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27 ביולי 2025

What happened when I tried to eat a sandwich this morning

What happened when I tried to eat a sandwich this morning

20 ביוני 2024

Rockets, bombs and babies: Wartime in the maternity ward

I wrote this during the 2021 Gaza war, but it feels more relevant than ever...

Rockets, bombs and babies: Wartime in the maternity ward

30 במאי 2024

Israeli mothers have had enough of this war

A slew of mother-led movements are forming, full of women who are fighting back

Israeli mothers have had enough of this war

26 במאי 2024

Three rockets, a protest, and a funeral

A day in Tel Aviv during this godforsaken war.

Three rockets, a protest, and a funeral

20 במרץ 2024

Women I'm reading in war

From Barbra to Beyonce, here are some women helping me get through these dark times

Women I'm reading in war

6 במרץ 2024

Women working to end this war

Women working to end this war

1 בפבר׳ 2024

Dealing with some of the many facets of war injuries

For war-related rehab, leading Israeli hospital uses innovative simulation system and unique tools

Dealing with some of the many facets of war injuries

25 בדצמ׳ 2023

I'm an active member of the invisible home front. And I'm about ready to revolt.

Spouses of reserve soldiers -- mostly women in their 20s and 30s -- have been left carrying the unseen burdens of this war. They, along with their own mothers, are about at the ends of their ropes.

I'm an active member of the invisible home front. And I'm about ready to revolt.

6 בדצמ׳ 2023

Food security and war

Amid war, food rescue group switches from relying on farmers’ generosity to helping them survive

Food security and war

24 באוק׳ 2023

Definitions of Insanity

This war is being managed by fragile male egos. God help us all...

Definitions of Insanity

13 באוק׳ 2023

Last Saturday Morning....

Here's what my Oct 7 looked like

Last Saturday Morning....

3 באוק׳ 2023

Mourning Prof Alice Shalvi

Alice Shalvi pioneered religious feminism in Israel. Everyone else is still catching up.

Mourning Prof Alice Shalvi

2 בנוב׳ 2022

Ben Gvir and Me.

I'm trying to understand the rise of the religious right in Israel. It takes me back to my roots.

Ben Gvir and Me.

11 באוג׳ 2014

My political evolution

I haven't always been in this ideological space. In fact, I had to unlearn a lot of my upbringing to get here.

My political evolution

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