JUDITH MAGAZINE

Elissa Wald is a freelance writer, developmental editor, proud Jew and passionate Zionist. Her substack for left-leaning Israel supporters is Never Alone.

I'm a veteran journalist, book editor, and author with 40 years of experience covering everything from science and technology to Jewish issues. My current work in progress is a book on fighting antisemitism.

Sally Wiener Grotta is an award-winning author, podcaster & speaker. Driven to write to try to understand the incomprehensible – e.g. hate, cruelty, and indifference – Sally doesn’t seek answers but the questions that we should be asking - & dialogs.

Essayist, college admissions veteran, devotee of breathless run-ons and parenthetical asides.

I wrote about Jewish art for the Forward for 15 years. My non-fiction has appeared in Lilith, Allium, the Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere. My poetry chapbook, Have You Seen My Garden, will come out in January 2027 (Finishing Line Press).

David Michael Slater is an acclaimed author of nearly forty works of fiction & nonfiction for children, teens, and adults. He is the fiction editor at Judith Magazine. You can learn more about David and his work at www.davidmichaelslater.com.

Erica Lyons' most recent kidlit books are On a Chariot of Fire (LQ) and Mixed-Up Mooncakes (Quill Tree). Her writing for adults appears in articles and chapters in various publications. She's also the kidlit editor for Judith Magazine.

Andrew Cohen’s essays have appeared as part of the Jewish Book Council’s Witnessing series, and in journals such as OfTheBook, Boulevard, Michigan Quarterly Review, and The Missouri Review. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Writer, translator, Zionist Jew.

Susan Comninos is a writer and author of a recent book of poems, "Out of Nowhere" (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M, 2022). She is also guest poetry editor of Judith magazine.

Lisa Brodsky is a Pushcart-nominated writer and public health professional whose work explores intergenerational trauma, cultural inheritance, and spiritual resilience. She writes about ancestral magic and unseen power in everyday moments.