Erika Dreifus
@erikadreifus.bsky.social
Reader/Writer/Teacher. Author of QUIET AMERICANS: STORIES & BIRTHRIGHT: POEMS. Focusing (mostly) on matters bookish and/or #Jewish. linktr.ee/erikadreifus
Pinned
As the Hostages & Missing Families forum has explained elsewhere, the illuminated BRING THEM HOME sign at Habima Square has been replaced by one that says WELCOME BACK HOME instead. "But those words will carry true meaning only when all the hostages return home. All 48. We’re leaving no one behind."
Latest curation includes litmag calls; a Poet Laureate position; jobs for writers (teaching & non-teaching). www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/mark...
Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus
Supplementing the free monthly newsletter.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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ICYMI: My review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
ICYMI: My review of Sarah Hurwitz's AS A JEW over @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
therevealer.org/wrestling-wi...
I'm not going to link to the piece myself. But I'll add this much: I'm glad that I've already canceled my subscription to this magazine. It's some (small) comfort to know that I didn't help fund whatever this writer was paid for it—or the utterly inadequate editing.
UPDATE: I read the piece and it is bad.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I'm not going to link to the piece myself. But I'll add this much: I'm glad that I've already canceled my subscription to this magazine. It's some (small) comfort to know that I didn't help fund whatever this writer was paid for it—or the utterly inadequate editing.
I have heard raves about this book...I really need to get to it sooner rather than later....
Today, as we continue to mark the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, we're returning to Jeremy Eichler's TIME’S ECHO: THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE HOLOCAUST, AND THE MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE, which won three National Jewish Book Awards. bit.ly/3NZU9Jv
Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
In Time’s Echo, music critic Jeremy Eichler has brought together his deep appreciation for classical music and his scholarship as a cultural historian to reflect on one of the darkest peri
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I have heard raves about this book...I really need to get to it sooner rather than later....
Day 766
With the return of Hadar Goldin—killed during a ceasefire, his body kidnapped more than 11 years ago—4 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
With the return of Hadar Goldin—killed during a ceasefire, his body kidnapped more than 11 years ago—4 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Day 766
With the return of Hadar Goldin—killed during a ceasefire, his body kidnapped more than 11 years ago—4 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
With the return of Hadar Goldin—killed during a ceasefire, his body kidnapped more than 11 years ago—4 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
Reposted by Erika Dreifus
For the weekend: a post and thread-in-progress for anyone seeking writing/publishing opportunities that are open for submissions/applications.
Guess what went out to all subscribers this morning?
Yes, that's right—the November newsletter, which is (as always) packed with #opportunities that are now or will soon be open for submissions.
Please share with *your* #WritingCommunity.
bit.ly/3WyiMBi
Yes, that's right—the November newsletter, which is (as always) packed with #opportunities that are now or will soon be open for submissions.
Please share with *your* #WritingCommunity.
bit.ly/3WyiMBi
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For the weekend: a post and thread-in-progress for anyone seeking writing/publishing opportunities that are open for submissions/applications.
Reposted by Erika Dreifus
Among this week's finds for the writing community: big AI report; annual Poem-A-Day challenge; Thanksgiving "Read & Feed" campaign; more. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/writ...
Finds for Writers - Erika Dreifus
And if it's November, it's once again time for the annual PAD (Poem-A-Day) Chapbook Challenge over at Writer's Digest. "Join other poets to write and collect poems." (Guidelines and daily prompts.)
www.erikadreifus.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Among this week's finds for the writing community: big AI report; annual Poem-A-Day challenge; Thanksgiving "Read & Feed" campaign; more. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/writ...
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
May his memory be a blessing.
Body of hostage returned from Gaza identified as Lior Rudaeff https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-hostage-returned-from-gaza-identified-as-lior-rudaeff/
Body of hostage returned from Gaza identified as Lior Rudaeff
Deputy security coordinator at Nir Yitzhak was killed battling Islamic Jihad terrorists in community on Oct. 7; family says ‘763 nightmarish days' are over
www.timesofisrael.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
May his memory be a blessing.
Day 764.
With the return of Lior Rudaeff, 5 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Day 764.
With the return of Lior Rudaeff, 5 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
With the return of Lior Rudaeff, 5 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
#UntilTheLastHostage
For the weekend: a post and thread-in-progress for anyone seeking writing/publishing opportunities that are open for submissions/applications.
Guess what went out to all subscribers this morning?
Yes, that's right—the November newsletter, which is (as always) packed with #opportunities that are now or will soon be open for submissions.
Please share with *your* #WritingCommunity.
bit.ly/3WyiMBi
Yes, that's right—the November newsletter, which is (as always) packed with #opportunities that are now or will soon be open for submissions.
Please share with *your* #WritingCommunity.
bit.ly/3WyiMBi
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For the weekend: a post and thread-in-progress for anyone seeking writing/publishing opportunities that are open for submissions/applications.
Among this week's finds for the writing community: big AI report; annual Poem-A-Day challenge; Thanksgiving "Read & Feed" campaign; more. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/writ...
