Becoming What You Were Taught To Hate
As if we made up Shabbat. As if we made this school rule. As if I gave a damn if you’re shomer Shabbat or not.… Read More
7 Observations from Disney World
People in Disney World are kind and courteous. They are also being emotionally pampered by dozens of workers during their visit. Good places inspire people to give what they get. … Read More
Creative Minds (Part One?)
Sometimes I wonder if creativity might just mean your brain fires signals around in an abnormal pattern. Bridges being made over uncharted territory. That would support the all to relatable reality of… Read More
But Are They Jewish?
What are they trying to prove? Why are they so desperate to elevate themselves from their brother and sisters?… Read More
I Am A Creative Sell-Out
Making art was a therapy from feelings that I didn’t know how to express, didn’t understand... It was my crutch. But then I didn’t need it anymore.… Read More
My “Intermarriage”
Watching my father go through this process when I was in high-school, I knew this was my messorah. I knew I had an obligation to keep it alive, in anyway I could.… Read More
Being An Aggressive Woman In This World
We live in a world where all people are free to act as they please. Nothing about our world is perfect. There is no excuse for sexual violence. We cannot let ourselves… Read More
An Open Letter To Whole Foods
We are not a joke. Your ethnicity is not a joke. Your religion is not a joke. Because Yom Kippur isn’t about fasting.… Read More
Tishrei When You’re Self Abusive.
No one teaches you how to do teshuvah or to navigate the yamim noraim when you have self abusive tendencies. Just know that your friends and community members who deal with these… Read More
A Love Poem for Elul
Often we focus in Elul on what we did wrong, sometimes we need to focus on what we didn’t do, sometimes we need to promise to do more, not to do "better" at what we… Read More
