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Ilana Gimpelevich

Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 PM

The Torah Has Always Been Mine.

When did my obsession with Simchat Torah start? For a girl from the former Soviet Union who did not grow up religious, my awareness of Simchat Torah began in my teenage years, when I attended a girls’ high school....

Oct 1, 2026, 11:29 PM

What Sukkot knows about the mental load

Despite our egalitarian ideals, my wife runs our home for 51 weeks a year. And then, for one long holiday, Jewish law gives men like me that experience

Sep 30, 2026, 11:27 PM

The sexual violence lesson that starts at age 5

The Cornell assault allegations show why I’m teaching my son about empathy and courage now: One day, doing the right thing may mean standing up to his friends

Daphne Lazar Price

Sep 28, 2026, 3:10 PM

I want to read the essays

Young men writing essays. (iStock)

When you were accused of drugging and gang-raping a woman and given the opportunity to mitigate against the alleged crime, what did you say?

Sep 19, 2026, 10:17 AM

When Feminism Lost the Jewish Woman: Kara Jesella on October 7

In her lecture at the 2026 ISGAP Summer Institute, Dr. Kara Jesella accomplished far more than simply excoriating feminist responses to October 7. Instead, she also pushed back against explanations of those reactions by asking how they became intellectually...

Sep 15, 2026, 12:26 AM

Avoiding Surplus Guilt for the Day of At-One-Ment

Friends, many years ago I attended a pre-high holidays workshop at my Toronto synagogue led by psychiatrist Dr. Norman Doidge. He lectured on the concept of 'surplus guilt' that can be incapacitating and unhelpful as we navigate our Jewish...

Sep 15, 2026, 12:16 AM

From the Field to Abraham’s Table

PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain FM Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords at the White House, September 15, 2020. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

Why women-led civic relationships must help shape the next chapter of Middle East diplomacy Six years after the signing of the Abraham Accords, the foundations for the next peace agreement may already be under construction. Peace agreements are dramatic. Peacebuilding rarely...

Sep 10, 2026, 6:16 AM

The Healthy Masculine and the Bernie Bro

I was somewhere between a policy discussion and two glasses of wine when a man brought up dating. The event was hosted by a dear friend and Israel Policy Forum's young leadership program, IPF Atid. A room full of...

Karen Lieberman

Sep 6, 2026, 5:52 PM

Gloria Steinem: Activist, Feminist, Zionist

Gloria Steinem: Activist, Feminist, Zionist (March 25, 1934 – September 2, 2026) A few Steinem quotes: “Never in my life have I identified as a Christian, but wherever there is antisemitism, I identify as a Jew.” “I do feel socially drawn...

Daphne Lazar Price

Sep 3, 2026, 6:42 PM

What Gloria Steinem taught this Orthodox feminist

Gloria Steinem at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 7, 2016 (CC, Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons)

Her questions about power, equality and who gets a voice gave me a way to challenge observant Judaism from within — without asking me to abandon it

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