And you shall love
Love is the core of my activism. I know it’s not the core for others, but I believe so strongly in love. It ties together all the threads of my identity. Love is at the center of my religion. Every morning and evening, I recite “V’ahavta et HaShem Elokecha, b’chol levavecha u’v’chol nafshecha.” You shall [...]
...read moreDear feminist men
Don’t be this guy. Much love, ~Shoshie
...read moreHaving an openly fat relationship
I’m on the couch with my husband, our roommate sitting on the other couch, drinking beer and talking about whatever. The conversation drifts to women and body image and our roommate laments the “worst question” that women can ask their boyfriends: Do I look fat in this? You’re screwed either way, he complains. My husband [...]
...read moreMourning and Hoping as a Community
I’m sitting on my couch at the moment, fuzzy-headed, because I’m on hour 23 of a 25 hour fast. Today is Tisha b’Av, the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av, and it’s one of two 25 hour fasts in the Jewish calendar, the other being Yom Kippur. In many ways, I find Yom [...]
...read moreFat and Pain
I was 17, at a trivia bowl competition, and I realized that my right forearm was hard and tender. I poked at it a bit. It hurt, but not that much. I finished the competition and took the bus home. I mentioned it to my parents. “Oh, it’s probably just that you’re losing weight. You [...]
...read moreShe should do science
So, as I mentioned in my introduction thread, I’m a chemist-in-training. Although science has made great strides in women’s participation, there’s still a definite gender gap. Not only that, but there are definite cultural problems in science that make it a less-than-ideal atmosphere for women. There’s sexual harassment. There’s devaluing of women’s work and research. [...]
...read moreWhy be religious?
In recent threads about religion, some people have asked, simply, why? Why be religious? Why put in all of the effort to redefine a feminist Judaism? Why maintain an association with these historically and presently oppressive institutions? For me, there’s a few reasons that stand out in my head. First, there’s a sense, for me [...]
...read moreI like boys. But also girls. But also boys.
I’ve been married to my husband for almost two years now. Mr. Shoshie is awesome and supportive and I love him very, very much. But sometimes I wish that we hadn’t gotten married so soon. Well, actually, I wish that we hadn’t started dating so soon. Let me back up. I’ve liked girls pretty much [...]
...read moreA good use for tanks?
For various reasons, I had a pretty terrible day yesterday. So a friend sent me this video to cheer me up!
...read moreNaming the Daughters of Zalophechad
A few weeks ago, Jews around the world read from Parshat Pinchas, the section in the Torah (Five Books of Moses) from BaMidbar (Numbers) 25:10 to 30:1. Within this section, at the beginning of chapter 27, is the story of five women: Machlah, Noah, Chaglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah. They approach Moses with a petition, “Our [...]
...read moreTwirling in Neon
Violet Photons Have Low Entropy or I Used to Wear Black I wear colors now! a purple hat red top green skirt blends in with grass when I lay back to hug the sky my lips as clovers eyes brown caterpillars their fuzz itches my nose flies buzz into my hair smack them! no, that’s [...]
...read moreHi all!
I’m Shoshie, and I’m super excited to be guest blogging here for the next two weeks! I write occasionally over at my blog, Catalytic Reactions. I’m 25, currently living in sunny Seattle. I love hyphens, exclamation points, and the serial comma. I’m a more-religious-than-most-but-less-religious-than-many Ashkenazi Jew. I’m also a DEATHFAT, meaning I fall into the [...]
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