When Words Become Alive

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2017-02-05

On Avraham and the Immigration Ban

By: Gideon Turk  | 2017-02-03

My Family Came as Refugees

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2017-02-03

Thank You, Donald Trump, For My Feminist Ideology

By: Adriana Chaviva Freedman  | 2017-02-03

Feeding the Keepers of the Text

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2017-02-03

On Orthodoxy and Feminism: JOFA Conference Reflections

By: Miriam Zami  | 2017-02-03

Browsing for Books

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2017-01-02

Fighting Murder with Murder

By: Molly Meisels  | 2017-01-02

Moon Girl, the Devil Dinosaur, and other Child Scientists

By: Amanda Huberfeld  | 2017-01-02

You and Your _____ Agenda

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2017-01-02

Critique vs. Negativity

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2017-01-02

The Halachic Responsibility To Be An LBGT Ally

By: Jordyn Kaufman  | 2017-01-02

A Response to Keren Neugroschl: What the Democratic Party Obscures on Abortion

By: Avi Strauss  | 2016-12-26

What Ben Shapiro Got Wrong About Abortion

By: Keren Neugroschl  | 2016-12-11

Forgetting Decency at Yeshiva University

By: Mindy Schwartz  | 2016-12-08

Learning from the Election

By: Avigayil Adouth  | 2016-12-01

Election Viewing Party

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2016-12-01

Body Shaming in the Observant World

By: Rachel Lelonek  | 2016-12-01

Thanks, But No Thanks: We Already Have Varying Perspectives

By: Jordyn Kaufman  | 2016-12-01

Is the Fight For Civil Rights Basically Over?

By: Mindy Schwartz  | 2016-12-01

Where Does It Stop?: Extra Time on Standardized Tests

By: Shoshy Ciment  | 2016-11-03

Yom Kippur and Being a Vegetarian

By: Leah Klahr  | 2016-11-03

Creating an Inclusive Beit Midrash

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2016-11-03

Orthodox Feminism: Towards a Unified Definition

By: Mindy Schwartz  | 2016-11-03

Sheirut Leumi to Stern

By: Adina Cohen  | 2016-11-03

A Vote for Trump is a Vote for Anti Semitism

By: Sara Marcus  | 2016-11-02

After Trump: The Future of the Republican Party

By: Hilla Katz-Lichtenstein  | 2016-11-02

What You're Saying When You Vote for Trump

By: Jordyn Kaufman  | 2016-11-02

A Review of "Why Open Orthodoxy Is Not Orthodox"

By: Mindy Schwartz  | 2016-10-02

When I Don’t Want to Pray with YU

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2016-10-02

Neglecting Halacha in the Halachic Community

By: Neta Chizhik  | 2016-10-02

Fashion as the Focus

By: Lily Gelman  | 2016-10-02

To Dare, To Smile

By: Netanel Paley  | 2016-10-02

Real Talk: From Anxiety to Art

By: Chaviva Freedman  | 2016-10-02

Reflecting on September 11th

By: Adina Waitman  | 2016-10-02

Leaving YU to Uncover its Diversity

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2016-08-29

A Musical Kind of Mindfulness

By: Talia Bassali  | 2016-08-29

Summer of Listening: Life as a Chaplain

By: Michal Schechter  | 2016-08-29

Hanging My Hat

By: Makena Owens  | 2016-05-15

The Evolution of Idealism: First-Year Student to Graduating Senior

By: Aliza Chase  | 2016-05-15

Kallah Classes: An Empowered Education

By: Michal Schechter Shira Leff Kreitman  | 2016-05-15

My Birthday: Date or Deadline?

By: Rina Haller  | 2016-05-15

Redecorating

By: Miriam Renz  | 2016-05-15

Connecting Through Song: My Music Vs Experience

By: Arielle Zellis  | 2016-05-15

Raise Your Voice, Find Your Platform

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2016-05-15

Be Your Own Friend

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2016-04-13

Liberal and Pro-Israel: An Oxymoron?

By: Tzivya Beck  | 2016-04-12

A Second Chance at Life

By: Talya Shoshani  | 2016-04-12

Shame

By: Miriam Renz  | 2016-04-12

Capturing Infinity: The Power of Mindfulness

By: Aliza (Emily) Chase  | 2016-04-12

On Being an Art Major

By: Rachelli Schechter  | 2016-04-12

Going Against the Crowd: Unexpected Preparation for Purim

By: Miriam Renz  | 2016-03-13

At a Loss for Words: My Reflection on the Passing of Harper Lee

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2016-03-13

The Intimacy of Yoga: Connecting Mind and Body

By: Natasha Bassalian  | 2016-03-13

“A Stranger in a Strange Land”: Searching for a Sense of Place

By: Miriam Renz  | 2016-02-10

Do You Know Who I Am? Wait, Don’t Tell Me...

