Hannah Lebovits is a contributing columnist for the Forward and an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Texas-Arlington. Her research and teaching focuses on topics related to urban policy, public administration, social justice and sustainability. She is also a freelance writer and has written for local and national publications. Hannah lives in Dallas with her husband and three children.
Hannah LebovitsContributing Columnist
By Hannah Lebovits
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Opinion The Supreme Court’s homelessness decision will decimate the faith-based nonprofit sector
The conservative majority ruled last week that cities have the right to criminalize homeless people for sleeping outside
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Opinion Is Midge Maisel my modern Orthodox neighbor?
The last season of ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ includes much needed observant Jewish visibility
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Opinion For Jews who struggle with eating disorders, Passover is a monumental challenge
Not everyone with an eating disorder is ready to eat when a food-based ritual demands it
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Opinion I teach on a campus without Hillel or Chabad. My Jewish students yearn for connection, not politics
College campuses without a Hillel or Chabad consistently prioritize Israel over Jewish connection
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Opinion As a Jewish Squirrel Hill native, how should I honor the tragedy of Tree of Life?
I can tell my children about that day, but I still struggle to contextualize the hate that befell my hometown
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Opinion Volunteering for a Jewish burial society showed me how to live a more sacred life
The work of a Chevra Kadisha is done without promotion or fanfare, and is solely for the benefit of the deceased
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Opinion Can we make our synagogues secure without causing the vulnerable to suffer?
“I can see they’re good guys,” Malik Faisal Akram said of the rabbi and three congregants he held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas. “They let me in, I said ‘is this a night shelter?’ and they let me in …” His words pierced me. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, whose bravery empowered his congregants to…
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Opinion Spending time with unhoused people challenged everything I knew about Sukkot
Sukkot is one of the most beautiful and uplifting holidays on the Jewish calendar. As a young child, I was often taught that we leave our homes and spend time in our sukkot to remind us of the days when the Israelites were unhoused and wandering in the desert, on their way to redemption. The…
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