Gaby Brown

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Gaby Brown is a junior at The Emery/Weiner School in Houston, Texas, where she is vice president of the Jewish Life Committee and co-president of the Moot Beit Din team. Outside of school, Gaby advocates for social justice through the Houston Holocaust Museum’s Engines of Change program and is involved in youth education as an assistant head of her synagogue’s Bnei Akiva youth group. With a passion for STEM, Gaby serves on the executive board of her school’s STEM club and conducts research with physicians on oncology clinical trial design. In her free time, Gaby enjoys reading, stage managing for theatre productions, binge watching Grey's Anatomy, and playing Mah Jongg.

Blog Posts

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Am I a Bad Jew?

Gaby Brown

The story of Joseph’s brothers teaches us that guilt is not something to fear, but to learn from.

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How Nechama Leibowitz Helped Me Reclaim Torah

Gaby Brown

Nechama Leibowitz revolutionized the way Torah is studied and played a crucial role in shaping contemporary approaches to scripture.

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What Does a Princess Really Look Like?

Gaby Brown

According to many Disney films, being a princess means possessing stereotypically “beautiful” traits—a tiny waist, a small, button-like nose, large eyes and breasts, and light skin. However, as I, and millions of other young girls came to realize, the characteristics of our cherished heroines are extremely unrealistic.

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Confronting Sexism’s Legacy in Science

Gaby Brown

Rosalind Elsie Franklin, an influential Jewish chemist, made groundbreaking contributions to the discovery of DNA’s structure. Nevertheless, she was largely unrecognized during her lifetime.

Topics: Science
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Braiding My Identity Through Havdalah

Gaby Brown

Just as the Havdalah service requires participation from each of the senses, I realized that my identities– a Jew, a daughter, a woman, a sister, and a feminist– would be integral as I entered Jewish adulthood.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Gaby Brown." (Viewed on September 14, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/brown-gaby>.