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Chaya Kurtz
JoinedJune 11, 2014
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Chaya Kurtz is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. Her work has been published in the Sourcebooks anthology Jewish Daughter Diaries and on a bevy of websites.

Young Jewish Farmers & Redemption

Chaya Kurtz·5 min read
This piece is part of the series, “Readers Take Over Hevria”. The topic assigned to me:  “People who are on...

How To Spot A Spiritual Sexual Predator

Chaya Kurtz·6 min read
Specifically one who is dressed in the garb of a guru, religious leader, or activist: A guide for Jewish women (and other women too).
2015 year in review

2015: How Was It For The Jews?

Chaya Kurtz·2 min read
This is your year-in-review: A retrospective look at how the year 2015 went for the Jews.

I’m Totally Sick Of The Rhetoric

Chaya Kurtz·6 min read
I'm sick of hearing people I agree with ask why. You know why. You know why Sweden, and England, and France, and "the academy", and the whole universe wants us to die.

Come Shopping For Modest Clothes With Me

Chaya Kurtz·2 min read
Oh hey, look. Chaya Kurtz is blogging about fashion!

Every Baal Teshuvah Thinks About Going Back

Chaya Kurtz·3 min read
And why I don't go. I wouldn't go back, but I'm not going to lie: I think about the old days and there are certain things I still want that I can't have.

Fugue For Gimme Gimme Jimmy

Chaya Kurtz·5 min read
This story is based on my life before teshuvah, but it's fiction. It's a picture of a certain time and place where I was, but everything has been cobbled together.

These 20 Stock Photos of Jews Will Make You Cringe

Chaya Kurtz·4 min read
A smattering of the inspired imagery that pops up when you enter "Jew" as a search term on a stock photo site...

The King Is In The Field — But Am I?

Chaya Kurtz·3 min read
This Elul is testing my belief that "women's work" actually counts as avodas Hashem. Now I have to really believe in the holiness of raising a baby.

How Not To Marry A Jerk

Chaya Kurtz·11 min read
A 10-point plan for how not to marry a selfish, cruel, disrespectful jerk. Learn how to recognize a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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