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Jun 13, 2015, 10:13 PM

Facebook and the Misguided Protection of Anti-Semites

Facebook has decided that people can make anti-Semitic remarks on their site. They've also decided that people who make anti-SemItic remarks cannot be called out publicly for doing so. This policy is one of apparent long standing and one...

Dec 24, 2014, 7:19 PM

What I’ve Learned From Being a Jew in Christian America

America is a Christian nation. All the pretending otherwise will not get around that fact. For all the changes in American society over the last few decades, the vast majority of Americans have been and still are Christians. They...

Oct 13, 2014, 7:00 PM

My husband is not a threat to Judaism

The day before my mom died, a rabbi yelled at me. It was June 19th, 2012 and he was one of about half a dozen rabbis who have yelled at me. Not metaphorically but actual, literal yelling. Mom was...

Oct 1, 2014, 11:10 PM

Chinese Food & a Movie: What to do When Your Child Is Off for the High Holy Days‏

When I was a kid Christmas was a fun time even for Jews. You got time off and it was all pretty outside with the lights and sometimes even the snow. Oh once in a while the six hundredth...

Sep 12, 2014, 4:19 PM

The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: An Interview With Arthur Allen

Arthur Allen is a distinguished freelancer who has written for many important publications including New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate and Mother Jones. He is the author of three fabulous books including one on vaccines that I highly...

Sep 11, 2014, 3:32 PM

The view from Staten Island

Over a dozen years ago I sat in our house in Staten Island on this day. Then my husband came home and wordlessly pulled me outside to show that Manhattan was on fire. He had been on the ferry...

Sep 2, 2014, 5:25 PM

Seven ways you don’t get Jews to criticize Israel‏

That's just one of seven things NOT to do if you're trying to convince Jews to criticize Israel

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About Me

Stacy Herlihy is the co-author of Your Baby's Best Shot: Why Vaccines are Safe and Save Lives (Roman & Littlefield 2012, paperback 2015). When not attempting to convince people that a shot or two is better than hearing loss, she has written for publications such as the Newark Star Ledger and USA Today. In her spare time, she raises daughters and domestic mush cats.