Finds for Writers - Erika Dreifus
And if it's November, it's once again time for the annual PAD (Poem-A-Day) Chapbook Challenge over at Writer's Digest. "Join other poets to write and collect poems." (Guidelines and daily prompts.)
www.erikadreifus.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Among this week's finds for the writing community: big AI report; annual Poem-A-Day challenge; Thanksgiving "Read & Feed" campaign; more. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/writ...
Day 763
6 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
6 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Day 763
6 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
6 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
Midday re-up.
Now posted on My Machberet: opportunities open for submissions/applications: www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/jewi...
Jewish Literary Links - Erika Dreifus
It's time to share another set of opportunities in the Jewish-writing space.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Midday re-up.
Now posted on My Machberet: opportunities open for submissions/applications: www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/jewi...
Jewish Literary Links - Erika Dreifus
It's time to share another set of opportunities in the Jewish-writing space.
www.erikadreifus.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Now posted on My Machberet: opportunities open for submissions/applications: www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/jewi...
Day 762. Six hostages remain captive in Gaza.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Day 762. Six hostages remain captive in Gaza.
"Today marks 80 years since the pogrom that terrorized Libya’s Jewish community. Few will note it. Libya has no Jews left to mourn. But we cannot let this history die with them." #OTD ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-forgotte...
The forgotten pogrom and the fate of Libya’s Jews
On Nov. 5, 1945, mobs swept through the streets of Tripoli and other Libyan cities armed with clubs, knives and torches. By the time order was restored three days later, more than 140 Jews were dead, ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Today marks 80 years since the pogrom that terrorized Libya’s Jewish community. Few will note it. Libya has no Jews left to mourn. But we cannot let this history die with them." #OTD ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-forgotte...
Day 761.
With the return of Itay Chen last night, 7 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
With the return of Itay Chen last night, 7 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Day 761.
With the return of Itay Chen last night, 7 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
With the return of Itay Chen last night, 7 hostages are still held captive in Gaza.
We won’t stop. We won’t rest until they’re all home.
Until the last hostage 🎗️
Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
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Reminder: Election closing times. Please make sure to vote and remember, if you’re in line when the polls close, you still have the right to vote. Don’t get out of line!
- 7 p.m. ET - Virginia
- 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey
- 8 p.m. ET - Pennsylvania
- 9 p.m. ET - New York City
- 8 p.m. PT - California
- 7 p.m. ET - Virginia
- 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey
- 8 p.m. ET - Pennsylvania
- 9 p.m. ET - New York City
- 8 p.m. PT - California
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Reminder: Election closing times. Please make sure to vote and remember, if you’re in line when the polls close, you still have the right to vote. Don’t get out of line!
- 7 p.m. ET - Virginia
- 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey
- 8 p.m. ET - Pennsylvania
- 9 p.m. ET - New York City
- 8 p.m. PT - California
- 7 p.m. ET - Virginia
- 8 p.m. ET - New Jersey
- 8 p.m. ET - Pennsylvania
- 9 p.m. ET - New York City
- 8 p.m. PT - California
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Kentucky, we are aware of a reported plane crash near Louisville International Airport. First responders are onsite, and we will share more information as available. Please pray for the pilots, crew and everyone affected. We will share more soon.
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Kentucky, we are aware of a reported plane crash near Louisville International Airport. First responders are onsite, and we will share more information as available. Please pray for the pilots, crew and everyone affected. We will share more soon.
Reposted by Erika Dreifus
If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, request a paper ballot.
If you have any problems, you can call or text the Election Protection Hotline for support.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, request a paper ballot.
If you have any problems, you can call or text the Election Protection Hotline for support.
November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, request a paper ballot.
If you have any problems, you can call or text the Election Protection Hotline for support.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new one.
If the machines are down at your polling place, request a paper ballot.
If you have any problems, you can call or text the Election Protection Hotline for support.
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ICYMI yesterday.
Still more calls, fellowships, grants, and other opportunities that are open for submissions or applications. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/11/mark...
Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus
An addendum to the November newsletter.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ICYMI yesterday.
“If progress means excusing hatred, courting extremists, and forgetting who we are, then progress has lost its meaning.” — @peterhymn.bsky.social
I believe I may have just found my next #SundaySentence. peterhimmelman.substack.com/p/election-d...
I believe I may have just found my next #SundaySentence. peterhimmelman.substack.com/p/election-d...
Election Day in New York: What Are We Progressing Toward?
(Essay)
peterhimmelman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“If progress means excusing hatred, courting extremists, and forgetting who we are, then progress has lost its meaning.” — @peterhymn.bsky.social
I believe I may have just found my next #SundaySentence. peterhimmelman.substack.com/p/election-d...
I believe I may have just found my next #SundaySentence. peterhimmelman.substack.com/p/election-d...
From a beautiful piece by Sarah Tuttle-Singer on this somber anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. jewdicious.substack.com/p/30-years-t...
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
From a beautiful piece by Sarah Tuttle-Singer on this somber anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. jewdicious.substack.com/p/30-years-t...