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2016-02-10

Words are Inadequate: The Shiva House

By: Hudy Rosenberg  | 2016-02-10

My “Habit” of Trying Something New

By: Chumi Weingarten Observer Staff  | 2016-02-10

Equalizing Excellence

By: Makena Owens  | 2016-02-10

Too Little to Graduate, Too Old to Stay

By: Rina Haller  | 2016-02-10

How to Adult?

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2016-01-06

Makeup Free Mondays: A Radical Act of Self-Love

By: Avie Herman  | 2016-01-06

Not Ready for the New Normal

By: Ariella Lunzer  | 2016-01-06

My Brother, in Israel

By: Sora Gordon  | 2015-12-10

An Imperfect Unity

By: Justine Englanoff  | 2015-12-09

Discovering Minyan: An Orthodox-Feminist Finds Beauty in Communal Prayer

By: Mindy Schwartz  | 2015-12-09

The Million Student March Effort: Should College Be Free?

By: Tzipora Baitch  | 2015-12-09

Once Loved and Lost at Le Bataclan: The Lost Souls of Paris and the Freedoms That United...

By: Chana Miller  | 2015-12-09

Thanksgiving: Time for the Reflection I Didn't Know I Needed

By: Miriam Renz  | 2015-12-09

On Anonymity and Owning Your Ideas

By: Makena Owens  | 2015-12-09

Democratic Policy Explained: How to Create Equality in Education

By: Dena Rubanowitz  | 2015-11-16

More Than Just a Game: Thoughts from a Mets Fan

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2015-11-16

College in Crisis: A Comprehensive Conservative Approach

By: Eli Diamond  | 2015-11-16

Birthright: A Lesson of Jewish Pride

By: Nechama Feurerstein  | 2015-11-16

Let’s Be Superheroes Together: Why You Should Donate Blood

By: Rina Haller  | 2015-11-16

“There’s Something I Have to Tell You”: Creating an Emersonian Community

By: Miriam Renz  | 2015-11-16

Concerning Women and Rabbis

By: Makena Owens  | 2015-11-13

If You Want the Truth, Become Your Own Journalist

By: Makena Owens  | 2015-10-19

The Perks of Being Alone

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2015-10-19

Miracles in Traditions: Nissim Tawil’s War Story

By: Allison Tawil  | 2015-10-19

The Modest Problem

By: Avie Herman  | 2015-10-19

There’s No Need to Fear the “F” Word

By: Masha Shollar  | 2015-10-19

Genetic Testing: More Than A Privilege, Less Than A Dream

By: Miriam Renz  | 2015-10-19

In Defense of the English Major

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2015-09-18

Word War

By: Sara Gruszczynski  | 2015-09-18

Education Is Not Gender-Biased: A Response to Rabbi Willig on Women’s Talmud Torah

By: Makena Owens  | 2015-09-18

Summer, Politics, and the Importance of Nuance

By: Esti Hirt  | 2015-08-25

To Begin Again...Together

By: Miriam Renz  | 2015-08-25

“Refining” My Identity: The Power of Genealogy

By: Menucha Lowenstein  | 2015-08-25

Stop, Drop and Don’t Just Roll With It

By: Makena Owens  | 2015-08-25

My Lonely Reaction to Obergefell v. Hodges

By: Miriam Pearl Klahr  | 2015-08-25

A Message about Moshiach, Inspired by Dr. Raffel z’l

By: Shterna Boteach  | 2015-05-12

Uncertainty and New Beginnings

By: Shayna Darling  | 2015-05-12

Standing for Something: Women’s Leadership in Our Community

By: Hudy Rosenberg  | 2015-05-12

Summer: Leaving the City Life

By: Abigail Adler  | 2015-05-12

Reflections on Elections

By: Maddie Tavin Zimilover  | 2015-05-12

Seeing a Professor Anew: An Insight into the Trans and Jewish Narrative of Dr. Joy Ladin

By: Blanche Haddad  | 2015-05-12

Walk a Mile in My Shoes for Me, Because I Can Barely Walk

By: Tzippy Herzfeld  | 2015-05-12

What We Don’t Say on Yom Hazikaron

By: Blanche Haddad  | 2015-05-12

Being an Observer: A Year in Review From Your Editor in Chief

By: Elana Kook  | 2015-05-12