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• The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

  I was nominated by the wonderful Zoe of the blog La Vie En Zoe for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I’m totally flattered that she finds Star of Davida... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• These Pogroms Are Personal

  

  For me, the word pogrom evokes black and white images of Cossacks attacking Jews living in the shtetl, scenes from movies like Fiddler on the Roof, back in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• I Am Not My Boyfriend's Property

  

  Saturday night, Crack Square on Ben Yehuda Street. It’s the main hub of Jerusalem nightlife, so the alcohol is pouring and the music is blaring. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Queer Representation in American TV

  

  LGBT+ life in the contemporary day is rich and varied, with same-sex couples included in shows on networks as conservative and cautious as Disney. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• An Orthodox Jewish Perspective on Hobby Lobby

  

  Check out the article I wrote for The Crimson! Liberals and conservatives alike have been abuzz over the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Burwell v. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Feminist Heels

  

  The heels in question. With my dog photobombing.As someone who openly and loudly identifies as a feminist to friends, acquaintances, and strangers alike,... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminist Doctor Who, Part 5: Amy Pond

  

  I’m a Whovian, which means that I’m a member of the Doctor Who fandom. Doctor Who, the smash BBC hit that was named the longest-running science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Star of Davida Interviews Maya Rosen

  

  Women wearing tzitzit, a fringed religious garment traditionally only worn by men, have been making it into the Jewish news recently. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• You Can Do It In A Skirt

  

  Check out the article I wrote for the Sisterhood Blog!As someone who identifies as an Orthodox feminist but still (mostly) follows the dictates of tznius, or... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminist Doctor Who, Part 4: Donna Noble

  

  I’m a Whovian, which means that I’m a member of the Doctor Who fandom. Doctor Who, the smash BBC hit that was named the longest-running science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminist Doctor Who, Part 3: Martha Jones

  

  I’m a Whovian, which means that I’m a member of the Doctor Who fandom. Doctor Who, the smash BBC hit that was named the longest-running science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminist Doctor Who, Part 2: Jack Harkness

  

  I’m a Whovian, which means that I’m a member of the Doctor Who fandom. Doctor Who, the smash BBC hit that was named the longest-running science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminist Doctor Who, Part 1: Rose Tyler

  

  I’m a Whovian, which means that I’m a member of the Doctor Who fandom. Doctor Who, the smash BBC hit that was named the longest-running science fiction... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Being Fatherless on Father's Day, and Other Musings

  

  See? Power tools.In the past two weeks, I’ve been inundated with television commercials advertising golf clubs, power tools, red meat, and other articles that... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Campus Rape and the Santa Barbara Shooting: No Coincidence

  

  America is still reeling from Santa Barbara City College student Elliot Rodger’s Memorial Day weekend shooting spree, in which he killed six others and injured... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• I Am Dedicated: What Should Orthodox Feminism Look Like?

  

  Check out the article I wrote for New Voices!Although it has been several months since the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) Conference, the Orthodox... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• More Than A Hashtag: Nigerian Girls, Social Media, and Bruriah

  

  Check out the article I wrote for Jewesses with Attitude!As a feminist activist and Internet junkie, I get most of my news from online, feminist-leaning news... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Not Being a Feminist: The Trials and Tribulations of Using the F Word

  

  I recently came across this article in Tablet about the establishment an ambulance service staffed by women and intended for women’s health in the right-wing... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• HOLLA::Revolution: Changing the World, One Street at a Time

  

  On Tuesday, May 27, I was honored to attend the second annual HOLLA::Revolution speaker series against street harassment. Although not many people outside of th... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• TED Talk: Violence Against Women - It's a Men's Issue

  In the wake of the Santa Barbara shooting, when killer Elliot Rodgers set out on a shooting rampage to "punish" womankind for rejecting his advances, I felt tha... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES