I was in my early twenties, already five years into an eating disorder that had consumed much of my young adulthood. My life had become unbearable: intrusive voices narrated my every meal, obsession circled around food and control, and small choices felt freighted with shame. Out of desperation, I finally sat in a doctor’s office […]
When Women Say They Are in Pain, Believe Them Read More »
Israel’s High Court of Justice recently issued what would have been a bombshell had the news cycle not been rightfully consumed by the war in Gaza: A unanimous court ruled that women are entitled to sit for state rabbinic exams. The ruling does not mean that state-recognized women rabbis are on the horizon, but it
This summer, as I sat on a plane waiting to take off for Tel Aviv, the “Homefront Command” alarm suddenly blared from my phone—a real-time warning of incoming rocket fire. Passengers froze. Some called loved ones; others checked the news. My spouse and I reached out to our daughters. Minutes later, the tension eased and
We Need a Jewish Language for Trauma, Not Only a Clinical One Read More »
