Shabbos Kestenbaum, at The Blogs

Jun 26, 2022, 8:40 AM

Jewish men recite a blessing every morning thanking God for not making them a woman. Far from being sexist, this blessing acknowledges the inherent privilege endowed to us men by virtue of our gender. It reminds us that this world...

Oct 1, 2020, 7:51 AM

Teenagers, Mental Health, and COVID-19

The recent outbreak and spread of COVID-19 has sparked significant emotional challenges for teens and young adults. Indeed, a recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health found that nearly half of Americans report the coronavirus crisis is...

Jun 19, 2018, 12:07 AM

Open Orthodoxy & Modern Orthodoxy: The Underlying Issue

Contemporary Modern Orthodoxy situates itself on two perplexing contradictions. Social changes in the modern world have greatly challenged our relationship towards secularism and its pervasive notions of tolerance and acceptance, whilst simultaneously, calls to reaffirm traditionalist ideals within more...

Oct 24, 2017, 3:32 PM

Women Rabbis: Why We Don’t Need a Gender Revolution (Yet)

Judaism is an innovative religion. For 3,000 years, we have sustained and thrived due to intuition, commitment, and a motivated spirit. We are a people that have survived pogroms, inquisitions, blood libels, and more recently, the Shoah. We prosper...

About Me

A former Senate and Congressional intern, Shabbos is passionate about politics and history, and helped install the Israeli flag at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. A graduate of SAR High School, Shabbos currently studies at Aish Hatorah of Jerusalem.