It was violently snatched away from me many years ago, my community. When you live in a very small corner of the Jewish world and the man that violates you is Jewish, your community too…
Browsing Category abuse
Suicide Of A Different Kind
I don’t know how to begin this letter because I don’t even know who to address it to. But whoever ends up being the recipient Please stop for a few moments to hear my hearts…
The Power Of Words
The word sends a jolt down my spine. “Please don’t use that word When you talk about me. Please say something else.” I pace back and forth, “See, rape is something That happens to other…
An Inconsolable Mother
She was going to jump off the GWB but checked herself into a hospital, thank G. That was the bomb. Or so I thought. But then came the real atomic bomb. My two boys molested…
What You See
What you see is someone with a successful career What you see is a loving mother What you see is a wife What you see is a friend What you don’t see is haunting demons…
Yichud And #Metoo
After #metoo, I have seen many people claim that yichud and tznius will protect women from assault. That we should take greater care in our halachic observance, and through these measures, protect ourselves. I don’t…
Me Too… And I Almost Wasn’t One Of You.
“Me too”: Two simple words that mean so much. This week it meant “yes, I have also experienced sexual harassment and abuse”. I can say “me too” for that. But “me too” used to mean…
Never Again… Me Too
The abuse started young. My father had left us and my mom relied on cheap help with me and my baby brother, so the neighbor boy was my new babysitter. I was three. Blonde hair,…
It’s Unbearable How Much I Want To Say “Me Too.”
It’s unbearable how much I want to say “Me Too.” I want to talk about the boy that pressured me in high school. The one who begged so many times that continuing to say ‘no’…