Goldie Young is a teacher and an author. She lives and New York with her husband and three beautiful children.
Goldie Young
By Goldie Young
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Life Where Do Silent Orthodox Women Stand In The #MeToo Era?
Now that the world is facing a whole new revolution — the #metoo initiative, the equal pay initiative, the I-can-do-it-all feeling that women all across the country are experiencing right now, I wonder about my role as a frum, Orthodox woman – one of the many women whose voices are silenced. In the ultra-Orthodox community,…
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Community Being Watched By The Mikveh Attendant Reminds Me Of My Sexual Assault
Today I am going to the mikveh and I can barely breathe. The anxiety starts days before when I know that I have a week left until I have to go. I put my children to sleep and begin the long process of preparing to dip my body in the pure waters. But the weight…
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