Teen Voices: May the Faith Be With You
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“Raise your hand if you would have died in the Holocaust,” our teacher asked.
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Rising From The Ashes: Our School Walkout That Never Was
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We come to school every day to learn, not just about algebra and biology, but about ourselves, and about how we can actively contribute to our democratic society.
Activism is in my Genes
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My grandma makes me think about my own activism and the movements in which I’m involved
My Hero is a Purple-Haired Jewish Feminist with a Pet Dinosaur
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I too want to end gender inequality and smash the patriarchy, but I also have the impossibly strong, impossibly human desire to be liked.
Teen Voices
The Torah Portion that Rattled my Jewish Identity
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We can’t rewrite history, but we can change the narrative around women who speak up about sexual assault.
Teen Girls Find Words To Live By: From the Statue of Liberty to V-Day
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When women feel more comfortable using the word vagina, it serves as an important step towards asserting ownership over our own bodies.
Growing Wings, an Identity and, of course, Feminism
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The combination of Judaism and feminism has empowered me, helped me heal, and given me purpose in life.
Teen Voices
Lessons from Aunt Sophie
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Though she led a very different Jewish life from her great Aunt Sophie, this teen writer found her confidence as a Jewish leader by hearing how her aunt “challenged her community’s religious restrictions.”
Teen Voices
Teen Longed to be ‘Star Wars’ Rey, Settled for Leia
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When I was 10 years old, I dressed up as Princess Leia for Halloween. I dressed up as her because I admired her, and because I felt like I had no choice. My brother and I were both deep in our Star Wars phases, and I knew I had to match his Darth Vader costume with an iconic character of my own. Of course, as a little girl, there weren’t many iconic female characters to choose from, but I didn’t mind too much at the time. Leia was the first female character that I truly considered a role model, the first one that made me think: I want to be like her.
Teen Voices
Zelophehad’s Daughters: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Before Glass Existed
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Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign inspired this young feminist as much as Zelophehad’s daughters, five revolutionary biblical women.