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Mar 20, 2021, 9:20 PM

Yet another election that ignores the most important issues

I’ve been having a love-hate relationship with my Waze. It has been sending me through unexpected neighborhoods, side streets, and back roads — which can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your point of view. It seems...

Feb 7, 2021, 1:49 PM

When “nice guys” turn out to be wife-murderers

The most recent murder of a woman by her husband is particularly alarming. Diana Raz, z”l, who was shot in the head on Friday by her husband, Amir Raz, in front of their four children, should have been able to...

Oct 1, 2020, 9:33 PM

Trump and his Proud Boys: Are you scared yet?

The past four years of Donald Trump occupying the White House have induced more than their share of scary moments. Kids in cages. Men killed by police boots on their necks. The American government using weapons and unmasked cars to...

Aug 30, 2020, 11:39 AM

Jews who attack liberals as ‘bad Jews’ are not keeping the Torah

Last week a Trump supporter suggested to me on air that Orthodox Jews are more likely to support Trump because liberal Jews tend to be less affiliated and less knowledgeable about Judaism. This was not the first time I heard...

Aug 25, 2020, 7:26 PM

I’m so excited to vote for Sen. Kamala Harris

There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the prospect of a Democratic sweep of the November elections. For me, personally, one of the main draws is the vision of Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President. I’ve been...

Aug 7, 2020, 11:04 PM

Michelle Obama is depressed. I get why.

When I heard the news that Michelle Obama is suffering from depression, I felt a huge sigh of relief. I realize that is the wrong response. I should have felt sadness and empathy first. But really, when she said out...

Jan 8, 2020, 1:04 AM

Why I went to Cyprus to support the rape victim

I spent the morning at the Cypriot courthouse with 70 other Israelis protesting the sentencing of a rape victim for "public mischief", a crime she was charged with because she dared go to the police to report a gang-rape....

Sep 23, 2019, 11:27 PM

Trump’s denial of climate change is the real hoax

Today, I felt like I was living in an episode of the Twilight Zone. I was sitting on a panel in a television studio in Tel Aviv watching President Trump read a speech on religious freedom – as if...

Aug 16, 2019, 7:46 PM

We blame Trump for anti-Semitism, not the Democratic congresswomen

As the Israeli government bans US congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country under pressure from the Trump administration, we are reminded once again how the current American president will shamelessly use Israel as a wedge...

May 10, 2019, 4:08 PM

Back-to-back Israeli holidays are emotionally manipulative

Illustrative. Israelis display their nation's flag as they revel in Independence Day celebrations, May 8, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

We think war is inevitable because of the dramatic, untouchable idealization of personal sacrifice; it doesn't have to be that way

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About Me

Dr Elana Maryles Sztokman, two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Council Award and winner of the Gourmand Award, is a Jewish feminist author, activist, educator, researcher, indie-publisher, coach, consultant, and facilitator. She is the founder of the Jewish Feminist Academy (www.jewishfeminism.org) as well as Lioness Books and Media (www.lionessbooks.com) She writes and speaks widely about culture, society, gender, and equality. She has been involved in many causes, is one of the founders of Kol Hanashim, the new women's political party in Israel, and is Vice Chair for Media and Strategy for Democrats Abroad-Israel. Follow Elana's newsletter, The Roar, for news and updates, at https://elanasztokman.substack.com/ or contact her at elana@jewfem.com

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