Writing
Selected essays
The New York Times
Ancient Judaism Recognized a Range of Genders. It’s Time We Did, Too.
The New York Times, March 18, 2023
Here's Why I'm Teaching My Child to Be Lazy
The New York Times, Jan. 2022
Where's the Vaccine for Ableism?
The New York Times, Feb. 2021
My Life is More Disposable in This Pandemic
The New York Times, March 2020
In My Chronic Illness, I Found a Deeper Meaning
The New York Times, Jan 2018
Other Magazines and Newspapers
Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Is How I'm Honoring My Dad, a Holocaust Survivor
Teen Vogue, March 6. 2024
Our Queer and Jewish Grief Must Fuel Our Fight to Let Gaza Live
Them, Nov 28, 2023
I'm the child of a Holocaust survivor. I know the trauma inflicted on Gaza will last generations.
LA Times, Nov 18th, 2023
Zionism Made Hanukah About Israel, But It’s Always Been A Holiday of the Diaspora
Truthout, Dec 19, 2022
All I Want for Father's Day Is a World in Which Trans Kids Can Survive
Truthout, June 19, 2022
Disability Doesn't Make Us Less Worthy of Life. COVID Policy Assumes It Does.
Truthout, March 23, 2022
This Year, Rosh Hashana is a Time of Mourning
The Forward, Sept. 2020
Spoon on the Seder Plate
J. Weekly, March, 2020
The Holiness of Being Broken
Evolve, Jan 2020
Because of This Beauty
Shm'a Now, Nov. 2019
Opinion | For Centuries, Jewish Tradition Has Recognized Trans People
The Forward, Oct. 2018
Chronic Illness: Separate — Not Equal
The Forward, May 2017
It's Okay to Forgive, or Not: Grieving When You're Estranged From Your Family
The Body is Not an Apology, March 2019
Zeek | The Twisted Wick: Talmud Study as Spiritual Practice for Post-Modern Jews
Zeek, July 2007