Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, Author at Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

March 9, 2017 9:00 am·

With This Ring — Without The Rabbinate

Originally published in In Jerusalem, March 10, 2017 Noam and Noa wanted to marry according to Jewish law and tradition, but wanted nothing to…

January 13, 2017 2:00 am·

Facing postpartum depression head-on

Originally published in the In Jerusalem, January 13, 2017 I would not have admitted to ANYONE what I was going through. I wore my “great mother”…

December 9, 2016 6:35 am·

Why We Sent Our Son To Auschwitz

Originally published in the In Jerusalem, December 9, 2016 When I was 17, my mother sent me to Auschwitz. Now that my son is 17,…

November 3, 2016 10:16 am·

That you don’t know it doesn’t make it untrue

Unless we are personally exposed to something or hear about it first hand, it is entirely possible that we never know of its existence or…

September 29, 2016 11:00 pm·

Religion & State Round Up 5776

Originally published in In Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post, September 30, 2016 ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ has long been the policy of the Haredi parties when…

September 29, 2016 2:15 pm·

My Open Letter on Girls’ Life vs Boys’ Life- and the ensuing firestorm

It is crazy that an entire month has gone by since I wrote an open letter about the Girls’ Life and Boys’ Life covers, and…

July 14, 2016 11:19 am·

Yes, I have an agenda

Inevitably, when I post about something wrong in the religious world I get accusations such as, “You hate Haredim! You’re Anti Religious! You have an…

July 10, 2016 10:21 am·

Getting the Word Out: The Challenging Reality for Israel’s Dyslexic Children

Originally published in The Jerusalem Post, In Jerusalem July 8, 2016 IF YOU had to guess how many children out of 100 have attention deficit hyperactivity…

July 7, 2016 3:13 pm·

The Missing Judges of Israel

When my friend’s husband sat in jail for tax evasion and fraud, he demanded and received glatt kosher meals, regular prayer quorums, and even a…

May 15, 2016 10:42 pm·

The burden — and obligation — of sacrifice

Since the boys were kidnapped and killed, I have drawn shallower breaths. I have avoided anything that will bring out the sadness hidden beneath the…

May 2, 2016 8:47 pm·

God Has been Hamstrung

This country is awash in color. It is brilliant, varied, and inspiring. Carpets of shaded greens blanket the earth. Vivid wildflowers adorn the fields. They…

April 14, 2016 8:30 am·

A Zionist in the UN

Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch in Geneva, lives to take down the bad guys. He faces some of the world’s worst perpetrators of…