published writings.
Here is a neat summary of all my essays, op-eds, articles, and more that have been published. My beats are abortion, sexual and reproductive health, violence, activism, politics, and Judaism. As such, the categories below overlap a lot!
highlights/my favorites
- Ms. Magazine, “‘Men Are 100% Responsible for Unwanted Pregnancies’: Gabrielle Blair on Her Viral-Tweet-Turned-Book, ‘Ejaculate Responsibly’,” October 2022
- Rewire, “How Period-Tracking Apps Track More Than Your Period,” June 2022
- Vice, “Self-Managed Abortion is a Nightmare In The Surveillance Age,” May 2022
- Rewire News Group, “What I Learned From Buying Abortion Pills Online,” February 2021
- Ms. Magazine, “Communities Need Independent Abortion Clinics,” January 2021
- The Progressive, “When a ride becomes a lifeline,” July 2020
- Alma, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us the holy work of activism,” September 2020
- Bustle, “Why DC Statehood Is So Important For Abortion Rights,” September 2019
the activist offering/my column for the progressive magazine
- “Exposing the Anti-Choice Machine,” November 2022
- Print: “Finding a New North Star,” October 2022
- “Lessons from Kansas,” August 2022
- Print: “Finding Support in a Post-Roe World,” August 2022
- “We Need Over-the-Counter Birth Control,” July 2022
- “The Importance of Gender Inclusivity in the Movement for Abortion Rights,” July 2022
- “We Need You in the Movement for Abortion Rights,” June 2022
- “Where Are All of the Period Products?” June 2022
- “While Some States Chip Away at Abortion Access, Others Are Working to Protect it,” June 2022
- “Birth Control Is Not Going to End the Need for Abortions,” June 2022
- “Fighting for Abortion Rights in Oklahoma,” May 2022
- “Roe Was Never Going to Save Us,” May 2022
abortion, reproductive health/rights/justice
- Ms. Magazine, “‘Men Are 100% Responsible for Unwanted Pregnancies’: Gabrielle Blair on Her Viral-Tweet-Turned-Book, ‘Ejaculate Responsibly’,” October 2022
- Ms. Magazine, “National Youth Poet Laureate Alyssa Gaines Speaks to the Future for Young Women in a Post-Roe World,” August 2022
- The Advocate, “How Queer People Can Mourn and Continue to Fight for Abortion for All,” June 2022
- Rewire, “How Period-Tracking Apps Track More Than Your Period,” June 2022
- Vice, “Self-Managed Abortion is a Nightmare In The Surveillance Age,” May 2022
- The Advocate, “Why Queer People Need Access to Safe Abortion and Why We Must Protect Roe,” May 2022
- The Progressive, “I Am an Advocate for Abortion Rights. Here’s How You Can Join Me in the Fight,” May 2022
- The Progressive, “Abortion Rights Battle Plays Out in Florida,” March 2021
- Rewire News Group, “What I Learned From Buying Abortion Pills Online,” February 2021
- The Progressive, “Reproductive Rights: The Nationwide State of Play,” February 2021
- Ms. Magazine, “Communities Need Independent Abortion Clinics,” January 2021
- The Progressive, “When a ride becomes a lifeline,” July 2020
- Jewish Journal, “All My Fears About Brett Kavanaugh Are Coming True in June Medical Services v. Russo,” May 2020
- Medium, “Thank you letters for abortion clinics,” May 2020
- Lilith Magazine, “Sexual Health During the Pandemic: An Expert Speaks,” April 2020
- Medium, “How one simple app is giving women control over their bodies during coronavirus panic,” April 2020
- Medium, “The Urgent Need for Abortion Funding during COVID-19,” April 2020
- Rewire News Group, “Even in Places With Accessible Abortion Care, the Coronavirus Is Drastically Affecting Services,” March 2020
- Bustle, “Why DC Statehood Is So Important For Abortion Rights,” September 2019
- Lilith Magazine, “Escorting at an Abortion Clinic is Praying with My Feet,” August 2019
- Women’s Wire, “Abortion is healthcare, and college students need it too,” September 2018
- All Bodies Health, “Vaginismus” 2018
- The Eagle, “It’s time for accessible Plan B,” December 2017
- The Eagle, “AU, start supplying contraception for your student body,” April 2017
judaism
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Casting a Vote for Reproductive Justice,” November 2022
- Lilith Magazine, “Is Abortion Access a Jewish Value?” October 2022
- Lilith Magazine, “Don’t Write Off the South on Abortion.” October 2022
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “A New Year Ritual for Reproductive Justice,” September 2022
- Alma, “Crowning Mr. Nice Jewish Boy,” August 2022
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “This Tisha B’Av, I’m Mourning the Loss of Reproductive Rights,” August 2022
- Alma, “It’s Time to Incorporate the Women of Exodus Into Your Seder,” March 2021
- Lilith Magazine, “A Reproductive Shabbat,” February 2021
- Ms. Magazine, “Rabbis on Why They Will Officiate Queer Marriage, as Obergefell Sits in Jeopardy,” January 2021
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Hanukkah Blessings for Reproductive Justice,” December 2020
- Alma, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us the holy work of activism,” September 2020
- The Forward, “Protecting a woman’s freedom of choice this Passover —even in PPE,” April 2020
- Lilith Magazine, “Becoming an Abortion Doula,” February 2020
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Tu B’Shevat in The Age of Ecofeminism,” February 2020
- Student Israelity, “The Linda Problem,” September 2019
- Alma, “The Quiet, Jewish Resistance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” July 2019
- Alma, “Why Won’t the D.C. Dyke March Accept Queer Jews Like Me?” June 2019
- Student Israelity, “Israeli Feminism 101,” March 2019
- Student Israelity, “Tel Aviv Pride,” February 2019
- Alma, “The Jewish Response to Abortion,” November 2018
- Alma, “This Forgotten Hanukkah Heroine Deserves All the Love,” November 2018
- Alma, “Reclaiming the Yiddish Word for Curvy Women,” July 2018
- Alma, “These Yiddish Prayers Were Written by Women, for Women,” October 2018
- Student Israelity, “Zionist Feminists for the Resistance,” September 2018
- Alma, “Actually, the Mikveh Can Be Super Feminist,” August 2018
- Mayyim Hayyim, “The Deep Impact of Rising Tide,” August 2018
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Your Jewish Feminist Protest Toolkit,” August 2018
- Alma, “Dear Friends, Stop Calling Me Your Jewish Mom,” July 2018
- The Eagle, “Campus response to anti-Semitic postering leaves much to be desired,” March 2018
- Jewish Women International, “On Friend’s Day, Honoring an interfaith friendship,” 2018
activism and politics
- Ms. Magazine, “The Ms. Q&A: Jennifer Weiss-Wolf on What the U.S. Can Learn From Scotland’s Period Products Law,” December 2020
- Alma, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us the holy work of activism,” September 2020
- Alma, “You Can Thank These Jewish Women For the Equal Rights Amendment,” January 2020
- Washington Jewish Week, “Why is this Women’s March different from all the others?” January 2020
- Alma, “Why I’m Preparing for Yom Kippur By Protesting at the Supreme Court,” October 2019
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “One Year Later,” September 2019
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Mikveh and Water Justice,” July 2019
- Alma, “I’m Disappointed in the Women’s March Leadership. I’m Marching Anyway,” January 2019
- Alma, “It Was an Honor to be Arrested at Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearing,” September 2018
- Jewish Women International, “10 (easy) Ways to Stay Civically Engaged,” 2018
- Jewish Women International, “Way to Go Illinois!” 2018
- Jewish Women International, “Fighting Back Against Mom’s Wage Gap,” 2018
- YR Media, “Going to a demonstration? Here’s what you need in your protest toolkit,” July 2018
- Feminist Wednesday, “The Need for College Feminism,” March 2018
- The Eagle, “Student debt disproportionately hurts women,” October 2017
domestic and sexual violence
- Project on Civil Discourse, “Trauma-Informed Discourse in the Age of Incivility: Not Silencing Speech, But Enhancing It,” December 2018
- The Eagle, “Opinion: AU students should participate in the Notice and Comment period for new Title IX guidelines,” November 2018
- The Eagle, “Digital abuse and stalking are some of the most difficult to address,” October 2018
- The Eagle, “Academic abuse and financial abuse, while less visible, uniquely affect college students,” October 2018
- The Eagle, “Domestic violence takes many forms for college students,” October 2018
- The Eagle, “Here’s how to respond to friends when they disclose their sexual assault to you,” October 2018
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Shalom Bayit,” October 2018
- Jewish Women’s Archive, “The Global Value of Peace in the Home,” August 2018
- Jewish Women International, “The Link Between Mass Shootings and Domestic Violence,” 2018
- Jewish Women International, “Beyond the Parade: Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Relationships,” 2018
