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Deserving
By eight weeks old, I knew that my mother hated me. Many of us have been taught that we couldn’t possibly remember what happened when we were infants…
May 10
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February 2023
Ready
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…
Feb 5
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Breaking My Silence
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…
Feb 3
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January 2023
Honoring the Good, Revised
*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…
Jan 10
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November 2022
Bear Witness
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…
Nov 27, 2022
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October 2022
Saver of Worlds
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…
Oct 28, 2022
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Even If
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…
Oct 20, 2022
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September 2022
The Space We Cannot Make
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…
Sep 19, 2022
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The Space We Cannot Make
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Otherwise
It was on Yom Kippur that he first said it. We had gone to pray at that brown building; our regular synagogue space was too small on Yom Kippur. There…
Sep 9, 2022
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Proof of Harm
CW: explicit details of sexual assault at the end of the piece You might not have thought about this, but abusers don't wear special clothing. They…
Sep 2, 2022
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August 2022
Waiting for Love
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time, to be a baby with a mother who was capable of love. She would welcome me with sweet, soft arms. She would hold…
Aug 3, 2022
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July 2022
It was for this that you were born
I keep taking on these big, ambitious projects. When I finish them, I constantly look for feedback or impact. Whatever impact there is, I always feel…
Jul 14, 2022
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