Sara Conway

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Mar 13, 2014, 12:38 PM

March 8 marked International Women’s Day, a day dedicated toward marking women’s economic, political and social achievements. I have personally chosen to mark the occasion by reflecting on all the wonderful women, from across the religious spectrum, that I...

Jan 1, 2014, 6:37 PM

My blessings for my daughter on her Bat Mitzvah

On Erev Rosh Chodesh Shevat, 12 years ago my life was blessed with a miracle. My life, which up until that date was consumed by graduate studies, lab work, dissertation completion, internship hours, was turned upside down. After 9...

Dec 2, 2013, 10:57 PM

A true Jewish heroine

The term heroine comes to the forefront this time of the Jewish year. As two of the quintessential players in the Chanuka tradition (as told by Orthodox Jews for millennia,) for their essential roles in the physical and spiritual...

Oct 2, 2013, 5:40 PM

Bully or Bullied? That is the Question

Emotions continue to run high at the Kotel, as the quest to balance Jewish values and Traditional practices, unity, democracy and religious pluralism in Israel continues. Before the High Holy Days, the government built a temporary, expanded, 24 hour...

Sep 15, 2013, 6:11 PM

One Link in a Chain

I write this post, upon the conclusion of Yom Kippur, the most Holy Day in the Jewish calendar. A day where Jewish people transcend their physical selves and work to become more spiritual beings through prayer, fasting and...

Aug 26, 2013, 5:55 PM

My entry on “My Journey Back to the Kotel” has elicited numerous responses. Many people are extremely supportive: they feel that I am expressing their views, giving them a voice, defending our traditions. Others found my essay offensive. According...

Aug 19, 2013, 5:30 PM

My Take on the Torah and Feminism

The dichotomy between modern feminism and “traditional Jewish Feminism” is coming to a head right now in Israel. As a group of women and men, named Women of the Wall (WOW) and their leader Anat Hoffman, have made it...

Aug 12, 2013, 10:05 PM

My Journey Back to the Kotel

I admit it, I have not been really in touch with what has been going on in the world the past few years. I have been working full time, taking care of my family, raising my four young children,...

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About Me

Sara Davis-Conway PhD is a mother of four and a licensed neuropsycholgist in Flushing, NY.