people, constantly. Many come to walk along Las Ramblas (a famous tree-lined path with souvenir and ice cream kiosks), to visit the Picasso Museum, or to rollerblade…
Finding a Jewish Identity Through Music
Written by Robin Kopf Illustrated by Jessica Fischman My first summer and my subsequent eleven summers at URJ Camp Newman changed a lot of things about my life, but it mostly changed my view of my personal relationship to Judaism.…
Feeling Together
Written and Illustrated by Natalie Friedman
Revisiting Isaac: Meaning in an Unexceptional Life
Written by Avery Weinman This winter break, I was at the Sacramento International Airport bright and early for my six am flight to Hawaii where I would go on to spend a week at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, when a…