Jessica Price
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7 Marginalized Groups That Need Your Help This Passover
Whenever I read the Exodus story during Passover, I’m struck by a curious note: that when the Children of Israel left Egypt, a “mixed multitude” (i.e. Egyptians, and most likely other people enslaved during Egyptian conquests, like Syrians, Nubians, and Canaanites) went with them (Exodus 12:38). My first question is, given the last plague of … → Read More
Anti-Semitism Is the Real Horror in 'The Golem'
The Golem is an odd little Jewish horror movie: It feels like the lovechild of The VVitch and Fiddler on the Roof, but it’s less interested in the horror of the supernatural than the horror of living under the constant threat of pogroms. Horror movies with Jewish themes (as opposed to Jewish demons mediated through Christian lore) are rare … → Read More
Why Can't Vashti And Esther Both Be Purim Heroines?
With Purim here, we’re due to have another debate about whether Esther’s a good feminist who should be emulated or a child sex slave who should be pitied, and on whether Vashti’s a feminist hero or an evil queen — and I’m so over the latter. In the actual text of the Book of Esther, Queen … → Read More
We Need Purim Now More Than Ever
“Yom Kippur is the guilt release holiday,” my rabbi said. “Purim is the rage release holiday.” It was one of those statements you hear and instantly find so obviously true that you can’t believe you didn’t realize it on your own. I’d always thought of Purim as Jewish Mardi Gras and more or less left … → Read More
The Israeli Vampire Series 'Juda' Is Coming to Hulu. Get Excited.
Imagine a TV series that’s basically Snatch meets Blade, only it’s also super Jewish and the main character occasionally gets into discussions of Classical Hebrew grammar with the mysterious rabbi who plays the Giles to his Buffy. I’ve just described Juda, an Israeli vampire TV series I’ve been obsessed with ever since I found out about it roughly a … → Read More