Shari Eshet

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Dec 6, 2018, 11:32 AM

Yesterday I participated in a candle lighting ceremony on the fourth night of Chanukah at the Kotel along with my partner (he doesn’t like the word husband; although a staunch feminist, it doesn’t bother me), as part of a...

Feb 1, 2016, 11:31 AM

To Anat Hoffman, the rockstar

An open letter to my friend Anat Hoffman: I remember when I got the call in early 2000. You said come celebrate with us, the Women of the Wall. The Israeli High Court will be ruling today and we hope...

Oct 20, 2015, 2:49 PM

Jerusalem — The City of Sisterly Love

Jews and Arabs need to pull together to protect Jerusalem's colorful diversity from the effects of terror

Sep 7, 2015, 3:14 PM

One Nation Under G-d

I have met with kings and queens and presidents and prime ministers, even a European prince, but meeting last week with US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was the most humbling experience of them all. I was invited to the home of the...

Jul 22, 2015, 10:49 PM

So you want equality?

Last week I attended an urgent meeting called by the Knesset Committee on the Promotion of the Status of Women and Gender Equality to discuss the government budget and gender equality. Committee chair MK Aida Touma-Sliman explained the urgency ...

Jul 7, 2015, 5:37 PM

It gets scary when the fate of one’s country is being deliberated. The security and peace issues surrounding the State of Israel are front and center when it comes to the nuclear arms deal with Iran. So it is...

May 28, 2015, 12:54 AM

We are the 81 percent

Someone suggested to me that I write a blog on why gender equality is important to me. I don’t want to write about that. I think it is obvious why gender equality is important to everyone and if it...

Mar 24, 2015, 4:41 PM

No more wars, no more words

We have fought enough. We have talked enough. Now we need to take action. On many fronts. So here is my bucket list call to action that we need to take in the coming months. 1. Kumbaya. – We need...

Feb 19, 2015, 10:14 PM

Oh Esther Esther, where are you when we need you?

Let’s face it. Queen Esther is a controversial figure in the story of Purim, certainly for the feminist community. On the one hand, she is the heroine of the story that ends well for the Jewish people. On the...

Nov 30, 2014, 3:53 PM

The star spangled banner and the Jews

What more can I say about the Jewish state bill that the Prime Minister of Israel is determined to pass, that hasn't been said already. Except to say that if that happens, this will no longer be the Israel...

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Shari Eshet is the former director of NCJW's Israel Office, based in Jerusalem. Now a private consultant, she still works for the betterment of the State of Israel.

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