I've been struggling since I wrote my last piece. I realized that in addition to the two possibilities I already mentioned for my parents' reaction, there is a third. Beyond a defamation suit, or some other destructive action to me or the people I love, my parents could do…
As I go through my healing process, my desire to speak publicly about how we treat abuse survivors gets stronger. I've thought about writing in my own…
*With appreciation to the reader who gave feedback that the previous version of this piece sounded like we should still honor abusers as long as we…
If we think objectively, there are many good things my father has done. He has given lots of money to charitable organizations. He has volunteered for…
Content warning: Abuse and assault The medicines were kept in the downstairs bathroom. There was an orange one, a red one and a purple one. I can…
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Yesterday, I made a hurtful mistake. I wrote a social media post mentioning a rabbi's name but leaving off her rabbinic title. It might have had…
Sukkot just finished. For years, on Sukkot, I've had this thought that I should be doing more. Some days I'm able to spend more of the day in the…
I've been deeply affected lately by the dynamics of the LGBTQ+ student community at Yeshiva University, and their efforts to have their club be accepted…
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The Tali Steine* Writing Project (*pseudonym)