What We’re Looking For:

Kerem is interested in new prayers, new translations of texts and liturgy, midrash, divrei Torah (homiletic material), new traditions and rituals to mark events in contemporary life, readings and interpretations of traditional texts, thoughtful reflections on Jewish life and identity in our time. Kerem publishes a limited number of short stories and poems in each issue.

We are particularly interested in the following types of contributions:

Photographs and photographic essays with Jewish themes
New ceremonies for life cycle and other events

Calling New Poets

Announcing a new section on Jewish poetry by high school students!  Kerem invites high school students to submit up to two (2) poems by March 1, 2011.  Submission fee:  $5.00.  All submitters will receive a free copy of Kerem.  Submit your poems by email to:   keremnewpoets@gmail.com.  Include your name, address, high school, and grade in your cover note.

Other Guidelines:

Articles should be no more than 20,000 words.
No book reviews are accepted.
Articles and creative writing should have strong Jewish content.
Because Kerem is a labor of love on the part of its editors and writers, no remuneration for accepted manuscripts is possible. Also, regrettably, response time is usually substantial, on average 3-5 months; please bear with us. We cannot reprint previously published work or work that will be published elsewhere prior to its publication in Kerem. We will consider work that has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming full-length anthology.

Submitting Manuscripts

Manuscripts and artwork may be submitted to either editor, preferably via e-mail to:

langner@erols.com (Gilah Langner)
kerem@sympatico.ca (Sara Horowitz)

If you submit paper manuscripts instead, duplicate copies are requested, if possible; poetry, in triplicate. Unsolicited manuscripts can be returned only when accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Send manuscripts to:

Gilah Langner
Co-editor, Kerem
3035 Porter Street NW
Washington, DC 20008

OR

Sara R. Horowitz
Co-editor, Kerem
Centre for Jewish Studies
Vanier College, York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, Ont. M3J1P3 Canada