Karen Feuer, at The Blogs

Karen Feuer

Jan 29, 2023, 10:05 AM

16 years ago, I was at an advanced stage of pregnancy with twins. When suddenly the pregnancy became unsafe for me, I consulted with doctors and rabbis and ultimately made the difficult decision to abort. It was a gut-wrenching...

Jun 28, 2022, 1:56 PM

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Rethinking safety on Bnei Akiva trips

The scene of a fatal accident between a bus and two vehicles on Route 89 in the northern Galilee, September 29, 2021. (Eyal Merom / Ichud Hazala)

Not every driver does well when bombarded by loud music, shouting, and raucous behavior. The kids, counselors, bus company, and yes, we parents must take care

Nov 16, 2020, 10:36 PM

A Call for Mercy: 27 Sex Trafficking Survivors

I am hesitating right now before telling a very difficult story. It is the story of the atrocious cruelty suffered by 27 survivors of sex trafficking who have found a home in Israel. I hesitate because it is so...

Jul 29, 2020, 10:36 AM

Lessons Learned – or Not – During the Pandemic and ‘The Three Weeks’

In the last few months, I have heard a subtle but significant change in the prayers offered by our communities as we have implored Hashem to remove from us the plague of COVID-19. In place of the traditional conclusion...

Feb 4, 2020, 4:41 AM

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Jewish Heart Party: A call for basic morality

ILLUSTRATIVE: An opposition fighter In South Sudan walks with his weapon. Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. (AP/Sam Mednick)

The unfettered export of weapons, spyware and military training is a stain on all of us – our party aims to establish oversight of such exports

About Me

Karen Feuer made Aliyah from the United States in 2002 and lives with her husband and five children in Ma’aleh Adumim. She works in administration at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and is a certified medical clown. She is an activist against Israeli security exports to murderous regimes.