I think I hesitated to counter my classmate’s offensive comment because I didn’t want to be perceived as overdramatic. 

Sarah Schenirer started the revolution—that is still in process today—to create equal Torah learning opportunities for women.

The second pin on this road map is moving beyond research to action. I should use my voice to speak up; but I cannot speak for everyone. 

I have a learning disability. It feels like I’m entering the nonsensical world of Wonderland when I try to get my school to understand that.

My reaction to antisemitic gun violence is not one of fear, but of alertness to a threat far more normalized for me than for my elders.

I shadowed at Lincoln High School in eighth grade, and what I saw in six hours challenged my entire perception of Silicon Valley.

None of us had the power to save Michael, but we did have the power to come together as a community and make each other a little more whole.

Working as a tutor opened my eyes to a privilege I didn’t even know I had.

How many other teenagers around the state of Florida, around the country, shared my bitterness and anger, but didn’t have the tools to be where I was then?

As I learned more about what affirmative action really means for students, my worries turned into a sobering recognition of my privilege.

If tikkun olam is something that we believe in fully, then our work will not be complete until every student is empowered with an equitable education.

What does it mean to live in a country that purports secularity but considers Christianity to be the default?

I’ve been told that, because I’m not white and because I’m queer, I don’t have to stress about college applications.

I always knew my name was about to be called when a teacher announced with an almost mocking grin, “I know I’m gonna butcher this one…”

ENFP. Extraversion, intuition, feeling, perception. Four words that, according to the Myers-Briggs personality test, define me as a person.

When I was younger, around the time of my consecration, my vision of God was simple.

For two hours a day, three days a week, the Orthodox rabbi led us through the strict and meticulous process of tefillin-making.

We were at a school open mic about gun control in the weeks following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting.

When I was in third grade, my teacher asked me to tell my class about the Jewish New Year.