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Rachel Arieff

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Medusas

2025年8月19日 · personal,reality
As I scan the shore for the next medusa to impale on my stick, I hear a voice behind me. "Don...

Empathy for the Devil

2025年5月18日 · current events,personal,history
Header photo: Polish children murdered at Auschwitz. Last summer, my partner and I visited...

To Jews... again

2025年5月17日 · reality
Israel is bombing and starving Gaza in the name of Judaism and our family members murdered in the...

What healthcare is like outside the U.S.

2024年12月15日 · personal,reality
A few years before I moved to Spain — we’re talking around 2002 — I did my yearly medical...

We don't have to blindly believe our thoughts

2024年9月9日 · personal,vipassana meditation
We don’t have to believe our thoughts. This is not a new idea. It’s at least 3,000 years old....

A Message to Jews

2024年6月10日 · reality,current events
It seems the majority of the world's Jews still remain either silent on Israel's extermination of...

Voting in Europe vs. the U.S.A.

2024年6月9日
It's 11 in the morning on Sunday, and I just got back from voting. I never wrote about what it's...

This Happened Today in Class

2024年5月26日 · personal,current events
I’m teaching a 6-year-old Bahraini girl named Maryam with very limited English skills. It’s our...

Why Israel Abuses the Word "Nazi"

2024年5月24日 · current events,history
Since October 7th, Israeli leaders have continually abused the word "Nazi" to describe Hamas....

You Have Permission to Speak Up

2024年5月5日 · current events
It sounds ridiculous to say, but unfortunately it needs to be said: If you are not Jewish, a...

The Silence of the Jews

2024年4月26日 · current events
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ...

A Star for Palestine

2024年4月16日 · personal,reality
When I teach kids online, to break the monotony and reward them for good work, I play a little...

The First Time I Saw a Swastika in Barcelona

2024年4月12日 · personal,reality
I remember the first time I saw a swastika in Barcelona. It was probably the year 2003 or 2004,...

When Are You Going to Speak Up?

2024年4月7日 · history,personal,reality
To my fellow Jews... Already I have to stop. Just that sentence makes me uncomfortable,...

Looking for Peace

2024年4月5日 · reality,vipassana meditation
Header photo: Kelly M. Lacy People get fucked-up to find peace. We drink alcohol to feel...

Never Again™

2024年3月26日 · personal,history,reality
Header photo taken at visit to Auschwitz, July 2023.   I never, ever, EVER want to hear...

Every Day Is Yom Kippur 

2024年2月13日 · personal,reality
The Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur, is one of only two Jewish holidays I celebrate. In spite...

For Most of History, Jews and Muslims Actually Got Along Well

2024年2月8日 · history,reality
Growing up in a Jewish community in the United States, I learned, in Jewish Sunday school as well...

And we begin again

2024年2月5日 · personal
So, I'm back. How have you been? How did you handle the pandemic? And afterward? Do you have...

For Holocaust Remembrance Day

2024年1月26日 · personal,reality,history
Tomorrow, January 27th, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. On that day, we are asked to remember the...
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  • "Funny, biting, ironic and intelligently frivolous." -Playboy

    Rachel now has 4 different shows to choose from!

    Rachel Arieff's Anti-Karaoke on Instagram

    Anti-Karaoke happens once a month in Barcelona at its new home: DIOBAR in the centric Born neighborhood, right across the street from the Barcelona Zoo & the Francia train station! Each show includes a free drink and free entry to the rock DJ session afterwards.

    Here are all the dates through December of 2025.

    Get ticket for Anti-Karaoke at B-Retina

    Don't miss the B-Retina Film Festival this week in Cornellà, starting on Thursday, September 18th and ending on Sunday, September 21st at 7:30 PM with a big ANTI-KARAOKE party! 🎉🎉🎉

    B-Retina is the only film festival in Catalonia specializing in B-movies, a fascinating and creative genre, takes place in the city of Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona). This event has become a must-attend event for lovers of alternative and cult cinema.

    Get your ticket here.

    About Catalunya triomant

    CATALUNYA TRIOMANT:

    Rachel's first standup show in Catalan!

    Sponsored by the C.I.A. (Catalan Institute of the Abnormalarts).

    Next show TBA

    More info

    Come to FAC (Feas Artes de Catalunya)

    Come to FAC

    A series of live comedy-variety shows, sponsored by the C.I.A. (Catalan Institute of the Abnormalarts). More info

    Saturday, October 11 - Anti-Karaoke Rachel's legendary comedy-karaoke-rock concert! More info

    Saturday, October 18 - Anormala

    Rachel's Spanish-language standup cabaret debuts in Madrid! More info

    Friday, October 24 - Cabaret Degenerat - An underground, low-cost variety show that transcends language! More info

  • Blog

    Consider yourself warned: my blog is decidedly not funny.

    Medusas

    2025年8月19日 · personal,reality

    Empathy for the Devil

    2025年5月18日 · current events,personal,history

    To Jews... again

    2025年5月17日 · reality
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