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The Choices They Made…The Ones They Couldn’t Make
“We deserve to make the decision to end a pregnancy without the interference of the state.”
“We deserve to make the decision to end a pregnancy without the interference of the state.”
The courage of survivors inspires me. So many people who step forward do not see justice in their cases, or in their lives, but they see themselves as part of a justice continuum.
This year, with some unlikely help from Greta Gerwig’s film Barbie, I finally have the words to explain why honoring Queen Esther with the name Hadassah is so important to me.
These flaky, gluten-free cookies are eaten for Norouz, the Persian New Year, and by Persian Jews for the holiday of Purim since both holidays often fall close together on the calendar.
We cannot let state or federal legislation determine when life begins, forcing the hegemony of Christian scripture on our wombs or on our dreams.
In the end, the yearning for home, or perhaps more specifically to belong, is a shared human condition.