Chen Arieli, Chair of the Aguda Israeli LGBTQ Task Force reflects on how we can support women to enter positions of power. Chen Arieli marching in Kiev Pride “I have just finished two weeks of meetings in the United States [with the A Wider Bridge Tour]. From coast to coast and then some. A lot […]
#MeToo: Following the sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, American women of all ages and backgrounds shared achingly painful stories of sexual harassment and assault. The growing number of voices inspired women in Israel to come out with their own sexual harassment stories. Transgender Israeli singer Dana International wrote about the growing movement […]
Former President Clinton’s communications director and current president of the JAC Education Fund, Ann F. Lewis, was part of the Women’s March in Washington in January, but she didn’t march to show support for hateful, divisive language that tries to expel Zionists and denies the existence of Israel. On Jan. 21, I was part of […]
For the past week, a delegation of Israeli women have been in Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, discussing gender equality. Nine Israeli women have been traveling the country as part of a State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program, sponsored locally by the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. They’ve met different groups, politicians and […]
A WIDER BRIDGE CONDEMNS THE EXCLUSION OF LGBTQ JEWS AND ALLIES FROM THE CHICAGO DYKE MARCH We are deeply disturbed by the exclusion of A Wider Bridge Midwest Manager Laurie Grauer and her friends from the Chicago Dyke March, an annual event attended by 1,500 queer women and allies in Chicago. Laurie was proud to […]
A professor at Georgetown University called out a Neo-Nazi at her gym, and Joanna Valente loves her for it. Don’t you love it when women stand up for themselves? I know I do. Women are often told not to make a scene, to not take up too much space (do I know this all too […]
A new ritual—Ruth’s Cup—may be added after Elijah’s Cup or anywhere in the seder. Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, is also interpreted to mean “narrow places.” At Passover, we celebrate being released from the restrictions that limit us and make our lives smaller. We are not fully free as long as we are kept […]
Who decided that feminism and anti-Zionism should be conjoined and expressed through actions such as support for the Boycott Divestment and Sanction Movement (BDS) movement? Two feminists offer another perspective. Both of us have years of experience as successful feminist organizers. We resist the notion that it is necessary to declare oneself anti-Zionist to be […]
Blue and White Pride‘s new project “Pride x2 to Israel” has been criticized during its opening event and after, by LGBT people who disagree about the role of the Israeli army. Omer Nahmany, the project’s Executive Director, addresses the criticism, saying that the project is not about the political role of the army, but about […]
Actress and artist Gili Basson became famous under the stage name Bloody Mary. Now she’s a transgender activist and counselor to transgender women in the early stages of their transition, and also a lecturer and columnist who writes about her personal life. Who would you love to sit down for a drink with? In my […]