Judith Colp Rubin

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Nov 4, 2023, 4:26 PM

Best of times, worst of times

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the 1985 film, “Plenty.” Meryl Steep stars as a British woman who volunteers as a courier for the French Resistance during World War II. Returning home to London after the war, she...

Oct 14, 2023, 3:17 PM

Desperate to volunteer

Every day in the past week I’ve been consumed by one single thought: What can I do today to help Israel? I scroll my WhatsApp feeds and Facebook searching for volunteering gigs suitable for a 61-year-old woman living in...

Jun 15, 2023, 11:51 PM

Dear Elizabeth Gilbert: You let me down

Me and Elizabeth Gilbert at the Sirenland Writers Conference. (courtesy)

You convinced me to conquer my fears; how could you cave to Ukrainians protesting the Russian setting of your new novel?!

May 18, 2021, 12:15 PM

Where do we go from here?

"Hi B, I've been thinking about you during these difficult times and wanted to reach out and see how you were doing." "Hi Judy, I've been thinking about u. I miss you. I'm trying to manage. I mainly cry at...

Nov 20, 2018, 10:31 AM

My Israeli Thanksgiving

I grew up in a secular Jewish family in New York City that didn’t observe any of the religious holidays, yet Thanksgiving remained sacred. The day began with seeing the Thanksgiving Day parade, where the sight of an over-sized Snoopy...

Nov 16, 2018, 11:24 PM

When cancer is just bad luck

Illustrative. Cinque Terra. (iStock)

'Accept everything calmly, and then fight to beat the disease; unlike much of political life, it is not caused by malevolent forces'

Oct 23, 2018, 3:30 PM

People of the Book? Not really

One of the biggest surprises for me as an immigrant to Israel was seeing that the so-called "people of the book" really don’t read much. I’m not talking about reading newspapers, which Israelis do quite a lot (according to a...

Oct 14, 2018, 2:22 PM

My Israeli co-ed

Staying clear of American college costs would be good reason to stay in Israel, but that's really not all there is to it

Oct 2, 2018, 6:31 PM

An Objective Media: RIP

These days with events like the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings dominating the political landscape, I find myself mourning the decay of a US institution which could always be counted upon for enlightenment and even solace during such politically turbulent...

Sep 14, 2018, 1:58 PM

The stranger on the couch

Illustrative. Relaxing on a couch. (iStock)

If we let people crash at our home, would that make us kind or foolish?

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About Me

Former journalist -- The Washington Times, USA Today, New York Daily News, Women's International Net -- among others. Co-author -- Arafat: A Political Biography (Oxford, 2001), Hating America (Oxford, 2003). Completed the Masters in Creative Writing at Bar Ilan.