Nasiyah Isra-Ul
“It doesn’t matter if you’re patrilineal, returning, a convert, or considering becoming one—we don’t question anyone’s Jewishness.”
“It doesn’t matter if you’re patrilineal, returning, a convert, or considering becoming one—we don’t question anyone’s Jewishness.”
Women led self-defense training; they were taught to be socially conscious, self-possessed, and strong.
If bomb shelters have personalities, ours is functional. Neighborly. Familiar.
On encountering the past and the stories we tell.
Who needs symbolism if they’re headed for actual freedom?
When she was in her final days, my aunt told me that she was not afraid to die but that she needed my help.
In Israel, in Gaza, in Lebanon, in the West Bank, women like me are holding their sick and their old in places not designed for anything except ordinary life.
I am so proud to have a resource I can confidently share with anyone looking to better understand antisemitism and its impacts.
Chutzpah, savvy, sexuality, yeshiva, and the Bible.