Newsletter

23
Nov

A year without Marshall Zakarin

Today is the one year anniversary of losing my dad, Marshall Zakarin. He died on Thanksgiving morning, a holiday he
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19
Nov

The Things That Hurt

Election Day + Two Weeks
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04
Nov
An Election Eve Tribute

An Election Eve Tribute

From one daughter to another
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03
Nov

Trauma, Voting, and the World to Come

Some thoughts about trauma and the election: I’m a trauma clinician and survivor advocate by background. I spent over
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31
Oct

How big is our Jewish tent?

For weeks, maybe months now, I have struggled to write this essay. Here goes. There has been so much written
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29
Sep

The Necessity of Solidarity

Why Jews must show up for the Haitian community
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11
Sep

On 9/11, a note to (and for) our Haitian community

I can’t take away the hurt and pain caused by Donald Trump and JD Vance spreading racist lies about
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22
Aug

A Woman’s Worth

In memory of Melanie Sierra
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17
Jul

Donald Trump, Abuser-in-Chief

Ever since Trump came down that damn escalator what feels like a lifetime ago, I have understood everything he has
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30
Jun

A root cause of domestic violence? SCOTUS

There. I said it.
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