Most of you know my father. You know him as that happy, warm and welcoming Shaliach. Always ready to lend a hand no matter what, from helping shlep boxes to having a deep meaningful conversation…
Browsing Category abuse
Monsters and Men
I’m afraid of you I didn’t used to be But now it’s been too long since the last time I was forced into giving up pieces of myself It’s been too long since you’ve attacked,…
Spiritual Rape
To paint the scene, you have Deborah, a twenty-one year old Hasidic girl. She has two children and a husband, Michael. Deborah married at eighteen with no education past high school and no work experience….
What You Say Is Not What A Survivor Hears
I don’t think people realize just how painful sexual abuse truly is. I have gotten the strangest remarks by people close to me. There was one woman who told me “My other friends have been…
Silent Suffering
For years, I have suffered terrible psychological and emotional abuse. I will leave the specifics of it out to protect the privacy of those involved. All I will say is that I was always a…
To My Vigilante, Brother
You, my brother, taught me . You taught me to walk and To brush my teeth and To put on my shoes myself. You, taught me to Pick locks and Swing on the monkey bars…
Do you know me?
You know me. I’m put together, I dress well, I’m attractive and I’m happy. I’m educated, I’m smart, I’m friendly and I’m respected. I’ve got a good sense of humor, a positive outlook on life,…
March like a Matriarch
As Shabbos ended my feed flooded with images of women worldwide armed with signs, voices raised in opposition, which seemed to be an visceral reaction to Trump’s Inauguration. The Women’s March on Washington, at first…
An Awful Paradigm Shift
I really couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I knew I shouldn’t have pushed her to share the secret she’d been sitting on but I could tell my friend was so palpably uncomfortable I asked…
Why Am I Still Here? Where Am I Going? Does My Life Make A Difference?
(Before you read, there is graphic depictions of violence and sexual content please be aware before you continue) all began when my school closed down after kindergarten. I had a choice between two schools, one…