Pamela Laufer-Ukeles, at The Blogs

Pamela Laufer-Ukeles

Mar 21, 2024, 12:55 PM

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Megillat Esther, in the shadow of the female hostages

'Esther,' by 19th century Hermann Anschütz. (screenshot, YouTube)

This year, the Purim story is an account of our beautiful women in captivity

Aug 7, 2023, 3:35 PM

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Can Israel have its Marbury v. Madison moment?

Inscription on the wall of the United States Supreme Court Building from Marbury v. Madison, in which Chief Justice John Marshall (his statue in the foreground) outlined the concept of judicial review. (Wikipedia)

Israel's Supreme Court should borrow from John Marshall to create balance and avoid a 'constitutional' crisis

Mar 22, 2023, 2:58 PM

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The 4 mothers and their view from Israel

Soldiers from the mixed-gender Lions of the Jordan Valley Battalion take part in an exercise in the Tzeelim army base on February 5, 2018. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel/File)

As the worried mother of an IDF combat soldier, I now see the haggadah's sons in the fight over Israel's future

Jan 15, 2023, 2:02 PM

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If the judicial reform put you at risk, would you support it?

Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

The vote to overhaul the justice system is democratic, sure, but a tyranny of the majority that jeopardizes minorities' civil rights, now and in the future

Jun 26, 2022, 3:11 PM

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It’s not (just) about the right to an abortion

Griswold v. Connecticut Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained
Watch. (YouTube, uploaded by: Quimbee, August 22, 2015)

What was sacred about abortion in America was how the Constitution was understood to protect the private decision-making rights of women. That's gone now

Sep 29, 2020, 4:03 PM

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Our treehouse minyan taught me about empowerment

With a prayer group of just 20, every person had to be fully present and fully responsible. The same goes for how we each handle the Covid crisis.

Jul 13, 2020, 2:42 PM

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There is no going back

Illustrative. Mother and daughter at a crossroads. (iStock)

In the wake of measles, we developed vaccines; in the wake of AIDS, we practiced safe sex. What new improvement will we find, in the wake of the coronavirus?

Apr 20, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Women and public prayer, or why I nearly lost my mind on Saturday night

The minyan on my street. (courtesy, the neighborhood minyan)

It is one thing to count only men to create a minyan; it is quite another to make a law that restricts public prayer to only men

Apr 12, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Get the children back to school: Rationing, balancing and prioritization

School children crossing the road in Beit El, May 1, 2019. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)

Prioritize the children, for their well-being is at risk during this long confinement without healthy socialization - and they are our future

Mar 26, 2020, 3:07 PM

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Beyond protection and sacrifice: Talk to the elderly

Illustrative. Elder care. (Pablo K, iStock)

Seniors are neither incompetents needing protection nor martyrs for the greater good; all ages must work together to get everyone through this

About Me

Pamela Laufer-Ukeles is Professor of Law and Health Systems Administration at the Academic College of Law and Science in Hod Hasharon, teaching feminist legal theory, bioethics, health care reform, and elder law among other subjects.