Cover design by Jackson Patrick-Sternin Cover background courtesy of Steve Johnson
Winter 2020 Cover
Readers Respond
Shalom Leviathan Readers, All of us here at Leviathan Jewish Journal hope to maintain a positive, creative outlet for sharing Jewish culture on campus and beyond, and we feel that we can achieve this goal if you, dear readers, join…
The Inevitability Of Conflict In The Modern Promise Land
by Wayne Chien There have been many times in history where conflicts between various groups have been deemed irreconcilable and unending due to the intractable nature of the conflict. Many, like the American Civil War or The Palestinian War of…
Visiting Israel
Written by Amanda Leiserowitz Photo courtesy of Amanda Leiserowitz When I was about fifteen, the Temple Sinai youth group took a two week trip to Israel. Our new Rabbi and the Israeli woman who both coordinate the youth program were…
Latkes for Busy Tired College Students That Kinda Suck at Cooking
Written and Photographed by Rachel Ledeboer Ingredients: 2 potatoes ½ of an onion 1 egg 3 tbsp flour Salt Pepper Vegetable oil Peel your potatoes and shred them up with a box grater. Take the grated potatoes and fold them…
How deep will you get?
by Tamar Weir looking at the world through your stained windows its a sunday morning so you’ve opened up the blinds all is there for you to see but you’re only 20, life is happening to you but it has…
Berlin
by Tamar Weir Arriving landing my feet are on the ground officially german soil officially in the land of my ancestors pulsing Godly reactive vagina arriving, unaffecting vagina is now infected german soil welcoming me with each new coffee shop…
4 Things I’ve Learned at Jewish Summer Camp
Written by Raina Scherer Illustrated by Nina Scherer Growing up at Jewish summer camp has endowed me with crucial knowledge about life and people. There’s something special about being in a temporary community for two months, surrounded by children and…
A Word from God
by Jackson Patrick-Sternin Some fourteen billion years ago, I snapped my metaphysical fingers and the void grew so hot it scorched my skin. For ten billion years I was content with observing the chaotic beauty that ensued. I watched this…
Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
Written and illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz Ingredients: Matzo meal (2 packets) Low sodium vegetable broth (2 boxes) 2 eggs 2 tbsp vegetable oil Celery Carrots Garlic powder A dash of olive oil Season carrots by tossing them in olive oil…