Today, I acknowledge the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, and pay my respects to their elders: past, present and emerging. I do…
The She’ela Festival: Connection, Collaboration and Being Welcomed
The She’ela Festival showcases some of the many talented and remarkable women in the Melbourne Jewish community and beyond. It is a unique opportunity for women…
We Should Not Have To Live In Fear – The School Responds
I have now read Claire’s article four times. Each time I am deeply saddened by the experiences that she has had to endure, and…
The Musical Journey of a College Nigun Circle
It’s a rainy, dark, cold Monday night, and I am surrounded by an Ethnomusicology graduate student from France, a freshman Dance and Neuroscience double-major,…
They aren’t my grandparents, I’m adopted
I was four years old when I was told that I had been adopted when I was a baby. Not that a four year…
Baseless love – the only solution to its antithesis
Bus rides- a somewhat stressful experience. First, comes the frantic search for my bus card, moving quickly so not to hold up the line…
When #MeToo isn’t enough
When we hear stories about men intimidating women or touching them inappropriately we imagine what we would do if we were caught up in…
Needing Help
When I was 11-years-old I went to the first Bat Mitzva of our class. Well, I went to the shul where it was taking…
Guided by a very Jewish value
I met Mr. E at a poetry reading. Hong Kong’s literary scene is small and two Americans reading in one evening was an unusual…
Five Feminist Principles to Strengthen Jewish Organizations Today
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, countless women have come forward to share their accounts of harassment, sexual assault, and abuse at…