Sara Miriam Liben

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Oct 13, 2015, 2:53 PM

A Thought on Terror

Terror is being a young liberal zionist Who moved across the world to make a new home in Israel Who passionately believes in a Jewish state That needs to be better Who is beginning to learn Arabic with a community of Jews Who gets...

May 17, 2015, 2:39 PM

A Real Jerusalemite

I've fallen in love with this city. With the streets and the lights and the hills that need to be conquered each and every morning With the stones Heavy with the weight of generations past and questions of the future. I've fallen in...

Feb 25, 2015, 7:31 PM

Friends and family, I am making aliyah, simply put, because of Zionism. In the late 1960s, Hanan Porat wrote that we are writing the next chapter of the Bible. But writing the Bible has never been the role, nor the purpose...

Jun 27, 2014, 6:48 PM

The Rabbinate is not why we’re here

No, Israel won’t fall apart if we end ultra-Orthodox control over issues of personal status

Jan 9, 2014, 1:03 AM

Five ways to turn on your partner

Aish.com, a Jewish organization whose “goal is to give every Jew the opportunity to discover his or her heritage in an atmosphere of open inquiry and mutual respect” took an opportunity to talk about Jewish relationships through a gendered...

Nov 7, 2013, 11:51 PM

Where Have All the Good (Conservative) Men Gone?

My senior year of college I was spending time with five young men who had all been close friends of mine throughout our time in United Synagogue Youth. We were sipping beers and noshing on pretzels, a casual Saturday...

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About Me

Sara Miriam Liben holds a B.A in Sociology from Columbia University and a B.A in Women and Gender Studies in Judaism from The Jewish Theological Seminary. She is interested in nonprofit consulting and creating a pluralistic Jewish future in Israel and the Diaspora. An avid coffee drinker, she welcomes you to continue the conversation over a cup of joe in Jerusalem where she currently resides. Sara.Liben@gmail.com