Author Archives: Sotah

About Sotah

I am a firm believer that gender injustice is the result of a social order that tries to control the sexuality of women (and at times men), a.k.a the patriarchy. Freedom starts at the door of your vagina! I am a law school student in DC, with a background in anthropology, literature and jewish studies. I grew up with secular parents and practiced (and later rejected Orthodox Judaism), and currently practice an egalaterian form of judism.

The blog I never write

Posted on 05/27/2010 by Sotah

This is the blog that I never write. I have had this blog since I started law school. This summer I finished law school – I have written less then forty entries in three years into the blog I never … Continue reading →

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Mikvah – followed by Tefillin

Posted on 06/24/2009 by Sotah

This morning, on my 25th birthday, I put on Teffilin (my teffilin), for the first time. I marveled at the visceral wonder – wrapping leather cords around my arm – an act of prayer. Its pagan strange beauty made me … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Family Law

Posted on 06/15/2009 by Sotah

I am loving family law more and more because family law provides unique insight to all kind of aspects of the human condition. In its ideal form, family law does not bother with a recounting of sins- it wants to … Continue reading →

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A feminist critique of vampires

Posted on 06/05/2009 by Sotah

Vampires have been on my mind – this summer, I discovered the absolutely wonderful show, True Blood, and the books that the show is based on. It’s gorgeous and extremely erotic. Vampires represent our desire to be consumed. Generally, that … Continue reading →

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END KIDUSHIN NOW

Posted on 05/28/2009 by Sotah

I was in fact thrilled to find out that women apparently are less happy today than they were forty years ago – thrilled I tell you. Because that means that women are not complacent like they had once been. Women … Continue reading →

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The Girl and the Hedonist: An introduction

Posted on 05/20/2009 by Sotah

Catherine MacKinnon, a rather famous feminist, got famous by claiming most basically, that men fucking women (and even women fucking women) is eroticizing the oppression of women. Women are being oppressed through their desires. While, MacKinnon may not have actually … Continue reading →

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Ha-Sodot (“The Secrets”) review

Posted on 05/14/2009 by Sotah

I have wanted to see Ha-Sodot for a very long time, and while it proved to be far tamer than expected it is still a fairly good film. The combination of Safet, frum young women in medrasha, and lots of … Continue reading →

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Perishing the Halahic Woman

Posted on 05/13/2009 by Sotah

As I sit down to write this, I am reminded of the speech written in 1852 by Sojourner Truth, a speech entitled “Aint I a Woman?” In her speech Truth seeks to unite the plight of slavery and the plight … Continue reading →

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The irrational fear of breast cancer

Posted on 02/27/2009 by Sotah

Last week I felt a lump in my breast – ran to a doctor, got a referral for an ultrasound – fortunately I have nothing to worry about; however I was seriously worried, even though I am only twenty -four … Continue reading →

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Go forth and take nude pictures (of yourself)!

Posted on 02/22/2009 by Sotah

What is going on in our society when we are arresting teenage girls for taking nude pictures of themselves and sending them to their teenage boyfriends? These cases are certainly uncommon as of yet– and still, somewhat clustered, they do … Continue reading →

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