The bottom line is that as white Jews, we can (and do) perpetuate racism and benefit from white privilege.

In my view, moral courage isn’t really about courage; it’s about gathering up the energy to fight. This looks different for every person.

I hear other teenagers throw around comments about getting rid of “these people.” Thousands of teenagers in New York City are homeless or facing food insecurity.

Our group of youth climate activists clings to the conviction that our activism ceases for nothing. Really, we’re ride or die.

When I asked my mom how she relates to the climate crisis through Judaism, she said, “I’ve never thought about it. I guess I’m the simple child.”

I believed that my anticapitalist views clashed with my other identities until I read the works of Rosa Luxemburg.

Rabbinic ordination was not one of Ray Frank’s goals; yet, she paved the way for other women to become rabbis.

 After looking into the achievements of her extensive career, I see that Bella Abzug is the perfect role model for activists just beginning in their work.

Just as Ruth First did in her work, contemporary feminist activists must prioritize maintaining a united, intersectional movement.

I believe that, if Emma Goldman were alive today, her emphasis on writing and lecturing would reshape the modern feminist movement.

I hope that contemporary feminists can learn from Debbie Friedman and bring people together through interactive art.

The second pin on this road map is moving beyond research to action. I should use my voice to speak up; but I cannot speak for everyone. 

As one of four white girls in my Girls Who Code Summer Immersion class of twenty, I was confronted by my privilege in a way that I'd never been before.

My aunt sent a tube to the DNA analyzing company, 23andMe. The results she received identified her as 99% Ashkenazi Jew.

If tikkun olam is something that we believe in fully, then our work will not be complete until every student is empowered with an equitable education.

I’ve been told that, because I’m not white and because I’m queer, I don’t have to stress about college applications.

Parsley reminds me of my Judaism.

We were at a school open mic about gun control in the weeks following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting.