Jaime Herndon, at The Blogs

Jaime Herndon

Reading Israel and Judaism

Oct 22, 2024, 10:58 AM

Even when my heart is closed, it cracks open a little for the prayers of the siddur or mahzor, and lets their words fall in

Oct 1, 2024, 7:17 PM

People of the Book: Reading October 7 and Beyond

Family lore has it that I was reading by the age of two, which perhaps is fitting, since Jews are known as “People of the Book.” But reading has always been a huge part of my life, for as...

About Me

Jaime Herndon is a writer and editor. Her writing can be found on Kveller, Book Riot, Undark, Jewish Book Council, Hadassah, and more. She is currently studying in the Mekhinah program at the Jewish Theological Seminary and will be a Fall 2024 Mahloket Matters fellow with Pardes. In her spare time, she loves reading, national parks, astrophysics and space, nature classes and hikes with her son, and spending time outside.