Writing

Essays (selected):

Why I am Celebrating Passover Differently This Year
Time Magazine, April 22, 2024

Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Is How I'm Honoring My Dad, a Holocaust Survivor
Teen Vogue, March 6, 2024

Our Queer and Jewish Grief Must Fuel Our Fight to Let Gaza Live
Them, Nov 28, 2023

I'm the child of a Holocaust survivor. I know the trauma inflicted on Gaza will last generations.
LA Times, Nov 18th, 2023

Ancient Judaism Recognized a Range of Genders. It’s Time We Did, Too.
The New York Times, March 18, 2023

Here's Why I'm Teaching My Child to Be Lazy
The New York Times, Jan. 2022

Zionism Made Hanukah About Israel, But It’s Always Been A Holiday of the Diaspora
Truthout, Dec 19, 2022

All I Want for Father's Day Is a World in Which Trans Kids Can Survive
Truthout, June 19, 2022

Disability Doesn't Make Us Less Worthy of Life. COVID Policy Assumes It Does.
Truthout, March 23, 2022

Where's the Vaccine for Ableism?
The New York Times, Feb. 2021

My Life is More Disposable in This Pandemic
The New York Times, March 2020

In My Chronic Illness, I Found a Deeper Meaning
The New York Times, Jan 2018

This Year, Rosh Hashana is a Time of Mourning
The Forward, Sept. 2020

Spoon on the Seder Plate
J. Weekly, March, 2020

The Holiness of Being Broken
Evolve, Jan 2020

Because of This Beauty
Shm'a Now, Nov. 2019

Opinion | For Centuries, Jewish Tradition Has Recognized Trans People
The Forward, Oct. 2018

Chronic Illness: Separate — Not Equal
The Forward, May 2017

It's Okay to Forgive, or Not: Grieving When You're Estranged From Your Family
The Body is Not an Apology, March 2019

Zeek | The Twisted Wick: Talmud Study as Spiritual Practice for Post-Modern Jews
Zeek, July 2007

Remapping the Road from Sinai 
Shma, Dec 2007. Co-written with Dr Judith Plaskow