By Mary Roche and Amanda Leiserowitz Illustrated by Sarah Lynn (IG @sarahkath.art) At the end of April, we attended a forum organized by Santa Cruz Hillel, in which four UCSC students and one alumni gave feedback about how the pandemic…
A short story by Amanda Leiserowitz Photo courtesy of Nikko Tan It was the year of b’nai mitzvah. Objectively, Noa knew every year was the year of b’nai mitzvot for somebody. But knowing that – and attending a different classmate’s…
Written by Mary Roche Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz Take a moment to imagine New York City. Almost immediately, visions of streets clogged with traffic, the constant crush of hurried bodies and subways chocked full of impatient commuters come to mind.…
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…
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…
Written by Mary Roche and Amanda Leiserowitz Photographed by Mary Roche This winter, we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas and hearing him perform Moroccan music in concert, where he sang in Hebrew and Arabic while playing…
As the decade rolls over, we are excited to publish our first issue of the 2019-2020 school year! We are pleased to present a wide range of community interests, with everything from artwork, to creative writing, to historical topics, to…
Written and photographed by Amanda Leiserowitz Amanda: The first thing I wanted to talk to you about was how long it took you to write this book [Between the Redwoods and the Bay] because you began researching the Jewish history…
Written and illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz When I was eighteen, I came across an album in Hebrew. The title, גרמנים באוגנדה, translates to Germans in Uganda, by Ram Orion, רם אוריון. A few years ago, I could not have read…
When I became Leviathan’s Editor in Chief, I thought it was the last thing I was prepared for. I have too much on my plate, I thought. And besides, I don’t know enough about politics or social issues or anything…