Esti Rubins

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Apr 22, 2024, 2:47 PM

Pesach, unpaid care work, and women’s silence

Growing up, Seder night always felt off to me. My mom would work incredibly hard to clean and cook for the holiday -- too much to do and too little time to do it in. Of course, she was...

Jan 31, 2024, 7:24 PM

On Pramila Patten’s visit to Israel

Pramila Patten, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, is currently in Israel with her team to investigate the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th. The UN has been repeatedly criticized for...

Oct 10, 2023, 5:51 PM

Grieving our losses

How a nation copes with war. It’s day four of the war waged on us by Hamas. I’m starting to emerge from the paralyzing fear and shock of the first days. As my head clears and I begin to put...

Sep 14, 2023, 11:25 PM

Women’s voices: A feminist perspective on Rosh Hashanah

Rarely do women make up the main characters of a Torah and Haftara portion. On the first morning of Rosh Hashanah, our Torah portion focuses on our matriarch Sara’s struggle with infertility, and similarly, the Haftara tells the story...

May 3, 2023, 10:43 PM

Haifa, in the early 2000s: I’m an energetic little girl. I always have ribbons in my hair because my Soviet grandmother won’t let me leave the house without them. I have a busy schedule; every day, after kindergarten, I...

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Born in Haifa, Israel. Currently lives and studies political science in Germany. Founder of Kol Achotenu. Advocate for women's rights and against gender-based violence.

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